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GOLDEN ORIOLE [No. 15]. The name is first found in the 

 Appendix to Pennant's " Brit. Zool." (vol. 4). Oriole, Fr. 

 Oriol, from Lat. aureolus, is in reference to its golden 

 colouring. It is the Golden Thnish of Edwards and the 

 " Yellow bird from Bengal " of Albin. This species is 

 mentioned by Tmner imder the name of Vireo, and he says 

 that the English name for it is " Witwol," a name given 

 by WiJlughby to the GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 



GOLDEN PLOVER [No. 362]. Formerly knov^n by all the 

 older authors, from Merrett and Willughby to Pennant 

 (fo. ed.), as the " Green Plover " (a term now applied to the 

 LAPWING). Golden Plover is found in the later editions 

 of Pennant, in Montagu, and other ^vriters, and was finally 

 put into use by Yarrell. The term " golden " arises from 

 the yellow markings on the upper-parts in spring-plumage. 



Golden Thrush : The GOLDEN ORIOLE. (Edwards.) It is 

 also a local name in Cleveland (Yorkshire) for the MISTLE- 

 THRUSH. 



Golden Wren : The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. (Albin.) 

 Also the WILLOW-WARBLER (Ireland). Coward and 

 Oldham also give Golden Wren as a local name for the 

 SISKIN in Cheshire on the authority of Lord de Tabley. 



GOLDFINCH [No. 18, British Goldfinch]. So called from 

 the bright yellow on the wings and general gayness 

 of its plumage. Occm-s in Turner (1544) as " Gold finche," 

 in Merrett (1667) as " Gold-finch," and in Willughby as 

 " Goldfinch." The resident British form of this species 

 has been separated by Hartert from the Continental form, 

 hence the change of name. Swainson gives Goldfinch as 

 a Shi-opshire name for the YELLOW BUNTING. 



Gold-head : The POCHARD. (North Ireland.) 



GOLDIE, GOOLDIE, GOLDSPINK, GOWDSPINK, Or GOLD LiNNET. 



North Country (Yorkshire to Scottish Border) names for 

 the GOLDFINCH. Goldspink is also a name for the 

 species in the North of Ireland. The same names are also 

 applied in parts of Yorkshire to the YELLOW BUNTING. 



GoLDiE-wiNG. A Northumbrian name for the BRAJVIBLING. 

 Sometimes rendered " Yallawing." 



Gold Tip : The SPARROW-HAWK. (Sedbergh, Yorkshire.) 



Gold-vented Thrush. Included by Yarrell on the strength of 

 an example shot near Waterford in 1838, but it cannot be 

 considered British. The name is foimd in Latham. 



GOLFAN. A Welsh name for the HOUSE-SPARROW; lit. 

 " sparrow." 



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