26 NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Circus, cineraceus. Grey, cinereous. Ash-coloured Harrier. 



ceruginosus. Rusty, rust-coloured. Marsh Harrier. 



cyaneus. Azure, or ash-coloured. Hen Harrier. 



Otus. Ovs, wros, an ear. Madge. 



brachyotus. Bpxyys short, and ovs, uros, an ear. Short-eared Madge. 



auritus. Eared, from auris, an ear. Long-eared Madge. 



Scops. 2xs\J/, a kind of Owl, supposed to be the present species. Scops. 

 Aldrovandi. So called after Aldrovandus, the celebrated naturalist. 



Common Scops. 

 Bubo. QFrom Bufo, a Toad, on which the bird feeds. — Ed.] Toadeater. 



maximus. Largest or greatest. Great Toadeater. 



Strix. A kind of Owl supposed to be the S.Jlammea. Owl. 



nyctea. — Nix, snow ; from the colour of the bird. Snowy Owl. 



Alucus. ? 



jiammeus. Fiery, flame-like, yellow. Barn Owl. 



stridulus. Noisy, harsh, dissonant, clamourous. Tawny Owl. 



Noctua. A night Bird. Nightling. 



— passerina. Derived from Passer, a Sparrow. Spotted Nightling. 



Corvus. A bird of the Crow kind. Crow. From the size of the bird. 



corax. Kof>«|, a Raven. Raven Crow. 



— corone. Kopom, a Carrion Crow. Carrion Crow. 



frugilegus. Fruges, fruit, i*. e. grain ; and lego, to gather. Rook 



Crow. 

 comix. A bird supposed to be the Hooded Crow of the olden times. 



Hooded Crow. 

 — monedula. From moneo, to warn, as in augury. Jack-daw Crow. 



Pica. Magpie. 



caudata. Tailed, having a long tail ; cauda, a tail. Common Magpie. 



Glandarius. Glans, glandis, an acorn, the food of the Jay. Jay. 



vulgaris. Common. Common Jay. 



Nucifraga. Nux, nucis, a nut, and frango, to break. Nutcracker. 



caryocatactes. Kxpix nuts, and K«t«xt»)/x< to destroy. Spotted 



Nutcracker. 



Pyrrhocorax. Tlvppos red, and Kop«| a Crow. Chough. 



riifipes. Red-footed. Red-legged Chough. 



Oriolus. QFrom the French or, gold, in allusion to the yellow colour of the 

 bird.— Ed.] Oriole. 



galbula. The Latin name of a bird, supposed to be the Oriole. Gol- 

 den Oriole. 



Sturnus. [Terhaps from Astrum a star ; our Starling is certainly derived 

 from star. — Ed.] A Starling or Stare. Starling. 



