GAELIC-ENGLISH 

 NAMES OF BIRDS 



A, Ai, a swan. 



Aaid, a magpie. 



Aar, an eagle. 



Abhal, a ptarmigan (Sobieski). 



AcuiL, aguil (Ir.), an eagle. 



Adharcag, adharcan, adharcan- 

 luaehrach, adhaircean, a lap- 

 wing, etc. 



Agaid, a magpie (lit. pert one). 



AiGNE, a swift. 



AiLEAG, ailleag, aimhleag, ain- 

 leag, amhlag, a swallow, storm 

 petrel. 



AiLMHiN, a brood. 



AiNLEAG-MHARA, a sea-swallow, 

 black martin, petrel, also 



AiNLEAG-MHOR-DHUBH. 



AiNLEAG-MHONAiDH, the Alpine 



swift. 

 AiNNEAMHAG, a phcenix (fabu- 

 lous). 

 . AiRMHiD, airmid, a swan. 



AisiLEAG, asaileag, assilag, storm 

 petrel, storm finch, alamonti. 

 AiTEiL, widgeon or wigeon. 

 Al, alach, the young of birds, 

 brood. 

 i Ala, alunn, a swan. 

 * Albanach, the coulterneb. 



Alc, alca, the great auk (ex- 

 tinct) ; also the kingfisher. 



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Alchaochan, the owl. 



Almhin, a brood. 



Altain, a flock. 



Amac, amach, amhach, a vulture ; 



any ravenous bird. 

 Amadan-mointich, the dotterel, 



snipe, ringed plover. 

 Amhas, amhasag, amhasan, amh- 



san, amhsainn, ansa, asan, 



gannet, or solan goose. 

 Antar (an t-'ar — Old Etrusc), 



the eagle. 

 Aoi, a swan. 



AoiLEANN, a sea maw, gull. 

 Arcus, a hawk (aracos, Etr. 



Celt.). 

 Armhaidh, armhuidh, a buzzard. 

 Arspag, the larger species of 



seagull. 

 Ateal, the teal. 

 AuR-coiLLE, capercailzie, or cock 



of the wood, etc. 



B 



Badb, badh or bodh, a vulture, 



royston, or scald crow ; any 



ravenous bird. 

 Baidne, baidnein, group of 



birds. 

 Bain-speireag, spiorag, spireag, 



a sparrow-hawk (female). 



