80 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Dutch Crow : The HOODED CROW. (Ackworth, YorksMre.) 



Dwarf Auk : The LITTLE AUK. (Flamborough.) 



Dwarf Heron : The LITTLE EGRET (?). Occurs in Turner. 

 Hett gives the name to the SQUACCO HERON. 



Dwarf Rail : The LITTLE CRAKE. 



Dyke Hopper : The WHEATEAR. (Stirling.) 



Dyke Sparrow : The HEDGE-SPARROW. (Provincial.) 



Dylluan FAMit. A Welsh name for the EAGLE-OWL ; lit. 

 " great owl." 



Dylluan frech, Dylluan felynddu, Dylluan fig, Dylluan 

 RUDD, Dylluan y coed. Welsh names for the TAWNY 

 OWL, signifying (1) spotted, (2) yellow-black, (3) hoot- 

 ing, (4) ruddy, and (5) wood-owl. 



Dylluan glustiog. A Welsh name for the SHORT-EARED 

 OWL, signifying " eared owl." 



Dylluan gorniog. A Welsh name for the LONG-EARED 

 OWL, signifjong " horned owl." 



Dylluan wen. A Welsh name for the BARN-OWL, signify- 

 ing " white owl." 



Eagle Fisher : The OSPREY. (Scotland.) 



EAGLE-OWL [No. 223]. So called from its pre-eminent size 

 and supposed resemblance to an eagle. The name occurs 

 in Willughby (1678). 



Eala. a Gaehc name for the WHOOPER SWAN. (Western 

 Isles.) 



Eaqu-\l, Ecall, Eccle, or Ecle : The GREEN WOOD- 

 PECKER (see Stockeekle). The first two are Shi'opshire 

 names, and the third is an Oxfordshire one. 



Eared Dobchick : The BLACK - NECKED GREBE. 

 (Edwards.) Also occurs as Eared Dabchick. 



Eared Grebe. A former name for the BLACK-NECICED 

 GREBE. Occurs in most authors from Pennant onwards 

 to Yarrell. 



Eared Owl : The LONG-EARED OWL. 



Earl Duck: The RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. (East 

 Lothian.) In Northumberland it becomes Yearel 

 (Witherby). No doubt corruptions of Harle Duck, the 

 Orkney name. 

 Earth Titling : The MEADOW-PIPIT. (East Lothian.) 

 Easing Sparrow: The HOUSE-SPARROW. (Shropshire.) 

 From its nesting in the eaves, or easing, of houses 

 (Swainson). 



