298 KITE— LAPWING 



This beautiful bird of prey derives its name, "glede," etc., 

 from its graceful «^liding motion ; the word " kite " is claimed to 

 come from Teut. "skut," to shoot, to fly quickly; "puttock" 

 from preying on "pouts or poults"; "put" is the Gaelic word, it 

 may be added, for young moor-fowl, hence also "poot or put- 

 hawk," for kite. 



A remorseless war has been waged generally against this 

 bird, as, in common with hawks, etc., they are counted vermin, 

 and no less than 275 were destroyed at Glengarry alone in three 

 years. Cameron informs us in his Gaelic names for plants, etc., 

 that the plant "flax-dodder" is called "clamhainin lin" in Irish 

 Gaelic. 



Abhsadh a chromain-luch. 



Shortening sail, kite- fashion. A Hebridean phrase, applied 

 to awkward handling of a sail, letting it down suddenly, 

 like the descent of a kite. 

 Be sin fair 'a chlamhain air na cearcan. 



That were the kite's watching of the hens. Al. Gleidheadh, 

 etc. Destruction. 

 Cha deanar seobhag de 'n chlamhan. 



You cannot make hawks of kites. The kite is of a carrion 

 nature, for 

 Cha d' thainig ian glan riamh a nead a chlamhain. 



Clean bird never came out of kite's nest. 

 Cha 'n ann gun fhios c'air son a ni an clamhan fead. 



It's not for nought that the kite whistles. 

 Cha 'n iognadh an clamhan a dh' fhalbh le aon isean circe 

 doille. 



No wonder if a kite takes a blind hen's only chicken. 

 Tha 'n clamhan gobhlach 'n am measg. 



The fork-tailed kite is among them. Said when sauve qui 

 petit appears rampant among any gathering. 



KITTIWAKE.— Eigir ; Faireag, fairleag; Ruideag; Seagair, 

 seigire, sgaireag ; Tarroch. 



Annet ; Cackareen, chitterweek, craamaa ; Keltic, killy weeack, 

 kishiefaik, kittie, kitty weak ; Petrel ; Tarrock ; Waeg, weeg. 



KNOT (see Sandpiper, Curlew). 



LANDRAIL (see Corncrake). 



LAPWING. — Adharcag, adharcan, adhaircean, adhaircin- 

 luachrach ; Crann-lach, curacag, currachdag, currucag ; Daorgan, 

 dirid, doireagan (Badenoch) ; Faireag, fairleag, fairleog, faithir- 



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