PUFFIN— RAIL 323 



coltrachan, comhdachan, crossan ; Fachach, faobach ; Peata-ruadh ; 

 Scraib, Seumas-ruadh. 



Ailsa, cock or parrot ; Bass cock, Bill, bottlenose, bouger, bowger, 

 buiker, bulker ; Cailin-shean, cockandy, collin or collinheen (Ir.), 

 coulterneb ; Fooran ; Greenland dove, guldenhead ; Helegog or 

 helegug (Wales) ; Marrot, muller, mullet ; Norie ; Old wife ; 

 Pickternie, pipe. Pope, puffinet ; Scout, scraber, sea coulter or 

 parrot, shearwater ; Tammie-cheekie, tammie or taminorie, tom- 

 noddy ; Wilcock, willick ; Yarn, yern. 



This bird has been described as " half fish half flesh," and said 

 to be an enchanted Manxman, a questionable compliment, as it 

 presents a most singular appearance as regards beak or neb, at 

 any rate. The race is very numerous in the Highlands, as else- 

 where, and valuable from their plumage ; the eggs form no incon- 

 siderable supply of food to the St Kildians. According to a Lowland 

 rhyme, this is a bird whose sad fate it is to be for ever incapable 

 of amorous dalliance, for many generations we have been told how 



" Tammie Norie o' the Bass 

 Canna kiss a bonnie lass ! " 



Edie Ochiltree, in the Antiquary, speaks of "the skreigh o' a 

 Tammienorie." 



QUAIL. — Garra-gart, gartan or gort, garraidh-guirt (Ir.), gart- 

 eun, gearra, gearra-goirt or gort ; muir-eun. 



Arseene ; Caile, caille ; Quailye, qualye, quick-me-dick ; " Short 

 famine " bird ; Wet-my-feet or lip. 



So named from its call. 



This is a very shy bird, and thought to be extinct in the 

 Highlands. It masses frequently for, or previous to, migration. 

 It derives its name, "Muir-eun" because in Numbers xii. 31, they 

 are said to have come from the sea. 



RAIL (see also Corncraik). — Caidhlean (water), caidhlin (Ir.) ; 

 Dubhsnagan ; Gearradh-dubh-nan-allt ; Snagaire-nan-allt ; snagan- 

 allt, snagan-dubh ; Tradhna (Ir.), trean-ri-trean or trian (land). 



Bilcock, bilter, brook ouzel or runner ; Darcock ; Grey skit, 

 gutter cock ; Kitty coot (water) ; Land drake (land-glover) ; Runner 

 (West) ; Sgaragrice (water), skiddery or skiddy cock (West), skit, 

 skitty, skitty cock or coot ; Velvet runner ; Water-rail. 



