256 CREEPER— CROW 



or lasgach na curra. The crane's fishing ; — a whole clay spent 

 watching her chance is nothing to her. Of a gaping wound in 

 one's body is said, Shnamhadh na corran roimh d' chneas. The 

 cranes would swim on (or before or through) thy breast or waist. 



The Irish word or name for crane, " Cas-crefoy," is said to 

 mean "foot in the mud" ; possibly "cas ere fo." 



CREEPER. — Meanglan ; Snag, snaigear, streapach. 



Bark-speiler, brown-woodpecker; Creep-tree, cuddy; Nettle- 

 creeper ; Tomtit, tree-climber or s])eiler, tree clipper ; White- 

 throat, woodpecker. 



See Dr Macdonald's "Gesto" collection for "Thig an Snag 

 anns a cheitein." 



CROSSBILL. — Cam or cama-ghob; Deargan - giubhais ; 

 Trasdan. 



Chipper; Parrot-crossbill; Sheld-apple, shell-apple; White- 

 wing-crossbill. 



The legend of the crossbill and our Saviour is given by Long- 

 fellow. Abroad, numerous beliefs and superstitions attach to 

 this bird. 



CROW. — Badb, badh, badh-catha (witch-form), bodh (royston 

 or scald), bran-orgain (Ir.), bran-eun (carrion) ; Cabhag, cabhog, 

 cadhag, cathag or cuthag-dhearg-chasach (red-legged), cluimh- 

 ealta, cnaimheach, craimbeach, creumhach (Argyllshire), corn- 

 eun (hooded), corrog (Scald — Connemara), crairdeach, cruifechta 

 (carrion), cruimheach ; Duben (Dubh-eun), duis ; Feannag, 

 feannag-fireach (forest), fionnag, fionnog (Ir.), fuince, fuinche ; 

 Gairm-fliitheach, garrach, garrag (young) ; Lochd-fitheach ; 

 Macha (royston) ; Neabhan, neamhan (flock of) ; Preachan, 

 preachanach, preachan-chearc ; Rocas, rocais, rocis, rocuis, rocus, 

 rocas dhear-chasach (chough) ; Sionnach (Dean of Lismore), 

 starrag (hooded) ; Teathra (royston). 



Black-crow (carrion), black-neb, black-nebbed craw, bran, 

 brancher (young), bunting-crow (hooded) ; Car, car-crow, carener, 

 earner, carrion-crow, cawdy-mawdy (hooded), ces (A. S.), chough, 

 corbie, corbie-crow, corbin, corby, Cornish crow, Cornwall kae, 

 era, craa, craik, craike, crake, craw, creak, cruke ; Danish crow 

 (carrion), daup, dawp, dob, dope, doup, doupe, dowp or dowp- 

 crow, dun-crow (hooded) ; Flesh-crow ; Gawby, gaw-crow^, ger- 

 crow, gerg, girg, giblich (unfledged), gor, gore or goring-crow 

 (carrion), grey-backed crow, grey crow ; Harry Dutchman or 

 Leuchman, heady-crow, heedie, heddy, heedy, hiddie ; hoddy, 

 hoodie, hoodie-craw, hoody, buddy, hunting-crow ; Kaa, kelp 

 (young — Cumb.), Kentish crow, ket, killigrew (chough), kraa, 

 krake, kro (hooded); Land-daw; Lethy-craw ; Market-jew crow, 

 middin-craw ; Northern or Norway crow ; Praheen (hen crow — 



