Wryneck
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Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genusJynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common Europeanspecies (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning theneck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate,snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.
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