September 4, 1789

Posted by sydney on Sep 4th, 1789

Mr Thomas Mulso comes from London.  Wry-necks, birds so called, appear on the grass-plots and walks: they walk a little as well as hop, & thrust their bills into the turf, in quest, I conclude, of ants, which are their food.  While they hold their bills in the grass, they draw out their prey with their tongues, which are so long as to be coiled round their heads.

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