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spitting and puffing. In a singular work, issued by the Gaelic 

 Society of Dublin in 1808, the following epigram, illustrating a 

 "flimsy pretender/' introduces this little bird as follows: — 



" This little man's for learning fam'd, 

 The speckl'd sprat is called a fish, 

 Each bird's nest a nest is nam'd 

 And so's the grass-moth's if you wish." 



The grass-moth is said to be the literal English translation of 

 the Irish name for the little bird, commonly {inter alia) called the 

 tomtit, which lays eight eggs. 



TURKEY. — Cearc-fhrangach, coileach-fhrangach, pulaidh, or 

 turcach ; Turcaire. 



Bobble-cock, brasil, brazil or bresil-fowl, brissel-cock, bubbly- 

 jock ; Cobbler ; Ganny - cock, gobbler ; JoUoper ; Lolly-cock 

 "(Devon), lubber-cock or leet ; Moure (Somerset) ; Poe (North), 

 Polliecock, poney-cock, poune or pounie-cock, powie, powne or 

 pownie-cock, pullie-hen ; Snotergob, stag (two-year cock). 



TURNSTONE (see Lapwing). 



TWITE (see Linnet). 



VULTURE.— Amac, amach, amhach ; Badh, badhbh (Ir.), 

 bodh ; Coin-fhuadach ; Fang, fionnag (Ir.), fitheach-garbh ; Gair- 

 fhitheach, gup (Old Celt.); Lachar ; Preachan, preachanach, prea- 

 chan-craosach or ingneach ; Seaghmhor, seig, sgriachan-craosach, 

 criosach, or ingneach ; Trodhan, trodhain, troghan. 



Earngeap (A. S.) ; Fang ; Graip, grap, grape, grip ; Pharaoh's 

 chicken; Vulturina; Wltur. 



The words or names given for vulture in Gaelic are applicable 

 to, and indeed generally used for, any ravenous bird, or bird of 

 prey. In common, it is said, with other birds of prey, the vulture 

 has no sense of smell, depending on sight alone. 



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WAGTAIL. — Breacan-buidhe, breacan or bricein-baintigh- 

 earna, breac-an-t-sil, bricein-ban or buidhe, bricein-ceannghlas 

 or glas, bualainde, buicean-baintighearna ; Cumhag-bhogadh-toine 

 (water), cuthag ; Glasag, glasog (Ir.), glaisean-seilich, gluasag. 



Barley or barley-seed bird, bear-seed bird, blue-headed ; 

 Cinereous, cow bird klit or kloot ; Deviling, devil's bird (Ir.), 

 dippity washty, dishlick, dishwasher ; Green-headed quaketail, grey. 



