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Bran big coch : The CHOUGH. (North Wales) Ht. " red- 

 beaked crow." 



Brancher : The GOLDFINCH ; also the newly-fledged young 

 of the ROOK and other perching birds. In falconry a 

 young Hawk which has left the nest but remains near it, 

 hopping from bough to bough. 



Brandre. a Cornish name for the ROOK. 



Brand-tail: The REDSTART. (North Country.) Some- 

 times also occurs as Bran-tail, a mere corruption ; lit. fire- 

 tail, from A. Sax. brand, brond, a burning piece of wood. 



Bran gernyw : The CHOUGH. (North Wales) lit. " Cornish 

 Chough." 



Bran hedlyd. Bran yr Iwerddon, Bran lwyd. Welsh names 

 for the HOODED CROW ; the first signifies ash-coloured 

 crow, the second Irish crow, and the third grey crow. 



Bran syddyn. A Welsh name for the CARRION-CROW ; lit. 

 " cottage crow." 



Brant or Brand Goose : The BRENT GOOSE. Occurs in 

 Turner (1544), who makes it identical with the BARNACLE- 

 GOOSE. Brant Goose is a Holy Island name for the 

 BRENT GOOSE, A\hile Brant is a'ChesMre name for the 

 same species. 



Bras-y-cyrs, Bras penddu : The REED-BUNTING. (North 

 Wales.) 



Bras-y-ddruttan, Bras- yr- yd. Welsh names for the CORN- 

 BL^^TING ; the last name signifies " stout (bird) of the 

 grain." 



Brazilian Curlew or Brazilian Whimbrel. The immature 

 GLOSSY IBIS. 



Breac-an-t'sil. a Gaelic name for the PIED WAGTAIL. 



Bread-and-Cheese : The YELLOW BLWTING. (Salop.) 

 From its cry, which has been syllabled " little-bit-of- bread 

 and-no-che-e-s-e." 



Brech y fuches, or Brith yr oged : The PIED WAGTAIL 

 (North Wales); also applied to other species; lit. "pied 

 bird of the cowshed," " pied bird of the harrow." 



BRENT GOOSE [No. 283, Brent Goose; No. 284, Pale- 

 breasted Brent Goose ; No. 284*, Black Brent 

 Goose]. The name occurs as Brent Goose in Willughby 

 and also in Pennant, Avho says it is called Bernacle in Ireland. 

 Brent is from Welsh brenig, a limpet. Goose is from A.Sax. 

 Gos, and is properly the female, the male being called 

 Gander, and the youns Gosling. Brent Goose is also a 

 Cheshire name for "the BARNACLE-GOOSE. 



