150 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Mackerel-bird : The WTIYNECK is so called in Guernsey 

 (Cecil Smith), because it arrives at the time when mackerel 

 is in season. 



Mackerel-Cock : The MANX SHEARWATER. (Rutty.) It 

 is also a local name at LlejTi Island, North Wales (Forrest) 

 and at Lambay Island, on the east coast of Ireland. It 

 is so-called from its feeding on mackerel-fry. 



Mackerel Gant : The GANNET. (Yorkshire.) 



:\Iackerel-Gijll : The RAZORBILL (Provincial.) The 

 KITTIWAKE GULL (Humber District.) 



]\IACQUEEN'S BUSTARD [No. 452]. A form of the Houbara 

 Bustard, the name of which arises from its having been 

 named Otis macqueeni, in honour of Macqueen, by Gray 

 and Hardwicke ("Illustrations Indian Zoology.") It was 

 included as British by Yarrell (1st ed.). 



:\Iaddrick Gull : The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (ComwaU.) 



MADEIR^\N FORK-TAILED PETREL [No. 321]. A very 

 rare straggler. It was first recorded as British by Saunders 

 ("Manual" 2nd ed., p. 731). 



Madge, Mag, Maggie, Marget, or Miggy. Provincial names 

 for the MAGPIE. 



]\Iadge-howlet : The TAWWY 0\Yh (Willughby) : also the 

 BARN-OWL (Norfolk). 



]\Iaggie: The COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Forfar.) Swainson 

 says it is from its black-and-white jDlumage resembling 

 that of a MAGPIE. 



Maggot. A Lincolnshire name for the MAGPIE, occuring 

 also in Worcestershire as Magget. (See " Magot Pie " 

 and also " Pie.") 



Mag Loon : The RED-THROATED DIVER. (Norfolk.) Sig- 

 nifies " Magpie Loon." 



Magot Pie : The Md. Eng. name for the [MAGPIE, the 

 latter name being a contraction. The name appears to 

 have no reference to the bird's habit of picking maggots 

 from the backs of sheep, being derived from the French 

 Margot, a diminutive of Marquerite. but also signifying a 

 Magpie, perhaps from its noisy chattering, in Avhich it 

 is popularly supposed to resemble a talkative woman. 

 The name occurs in this form in " Macbeth " (act iii, 

 sc. 4) : — 



Augurs and understood relations have, 



By magot pies, and choughs, and rooks, brought forth, 



The secret'st man of blood. 



