72 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Dabchick : The LITTLE GREBE. Occurs in Merrett (1667). 

 Willughby has " Dobcliick." The name is also applied to 

 the MOORHEN in Shropshire (Swainson), and in Cheshire 

 (Coward and Oldham). 

 Daffinch : The CHAFFINCH. (North Devon.) 

 Daker-hen : The LAND-RAIL. (Yorkshire, Cheshire.) Occurs 

 in Turner, Merrett and Willughby. It refers, it has been 

 suggested, to the unsteady flight of the bird. Cordeaux 

 says that the word to " Dacker," meaning to stagger or 

 totter, is a well-knoAMi word in Lincolnsliire. Another sug- 

 gested derivation is " t'acre-hen "=the acre or land hen. 



Dalmatian Regulus : The YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER. 



(Gould.) Also occurs as Dalmatian Wren. 



Danish Crow : The HOODED CROW. From the supposition 

 that they visit us from Denmark. 



Darby : The HEDGE-SPARROW. (Pro\dncial.) 



Darcock : The WATER-RAIL. (Provincial.) Perhaps " dark 

 cock " from its sombre colour. 



Dabk-footed Pettychaps : The CHIFFCHAFF. 



Darr : The COMMON TERN. (Norfolk.) 



DARTFORD WARBLER [No. 151]. Takes its name from 

 the locality A^•here the first examples were obtained in 

 1773 (Bexley Heath, near Dartford) ; described by Pennant 

 m 1776. The name is found in Pennant, Montagu and 

 other old authors, but Macgillivray in 1839 attempted to 

 substitute " Provence Furzeling." 



Daup, Daup Crow, or Daupee : The CARRION-CROW. (York- 

 shire.) 



Daw : The JACKDAW. The name vmder which it appears 

 in Shakespeare. Newton says it is " doubtless from the 

 bird's cry, as seems also to be the nickname ' Jack ' com- 

 monly prefixed." This latter assumption, however, seems 

 erroneous, the term Jack more probably having reference 

 to its small size (see Jack). 



Ddreiniog. A Welsh name for the SISKIN ; also spelt " Drei- 

 niog " (q.v.). 



Deargan-choille. a Gaelic name for the BULLFINCH. 



Delor fraith. a Welsh name for the GREAT SPOTTED 

 WOODPECKER ; lit. " spotted pecker." 



Delor fraith leiaf. A Welsh name for the LESSER 

 SPOTTED WOODPECKER ; lit. " lesser spotted pecker." 



Delor y cnau : The NUTHATCH. (North Wales.) Signifies 

 nut-pecker." 



