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Titlark. A common provincial name for the MEADO\\'- 

 PIPIT. Occurs in Merrett. Willughby and many later 

 authors. Has also been applied sometimes to the TREE- 

 PIPIT and the ROCK-PIPIT. 



TiTLEXE. A Xorth Coimtry name for the HEDGE-SPARROW. 

 (Swainson.) 



Titling. A pro\ancial name for the HEDGE-SPARROW. 

 Occurs in Montagu (1802). Turner's "Titling," which 

 he A\Tongl3^ identifies ^^dth the " Cm'uca " of Aristotle, 

 does not appear to be the Hedge-Sparrow, although 

 Aristotle's Curuca no doubt is. The name has been some- 

 times applied to the MEADOW-PIPIT, for which, however, 

 the more general term is Titlark. 



TiTM.^ : The BLUE TITMOUSE. (Provincial.) 



TiTMEG, TiTEREEN : The WREN. (Hett.) 



TiTMOFSE. Any species of Titmouse. Mid. Eng. titmose or 

 Titmase, from " tit " (q.v.) and A.Sax. ynase, a small bird of no 

 particular species : not equivalent to " mouse." Plural 

 " titmice " is therefore incorrect and should be titmouses. 

 It usually occurs in old authors as Titmouse, but Mac- 

 gilli\Tayand Yarrellsetthe fashion of abbre\-iating to "Tit." 



TiTTEREL : The WHIMBREL. (Sussex.) Hawker also gives 

 it as a local Dorsetshire name. 



TiTTiMAW or TiTMAUPS. Cheshire names for any species of 

 Titmouse, of which name it is a corruption. 



Titty Todger : The WREN. (Devonsliire.) See Titty Wren. 



Titty Wren: The WREN. (Wilts.) "Titty" is fi-om the 

 Icelandic tittr — a small bird, or anj-thing small. " Tit " 

 (q.v.) is an equivalent. 



Toad Snatcher. A name for the REED-BUNTING. 

 (Yorks.) 



Tod Bird : The GREAT SKUA. (Yorks.) 



Tom Harry : The GREAT SKUA. (Cornwall.) 



Tommy Loos. A nickname for species of Divers. 



Tom Nowp : The BLUE TITMOUSE. (Cheshire.) Swainson 

 also gives Tom No up as a Shroiishire name for the GREAT 

 TITMOUSE. Nowp or Noup seems the same as Nope, 

 a name for the BULLFINCH. 



Tom Pudding : The LITTLE GREBE. (Shropshire, Yorks., 

 Antrim.) 



Tom Puffin: The LITTLE GREBE. (Yorks.) 



TomThumb: The WILLOW- WARBLER. (Roxburgh.) From 

 its small size. 



