272 EAGLE— FALCON 



This is a conundrum : 



Chaidh hiadh gu dithis 



Gu ceann Loch Maciribho, 



Dhitli am biadh an dithis 



'S thainig am biadh dhachaidh a rithisd. 



Food went to two at the head of Loch Macirivoe. 

 The food ate the two and returned home again. 



A cat carried by parent eagle to two eaglets, having recovered, 

 turned the tables by eating the eaglets. 



Glig, glig, ars' an iolair, 's e mo mhac sa 's tighearn oirbh. 



Glig, glig, says the eagle, it's my son is your master. 

 Mar cheosan air sgiath an fhirein. 



As the light down on the wing of the eagle. 

 In Sean dana the above is found as : Mar cheosan air sgeith 

 an fhir-eoin. 



As mist on the eagle's wing. 

 Spion an iolair o ciar creich, ach na spion o m' ghaol mise. 



Tear the eagle from her dun prey (deer), but tear not from 

 me my love. 



Tri aois feidh aois firein, 



Tri aois firein aois craoibh dharaich. 



Thrice deer's age, age of eagle ; 



Thrice eagle's age, age of oak-tree. 



EIDER-DUCK (see also Duck).— Cole. 



Black-bearded eider ; Colk, cudberduce (St Cuthbert's duck) ; 

 Dun-eider, dunnutur (Fife), dunter, dunter goose, dusky duck ; 

 Great black-white duck ; King-duck ; St Cuthbert's duck ; The 

 king; White-backed eider. 



From Icelandic Aedr. 



This fowl comes chiefly from Norway, as do so many others of i 

 our sea-birds. The "lonely isle of Colonsay " is famed particularly 

 for them ; Martin makes special mention of them under the name 

 "colk." 



FALCON (see also Hawk). — Capais(Capys — Old Etrusc. Celt.); 

 Deargan ; Eireach ; Fabhcun, facon, faolchon ; Gearr-sheobhag, glas- 

 eun, gormag ; Lainnir (peseg-aire), lannair, lannaire, lannair sheilg ; 

 Meirneal (merlin); Obag (hobby); Seabhac (Ir.), seabhach, seabhag, 

 seabhag-seilge, seobhag, seog (merlin), stale. 



Black-headed falcon, blue hawk ; Cliff hawk ; Duck hawk ; 

 Estrich falcon (large) ; Faakin, fan-wing, ftin-winged hawk, faukin- 

 l^amage ; Game hawk, gleaner, ger-fawcune (A. S.), goshawk, 



