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 A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH AND FOLK- 

 NAVIES OF BRITISH BIRDS, Etc. 



Note. — The accepted English names of species are printed in capitals, 

 whilst the numbers inserted in brackets refer to the species as listed in 

 the " Hand-List of British Birds," compiled by Messrs. Hartert, Joxirdain, 

 Ticehurst and Witherby, 1912, which should be referred to for the 

 scientific nomenclature and distribution of the species. The names of 

 introduced or doubtful species are printed in italics. The Folk-lore, 

 weather-lore, philological and other notes are iLsually given under the 

 accepted names of species (printed in capitals), to which reference should 

 be made from alternative or local names, printed in small capitals. The 

 latter, it should be noted, are given under the first letter of the name 

 without cross-references, i.e. for " Red-legged Crow " see under " R." 

 Localities or authorities have, where possible, been appended to the 

 equivalents of the less famiUar names (in parentheses). Where these 

 immediately follow the name of one species, without an interv-ening point, 

 it should be understood they refer only to that species. 



Aberdeen Sandpiper: The KNOT. Occurs in Pennant, 

 Montagu, Bewick, etc., as a name for a phase of this species, 

 described as the "Red Sandpiper " bj^ Pennant. 



Aberdevine, Aberdavine, Abadavine, or Aberduvine. 

 Obsolete names for the SISKIN, first used by Albin (1735) 

 who, however, speUs it " Aberdi/vine " in the text and 

 " Abada\Tne " on the plate ; but in his " Brit. Song-birds " 

 (1737) it is spelt "Aberdevine." It is piinted "Aberda\Tne" 

 in the " New General History of Birds," 1745, and " Abber 

 de Vine " in Rutty 's '^ Nat. History of Co. DubUn," 1772. 

 Pennant (1766) spells it "Aberdavine," Montagu (1802) 

 " Aberde\ine," as also Cotton (1835), Yarrell (1843) and 

 other later -smters ; while it occurs in the same form as a 

 local name in Coward and Oldham's " Vert. Fauna of 

 Cheshire," and in Nelson and Clarke's "Birds of Yorkshire," 

 the latter stating that it was knoAvn to old bird-catchers 

 about Beverley under that name. The derivation seems 

 to be unknown, but a clue to its usage is given by Pennant, 

 who says that : " It is frequently to be met Aiith in the 

 bird-shops in London, and is known there by the name 

 of Aberdavine.'^ Swainson thinks it an equivalent to 

 Alderfinch and synonymous with the German Erknzeisig. 



