. A book of birds. Birds. Fig. 15.—Foot and tail of Woodpecker, and tail of Wryneck. Note the marked difference in the shape of the two tails, and the zygodactyle foot. colours of its plumage this bird resembles rather the Nightjars. The tail-feathers, too, as may be seen in the annexed figure, are not stiff. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pycraft, William Playne. London, Sidney Appleton

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