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and in Merrett (1667) who identifies it mth the " Attagen " 

 (q.v.) of older authors and says it occurs in Lincolnsliire. 

 The name Goduit Snipe is more especially used to denote 

 the BAR-TAJLED GODWIT, I believe. Willughby's 

 '■Gcdwit, Yarwhelp, or Yarwip " is the BAR-TAILED 

 GODWIT, and his "second sort of God\vit " the BLACK- 

 TAILED GODWIT. GodA\-yn is used by Rutty (1772) and 

 Swainson gives Godwdn as an Irish name, while Nelson and 

 Clarke give it as a Redcar name for the BAR-TAILED 

 GODWIT. The GodA\dt Snipe of Pennant is the BAR- 

 TAILED GODWIT and his Red GodA\dt Snipe the 

 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. 

 Gog, Gok. Cornish names for the CUCKOO. 

 GoLDCREST : The GOLDEN-CRESTED ^VREN. 

 Golden Amber, Goldfinch. Goldie, Gowdie. Local Cheshire 

 names for the YELLOW BUNTING. From its yellow 

 plumage. 

 Golden-coloured Wren : The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. 

 Golden-crested Kinglet, or Regtjlus, or Wabbler : The 

 GOLDEN-CRESTED W^REN. The word Regulus is from 

 Cu\ier's generic name (1800), and is used by Yarrell. 

 GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN [Nos. 102-103, Continental and 

 British Golden-Crested Wrens]. Occurs in Willughby 

 (1678) as the "Golden-crowned Wren," while Pennant 

 (1766) calls it Golden-crested Wren, the crowTi having 

 a conspicuous recumbent crest, yellow in front and 

 rich orange behind, bordered on either side with black. 

 Turner correctly describes this species imder the name of 

 Tyrannus, but confuses it with the Shrikes and gives " Nyn 

 Murder " as its English name, which belongs to the latter 

 birds. Willughby and Ray remark, " What is spoken of the 

 antipathy and feud between this bird and the Eagle we look 

 upon as an old wives' fable." The legend, so I believe, 

 belongs to the WREN (q.v.) and not this species. The 

 British form appears to be a resident, or partially so, with 

 us, while the Continental form is a migrant to our coasts. 

 Golden Cutty : The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. (Hants.) 



GOLDEN EAGLE [No. 240]. This name is first found in 

 Willughby and is adopted by succeeding authors. It 

 occurs in Merrett's Pinax (1667) as Aquila, " the Eagle," 

 which is also given as the English name for it by Aldrovandus 

 (p. 110) who names it Chryscetos. Merrett states that it 

 migrates here from Ireland, where it is abundant. Turner 

 (1544) has " aero's, aquila, Anglice anegle," but apparently 



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