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("Birds of Shakespeare "), we find the life of a man com- 

 puted at 81 years, while " the life of a goose is three times 

 that of a man ; and the life of a swan is three times that of 

 a goose ; and the life of a swallow is three times that of a 

 swan ; and the life of an eagle is three times that of a 

 swallow ; and the life of a serpent is three times that of an 

 eagle ; and the life of a raven is three times that of a 

 serpent ; and the life of a hart is three times that of a raven ; 

 and an oak gro\veth 500 years, and fadeth 500 j^ears." This 

 last computation is not so far from the truth, but the 

 others are obviously absurd. 



IMuzzEL Thrfsh. a corruption of MISTLE-THRUSH. 



MwoPE : The BULLFINCH. (Dorset.) 



MwYALCHEN. A Welsh name for the BLACKBIRD, properly 

 applicable to the female, the male being called "Aderjm 

 ddu." 



MwYALCHEN DDWR. A Welsh name for the DIPPER ; lit. 

 " water blackbird." 



MwYALCHEN Y GRAiG. A Welsh name for the RING-OUZEIi ; 



lit. "rock blackbird." 



INlYNLiR CiAF : The JACK-SNIPE. (North Wales) lit. " lesser 



peat hen." 

 Nannie Wagtail: The PIED WAGTAIL. (Notts.) 

 Nanny Redtail : The REDSTART. (Cleveland, Yorkshire.) 



Nanpie. a Lincolnshire and Yorkshire name for the MAGPIE ; 

 in Craven it becomes " nan-piannot." Swainson also gives 

 " Pie nannj^ " as a Lonsdale name. 



Nauk or Nagk : The GREAT NORIHERN DIVER. (Holy 

 Island.) A corruption of Auk ; also applied to other 

 Divers. Swainson also gives Naak as a Scottish name for 

 the species. 



NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT [No. 201]. This Asiatic species 

 derives its name from the projecting spines at the end of 

 the tail-feathers. 

 Nettle-bird: The WHITETHROAT. (Leicestershire.) 

 Nettle-creeper or Nettle-monger. Provincial names for the 

 WHITETHROAT, and also the BLACKCAP; and said 

 to be applied to the GARDEN- WARBLER in Craven. 

 The REED-BUNTING also occurs as Nettle-monger in 

 Morton's " Northamptonshire." The name is most appro- 

 priate for the first-named bird, which chiefly frequents 

 nettle-beds. 



