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FACHACH 



Eala-fhiadhaich, the wild swan. 



Eala-ghlas, grey swan (cygnet). 



Eal-eun, a monstrous bird. 



Ealt, ealtain, a covey of birds 

 (ealteun). 



EaNj en, eun, eunlaith, a bird, 

 a fowl, etc. 



Eanag, a plover. 



Earfhiach, glede. (Dean of 

 Lismore.) 



Earragheal, earrgheal, the 

 whitetail. 



Earr-dhearg, the redstart, red- 

 shank, redpole, redtail. 



Earrghainmhich, the common 

 sandpiper. 



Easag, a pheasant. 



Eathaidh, birds. 



EiDHioN, ivy dove. 



EiGiR, the small gull ; kittiwake. 



EiR, eren, erun, eireag, a young 

 hen ; pullet of first year. 



Ela, elac, a swan (Old Ir.). 



Erreach, erreag, erreg-lannair- 

 ich, falcon ; perhaps a sea eagle. 



EosAG, a nightingale. 



EucAG, the pea-hen. 



EuN-AiLLE, the guillemot. 



EuN-AN-AR, a bird of prey. 



EuN-AN sneachd, the ptarmigan. 



EuN-AN-SGADAiN or cun-dubh-an- 

 sgadain, the guillemot, murre, 

 marrot, scout, razorbill. 



EuN-AN sneachdaidh, the snow- 

 bunting ; snowfleck, redwing. 



EuN-ARAG, orag, rag, the snipe. 



EUN-BALLACH-A-GHART Orbollach- 



a-ghort, the common bunting. 



EuN-BAN-AN-SGADAiN, the gannet 

 or solan goose. 



EuN-BAN-AN-sNEACHDA, the ptar- 

 migan. 



EuN-BEALTAiNN, the whimbrcl. 



EuN-BHucHAiL or buchail, the 

 waller duck. 



EuN-BocHuiNN, buchainn, buch- 

 uinn, sandlark, ocean bird ; 

 melodious bird. 



EuN-BRuicH (eanaraich), boiled 



fowl, etc. 

 EuN-BRUiDHNE, a parrot (lit. a 



speaking bird). 

 EuN-BUCHTHUiNN, the long-tailed 



melodious duck ; a singing 



bird (see Eun-bochuinn). 

 EuN-ciRCE, a hen, chicken, 



pullet. 

 EuN-DUBH, the blackbird. 

 EuN-DUBH-A-CHRUBAiN, the black 



guillemot. 

 EuN-FioNN or an t'eun fionn, a 



male hen-harrier, kite, os- 



prey. 

 EuN-FOGHLADH, the hom owl. 

 EuN-FoiRTHiR, a bird of passage. 

 EuN-FRAoiCH, a grouse. 

 EuN-GHABHRAG, ghobhrag, gho- 



rag, ghurag, eunrag, a snipe. 

 EuN-GLAS-AN-sGADAiN, the great 



northern diver ; " Holy Car- 

 rara." 

 EuN-GUR-LE-GUG, the storm 



petrel. 

 EuN-LiA or liath, the black 



grouse. 

 EuN-MOR-AN-FHASAicH, the peli- 

 can. 

 EuN-oTRACH, the barn-door fowl. 

 EuN-RAP, the corncraik. 

 EuN-RUADH, a grouse. 

 EuN-sNAiMHiDH or snamhta, the 



coot. 

 EuN-sNAMH, any aquatic bird. 

 EuN-uASAL, a rare or foreign 



bird. 

 EuN-uisGE, a water bird or fowl. 



Fabhcun, facon, faolchon, a 

 falcon. 



Fachach, faobach, the puffin, 

 coulterneb, tomnoddy, shear- 

 water, or young of same or 

 other sea birds, fatlings. 



