276 GOLDFINCH— GOOSE 



The name of this bird is said to be derived from tlie Anglo- 

 Saxon "god wiht," i.e., good creature, good animal, good wight. 

 It is almost the same as the whimbrel. 



GOLDFINCH (see also Finch). — IJoidheig, buidheag, buidhean, 

 buidheann-coille ; Deargan, deargan-fraoich ; Lasair choille. 



Chelaundre (A. N.), cheverel, chevil (large) ; Goldie, goldspink, 

 goudspink ; K nicker, knocker ; Red-footed thistle finch. 



The goldfinch is an excellent mimic. 



GOOSANDER (see also Goose). — Siolta, siolta-bhca^- ^i..lf.,ir)). 

 sioltaiche, sioltainn, sioltan-ban. 



Buff-breasted goose ; Dun diver ; Grajve, greater goose ; Harle, 

 harle duck ; Jack-saw ; Land cormorant ; Merganser ; Pied wigeon ; 

 Rantock, red-breasted goose, red-breasted merganser ; Saw-bill, 

 saw-neb, shell-duck, smew, sparling-fowl, spear wigeon; {Smeic) 

 Easterling (immature male); Loch diver (fern.); Magpie or pied 

 diver ; Red or red-headed smew ; Smee, smee-duck ; White- 

 headed goosander, white merganser nun or wigeon ; Yare 

 wigeon. 



GOOSE (see also Gannet, Solan Goose, etc.). — Amhsain, etc. 

 (solan or gannet); Cadhan (wild or barnacle), cathan, cath-eun, 

 or ian-leadain (war-bird), cnaimh-gheadh (a certain kind), cos- 

 dubh (black-legged), creagag (rock) ; Feadhan (leader) ; Ganra, 

 ganradh (gander), gaob (rain), gaod (pi.), ge, geadb, geadh-bhlar 

 (white-breasted), geadh-dubh (solan), geadh-ghlas (grey-lag), ged, 

 gedh, ge-fiadhan (wild — Jr., pi. geidheacha), giodhran, giugran, 

 giuran, giurnan (barnacle), glas-gheadh (wild grey), goch or gog- 

 gheadh (gosling), goinead (solan — Jr.), got-gheadh (brent), guaisin 

 (gosling — Jr.), guiran, guirenan, guireneun (brent) ; Leadan (bar- 

 nacle), learg, lea-sg (rain) ; Muirgheadh, muireadh (bean) ; 'Nuallach 

 (screamer or roarer) ; Orrag ; Sgeigeir, sgeigeire (gander, mocker) ; 

 Traigh-gheadh (shore). 



Bald, bar, bargander (barnacle), barnacle, bass, bean, bernak, 

 black, brant, brent; Channel, channel bean, claik, clake, clakis, 

 clatter, deck, cocker, corn, covesea, cowsie (barnacle), croker ; 

 Dunter ; Ember, emmer ; Fen ; Gaez-zalin, gail (flock), gainter, 

 gaislin, gale (flock), gander, gase, gesling, gesslin, gezlin, gony 

 (great — Glouc), gos (A. S.), gosling, greengoose (midsummer), 

 grey, greylag, gull, gunner ; Horra or horrie-goose (brent) ; Lomr 

 (ember) ; Norway barnacle ; Pie-annet ; Quink ; Rat, rede, rood, 

 rude-goose, road, roger, rott, rontherock, ronthurrock, rout 

 (barnacle) ; Scaw, solan, soland, solant, spectacled, stag, stag- 

 gander, steg, steg-gander, stower (flock — Yorksh.), stubble ; 

 Tortoiseshell, tree; Ware, white-faced, white-footed, wild, wild- 

 laughing. 



