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ODHARA 



Learga^ black-throated diver. 



Learga-mhor-chaol, the red- 

 throated diver. 



Learthag, the lark. 



Leasg, the rain goose. 



LETH-GHUiLBNEACH,thewhimbre]. 



LiA or liath-chearc, the heath- 

 hen ; female grouse. 



LiATH-TROisG or truisg, liathruisg, 

 the fieldfare, feltifare. 



LOCHD-FHITHEACH, the CrOW. 



LoiLisEAG, the reed or sedge 

 warbler. 



LoiREAG, the petrel. 



LoN, lonag, lonan, lon-dubh, the 

 blackbird, ouzel, merle, song- 

 thrush ; nightingale (Dean of 

 Lismore), also wild swan. 



LoN cheilearach or mhonaidh, 

 the ring-ouzle. 



LoN-uisGE, the common dipper ; 

 water-craw. 



LuAiREAG, luaireagan, luaiseagan, 

 the storm petrel. 



LuATHARAN, luatharan ghlas, the 

 sea or sandlark, the common 

 sandpiper. 



LucH- or lucha-faiige, the 

 storm petrel ; Mother Carey's 

 chicken (lit. sea mouse). 



Lu-EUN, lus-eun, the mountain 

 finch. 



LuMHAiR, lumhaire, the diver. 



LuRGANACH, black-wingcd stilt. 



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Mac-fraoir, the gannet ; solan 



goose. 

 Macha, the royston crow. 

 Manadh, meanadh, an owl (lit. 



the omen). 

 Maor-chladaich, the redshank. 

 Meagadan, meannan-adhair, 



meantan, the snipe. 

 Meanglan, the creeper (lit. a 



branch). 

 Meirneal, merlin hawk ; falcon. 



Mere, merg, the blackbird. 



MiAL-BHRAN, the cormorant. 



MiNiDH, an owl. 



Mini-ghob, the avocet. 



MioNDAN, mionntan, the long- 

 tailed titmouse, wren, tomtit ; 

 small bird. 



Mnatethrach, the scall crow 

 (R. C). 



Mol, a flock of birds. 



MoLCHA, mucha, mulcan, mulcha, 

 mulchan-muUach, an owl 

 (horned). 



MoNA or muna-bhuachaill, the 

 Allan or Allen hawk ; cor- 

 morant, diver. 



MoR-BHRAN or muir-bhran, the 

 cormorant. 



MuiR-BHUACHAiLL, the northern 

 diver ; red-throated diver (lit. 

 sea-herd). 



Muir-eun, guillemo'", "sea bird"; 

 also quail. 



Mum-GHEADH,muireadh,the wild 

 or bean goose. 



MuiR-MHAiGHSTiR, the large white 

 gull or Glaucus. 



MuLLARD, a drake, mallard. 



MuRLACH, the kingfisher ; hal- 

 cyon. 



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Naoisg, naosg, naosga, naos- 

 gamh, the snipe. 



NATHAm-NIMH-SGIATHACH, COCka- 



trice (fabulous). 

 Neabhan, neamhan, the royston 



crow, raven (flock of). 

 'NuLLACH, the germander goose 



(lit. the howler or roarer). 



Obag, the hobby falcon. 



Odhara, odharag, odhra, odh- 

 rag, orag, the young cor- 

 morant. 



