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Ringed Guillemot. A supposed variety of the CO^MjVION 

 GUILLEMOT described in Yarrell (Lst ed.) as a separate 

 species. It is the Bridled Guillemot of Gould. 



RINGED PLOVER [No. 358]. So called from its black 

 pectoral band. The name first occurs in Pennant's " British 

 Zoology " (8vo ed.). It is the Sea Lark of Wilkighby, Albin, 

 Pennant (fo. ed., 1766) and other old ^Titers. 



Ring-eyed Scout : The Ringed Guillemot. (Yorkshire.) 



RiNGLESTONEs. A name used bv Sir Thomas Brornie for the 

 RINGED PLOVER. Skeat "thinks it may refer to the bird's 

 habit of " ranging " the stones for its nest. Swainson 

 refers it to the bird's " white collar." 



Ring-neck : The RINGED PLOVER. (Yorkshire.) 



RiNG-XECKED DucK. See American Scaup. 



Rixg-necked Loon: The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 

 (East Lothian, Cork Harboiu'.) 



Ring-necked Pheasant. A variety of the PHEASANT. 



RING-OUZEL [No. 162]. The name arises from the conspicuous 

 white gorget or crescent on the breast. " Ring-Ouzel " 

 first occurs in Willughbj^ (1678) and was adopted bj^ most 

 succeeding authors. 



Ring-tail or Ring-tailed Kite : The female HEN-HARRIER, 

 from the brown-banded tail. The former name occurs 

 in Turner and Willughby, and the latter in Merrett. 

 Swainson gives Ring-tail as an East Lothian name. Col. 

 Thornton's " Stangelor Ringtail " is perhaps the KESTREL. 



Ring-tailed or Ring-tail Eagle : The GOLDEN EAGLE 

 (immature). Willughbj' and Ray describe a " Golden 

 Eagle \\-ith a white ring about its tail," which they " take 

 to be specifically the same " as the Golden Eagle. 

 It was for long considered a separate species, however, 

 and Linnaeus describes it as Falco Julvus. Pennant figured it 

 in 1766 ("' Brit. Zool.," fo. ed.) under the name of Ringtail 

 Eagle, and ^lontagu in 1802 deemed it a good species. 



Ring-Thrush : The RING-OUZEL (see Ringed Blackbird). 

 Ring-Whistle : The RING-OUZEL. (Teesdale, Yorkshire.) 

 RippocK or Rittock: The CO:\DION TERN. (Orkneys.) 



Swainson derives it from the Icel. rit-ur. 

 Rising Lark : The SKY-LARK. (Northants.) From its 



soaring while singing. 

 River Pie : The DIPPER. (Ireland.) From its haimts and 



pied plumage. 

 Riverside Bunting : The REED-BL^TING. 



