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MItD-LIFE OF THE BORDERS 



different wildfowl are known on parts of the north-east 

 coast may perhaps be interesting to the etymologist : — 



Grey Geese (generally) 



Brent Geese 



Mallard . 



Wigeon 



Golden-eyes 



Scaup Duck 



Long-tailed Duck 



Long-tailed Duck (female) 



Eider Duck 



Scoter (Black Duck) 



Merganser 



Northern Diver 



Red-throated Diver 



Grebes 



Coots 



Skua . 



Guillemot . 



Black Guillemot 



Cormorant 



Whimbrel . 



Godwit 



Oystercatcher . 



Turnstone 



Purple Sandpipers (etc.) 



"Grey-lags." 



" Ware Geese." 



"Mallart." 



" Whews." 



"Wigeon." 



"Covie." 



" Jacky Forster." 



"Jenny Forster." 



"Culver." 



"Sea-hens." 



"Yarrell." 



" Nauk." 



, Lion. 



"Tommy Aliens.' 



" Belpoots." 



"Gull Allan." 



"Willock." 



" Sea-pigeon." 



"Gormer." 



"Curlew- Jack." 



" Speethe." 



" Sea-pyot." 



" Brackett." 



"Tinkers." 



Curiously, the geese are never spoken of except in the 

 plural. The word Goose is barred, and a single bird will be 

 described as "a lame Geese" \ 



