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CoRSHWYAD DDU: The COOT. (North Wales) lit. "black 



marsh -duck." 

 CORSICAN WOODCHAT SHRIKE [Xo. 110]. A Mediter- 



ranean form, recorded once for the British Isles. 

 CoRVORANT : The CORMORANT. Appears to have first been 



so spelled by Pennant (1766), the succeedmg writers up to 



^Montagu adopting the same spelling. 

 Cotton Heap : The CORMORANT and SHAG. (Hett.) 

 COUES'S REDPOLL [No. 25]. A Circurapolar ally of 



HORNEMANN'S REDPOLL, named in honour of Dr. 



Coues, the well-known American omithoJoglst 

 CouLTERNEB : The PUFFIN (Northumberland ) Willughby 



recordis it as so called at the Farn Islands It is so 



termed from the likeness of its bill (or '"neb") to the 



coultei' of a plough. Bolam savs in Northumberland it is 



also applied to the RAZORBILL. 

 CouRLAND Snipe : The SPOTTED REDSHANK. 

 CousHOT and Cowscot : The RING-DOVE. See Cushat. 

 CoviE or Covey Duck : The SCAUP-DUCK. (Northumberland.) 

 Cow-BffiD, Cow KLOOT, Or Cow KLiT : The YELLOW WAGTAIL 



From its habit of frecpienting grazing-meadows for insects. 

 Cowboy : The RING-OUZEL. (Tipperaiy.) 

 Cowe'en elders: The CORMORANT. (Kirkcudbright.) 



Swainson says the name is derived from Colvend, a coast 



parish in that covmty. 

 CowPRisE. A North Country name for the RING-DOVE. 

 Cbaa :\L\a : The KITTIWAKE GULL. (Shetlands.) 

 Cracker : The PINTAIL. (Willughby.) Cracker or Craker is 



also a North Country name for the LAND-RAIL. 

 Crackil : The WREN. (North Devon.) Swainson says it is 



from its cry. 

 Crate : The HOUSE-SPARROW. (Cumberiand.) 

 Crag Ouzel : The RING-OUZEL. (Craven.) From its hatmts. 

 Craigag: The SHELD-DUCK. (lona and Mull.) From 



Gael, craig and (7ea(/A=rock-goose. 

 Craig Doo : The STOCK-DOVE. (Northumberland.) From 



its sometimes nesting in crags. 

 Craigie-easlln : The RING-OUZEL. (Scotland.) 

 Craigie Heron : The COAOION HERON. (Scotland.) Swain- 

 son says it is from c/"ai^=tliroat. 

 Crake : The LAND-RAIL generally ; also a North Country 



name for the CARRION-CROW^. From its hoarse cry. 



