CAlLLEACH 



22 CEARC-INNSEANACH 



Cailleach bheapf an earbaill, 

 long-tailed titmouse ; little 

 old-wife of the tail. 

 Cailleach, cailleachan - oidhche, 



an owl. 

 Cailleach-cheann-ohorm, the 



blue titmouse. 

 Cailleach-dhubh, the shag cor- 

 morant. 

 Cailleach-oidhche, bhan or 

 gheal, the barn owl or com- 

 mon owl. 

 Cailleach-oidhche mhor, the 



eagle owl, tawny owl. 

 Caileag, callag, caltag, carlag, 

 casgan-long, the black guille- 

 mot. 

 Cairneach, coirneach, the king- 

 fisher, halcyon, osprey. 

 Caislin-clach, the stone-chat- 

 terer, wheatear (err.). 

 Calaman, caiman, caluman, a 



dove, a pigeon. 

 Calaman or calman-cathaich or 

 cathaiche or cathaidh, the 

 hoopoe or moulting dove. 

 Calaman-coille, the ring-dove. 

 Calaman-fiadhaich, the rock- 

 dove. 

 Calaman-gorm, the stock-dove. 

 Calaman-mara, sea-dove. 

 Calaman-nan-creag or mara, the 



rock-dove. 

 Calaman-tuchan, the turtle- 

 dove. 

 Calcach, colcach,colcair, colgach, 

 colgaire, coltaircheannach, col- 

 trachan, comhdachan, conntra- 

 chan, conntraigheachan, the 

 coulterneb, puffin, eider 

 duck. 

 Caltag, the auk. 

 Cam'aich, the wryneck. 

 Cama-lubach, the common sand- 

 piper. 

 Cam-ghlas, the redshank, red- 

 start, red-pole, purple sand- 

 piper. 



Cam-ghob, the common crossbill, 



wrybill. 

 Cam-mhuin or mhuineal, the 



wryneck. 

 Canairi, the canary (corrupt). 

 Canranach-dearg, the waxwing, 

 Caochan, a bird. (Dean of Lis- 



more.) 

 CAoi,caolag, caolag-riabhach, the 



cuckoo. 

 Capais (Capys, Old Etrusc. Celt.), 



the falcon. 

 Cas-cre'fodh, heron. 

 Cathal, caothail, the long-tailed 



duck ; wailer. 

 Cat HAN, the barnacle or bernicle 

 goose, black-billed wild goose. 

 Cath-eun-leadain, the barnacle 



goose ; war bird. 

 Ceann-dearg or deargan, the 



red-start, red pole. 

 Ceann-dubh, ceann-dubhag, the 

 marsh titmouse, black red- 

 start, the black-cap. 

 Ceann-dubhan, the black-headed 



gull. 

 Ceann-dubh fraoich, the reed- 

 bunting. 

 Cearc, cere, a hen. 

 Cearc-cheannan, the coot. 

 Cearc-choille, a partridge, per- 



trick (improper). 

 Cearc-chruthach, a partridge ; 



horse-shoe hen. 

 Cearc-cireach or cireanacb, a 



crested hen. 



Cearc-fhrangach, a turkey hen. 



Cearc-fhraoich, a moorhen, 



female of red grouse; Attagen. 



Cearc-ghlobach, a hen with 



down-covered head. 

 Cearc-ghreannach, a rough- 

 feathered hen (a Russian 

 hen). 

 Cearc-gur, a sitting or brooding 



hen. 

 Cearc-innseanach, an Indian or 

 Guinea hen. 



