94 DICTIOXAEY OF NAZNIES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



species — Garganey, according to him, being a book name. 

 Macgillivray calls it Garganey Teal. 



Garrot : The GOLDEN EYE. Ne^^i;on says it is a French 

 name first used by Griffith in 1829, and probably refers to 

 its rapid flight, " one meaning of garrot being a cross-bow 

 bolt." 



Garrulous Roller : The ROLLER. (Montagu.) 



Garton Greyback : The HOODED CROW. (Wold district, 

 Yorkshire.) 



Gaunt: The GREAT CRESTED GREBE. (Lincolnshire.) 

 From A.Sax. ganot, an equivalent of Gannet. 



Gaverhale : The JACK SNIPE. (Devonshire.) 



Gawk : The CUCKOO. (Yorkshire.) Also occurs as Gowk in 

 the same county. 



GA^\^Y: The CUCKOO. (Dorsetshire.) 



Gawthrush: The MISTLE-THRUSH. (Northants.) 



Geadh blar. a Gaelic name for the BARNACLE-GOOSE; 

 signifjdng " white-faced Goose." 



Gealag bhuachair. a Gaehc name for the CORN-BUNTING. 



Gealan Lin. a Gaelic name for the LESSER REDPOLL. 



GEAI.BHAG. A Gaelic name for the HOUSE-SPARROW. 



Gearradh gort. a Gaelic name for the LAND-RAIL. 



Geck : The CUCKOO. 



Ged : The JACK SNIPE. (Rutty.) 



Gegid. a Welsh name for the GREENFINCH. 



Gelvinak. a Cornish name for the CURLEW ; from its long 

 bill ( =gelvin). 



Gentil Falcon or Gentle Falcon : The female PEREGRINE 

 FALCON (see Falcon Gentle). 



GerCrow: The CARRION-CROW. (Craven.) 



GiACH or GiACH myniar: The CO:\mON SNIPE. (North 

 Wales). 



Gibraltar Quail : The Andalucian Hemipode. (Latham.) 



GiD or GiDD : The JACK SNIPE. The former spelling occurs 

 in Willughby ; the latter is given by Hett. 



GiLLEBRiDE : The OYSTERCATCHER. (West coast of Scot- 

 land.) Signifies gilly or servant of St. Bride. 



Gill-hooter or Gill-howt^er : The BARN-O^VL. From A.Sax. 

 jil =noctn3i, (Swainson). In Norfolk Gill-ho\\i:er : in Staf- 

 fordshire it becomes " Gill-houter," according to Poole, 

 " houter " being an equivalent of " hooter," and in Cheshire 

 " Gil-hooter," according to Coward and Oldham. 



