6 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



American White-winged Crossbill. The name is foiind in Gould 

 and in Yarrell (1st ed.). 



AMERICAN WIGEON [No. 294]. The name seems to occur 

 first in Wilson's " American Ornithology." It is foimd in 

 Yarrell {1st ed.), the species having been recorded for 

 Britain by Blyth in 1838. 



American Yellow-billed Cuckoo. See YELLOW-BIIiLED 

 CUCKOO. 



Amjier or Emmer Goose: The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 

 (Aberdeen and East Lothian.) Ammer appears to be a 

 corruption of Immer (q.v.). 



Amzel or Amsel. This is another form of Ouzel, and is cognate 

 with German Amsel. It appears to be applied to both the 

 BLACKBIRD and RING-OUZEL. Montagu gives Amsel 

 as a pro\dncial name for the BLACKBIRD. 



Andalucian Hemipode. A south European species recorded on 

 two or three occasions (probably introduced birds). The 

 name is also -oTitten Andalusian. It occurs first as Andalu- 

 cian Hemipode in Yarrell (" Brit. Birds," Suppl. 1, 1845). 

 Latham calls it Andalusian Quail, and Gould Andalusian 

 Turnix. 



Annet: The KITTIWAKE GULL. (Yorkshire). Found in 

 Graves's "Cleveland," 1808; it is a feminine diminutive; 

 also applied in Northumberland to the COM^ION GULL, 

 according to Swainson. 



Ant-eun fiorm. a Gaelic name for the HEN-HARRIER. 



Apple-bird: The CHAFFINCH. (Cornwall.) No doubt akin 

 to " Shell-apple." 



Apple-shealer or Apple-sheiler. Northumbrian names for 

 the CHAFFINCH. Bolam, who spells it " shealer," thinks 

 it is from the bird's habits anions: the buds of fruit trees ; 

 but see " Shell- Apple." 



AQUATIC WARBLER [No. 140]. A casual ^dsitor, in habits 

 resembhng the SEDGE-WARBLER, whence its name. 



Arbour-bird: The CHIFFCHAFF (?). Perhaps from the 

 shape of its nest. 



Arctic Bird or Arctic Gull : The ARCTIC SKUA. 



Arctic Jager: The LONG-TAILED SKUA. (Eyton.) 



Arctic Puffin : The PUFFIN. 



Arctic Skua [No. 441]. Commonly knoA\Ti as Richardson's 

 Skua- — a rather more appropriate name, as the name Arctic 

 Skua is sometimes applied to the LONG-TAILED SKUA ; 

 both are Arctic species. Skua is from the note which 



