296 HOBBY— JACKDAW 



HOBBY. — Gearran-ard ; Seorsa seal)hai<^. 

 Fan-wiii«j ; kind of hawk, (j.v. 



HOOPOE. — Calaman or calman-cathaich^ cathaiche or cAthaidh ; 

 Eala, ealadh 



Moulting-dove ; Pu-pu ; Stinker ; Up-up ; Whooper, wikl 

 swan. Ancient name, " Upupa." A German name is " wedhop " 

 or " wedehope." 



This bird is to be found frequently mentioned in Celtic poetry 

 — at least <jua swan. As to the alleged singing of the swan, that is, 

 like mice, attributable, it is now known, to a disease in the throat, 

 which causes the pitch of its usual call or cry to be prolonged and 

 varied ; this is more noticeable when tlie poor bird is dying from 

 such disease and struggling for breath. The hooj)oe is said to 

 very filthy in its eating, and to emit an offensive odour, whenc 

 one of its names. 



The only proverb apparently applicable is — 



Gob a chalmain-chathaidh, bidh tu slan mu 'm pos thu. 



Beak of the moulting-dove, you'll be well before you man 

 (See Nicolson's note hereto as to meaning.) It is coi 

 eluded that as " cath " means " fan." the meaning shouk 

 be " Fantail pigeon." 



HUMMING-BIRD.— Drannd-eun. 



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IBIS — Corr, etc. (see Heron). — Glossy Ibis. 



This bird is very rare in Scotland, being merely the blue, 

 brown, buff-backed, and white herons ; the latter'is the one chiefly 

 called the Ibis, and is found in the Jordan valley. 



JACKDAW. — Cabhag, cabhog (Ir.), caboge, cadhag, cathag, 

 cathag-fhiorionn, ceath, coc-bhran, coileach-cathaig, corrachan 

 (lona. Mull) ; Glaisean-coille ; Parr, parra, parrachan, pioghaid, 

 preachan ; Screachag, sgriachag, sgriachag-cpiUe, sorachag. 



y // Ca, caddaw, cadder, caddow, caddy, cadess, cadesse, cadowe, 



carder, caw-daw, chank, chank-daw, Cornwall kae ; Dag-daw, 

 daw-cock ; Gae, gekgo ; Ja, jack-craw, jacker-daw, jacko, jauner, 

 jay, jay-pie or piet, jecko, joy-bird or pie ; Ka, kae, ka-waltie or 

 wattie, kay, keaw, keo, killigrow, koo ; Leaper or lipper-jay ; 



'oA^ Market-jew crow ; Night^jar, nothag, nothagge, nothak, nuthage 



/^r/A>i^w^ Palsgrave) ; Red-legged crow ; Showhe. 



