34 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



BROWN HAWK : The MARSH-HARRIER (Ireland) ; the 

 KESTREL (Yorkshire). 



BROWN-HEADED DUCK : The GOLDENEYE (female). 



BROWN-HEADED GULL : The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (Albin.) 



BROWN HEN : The female BLACK GROUSE. 



BROWN-HOODED MEW. Macgillivray's name for the BLACK- 

 HEADED GULL ; the head is really dark brown. 



BROWN JERFALCON : The GYR-FALCON. (Latham.) 



BROWN LINNET : The LINNET. A common provincial name, 

 properly applicable to the bird in winter -plumage. 



BROWN LONGBEAK: The RED-BREASTED SANDPIPER. 

 (Selby.) 



BROWN OWL: The TAWNY OWL. (Pennant.) Occurs in 

 Willughby (1678) as the " Common Brown or Ivy Owl." 

 Also commonly called Brown Owl or Brown Hoolet pro- 

 vincially, the names arising from its tawny-brown plumage. 



BROWN PHALAROPE : The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. 

 Occurs in Macgillivray. 



BROWN PTARMIGAN : The RED GROUSE. (Macgillivray.) 



BROWN SANDPIPER : The LITTLE STINT. 



BROWN SNIPE: The RED-BREASTED SANDPIPER in its 

 winter-dress. The name is found in Pennant, Montagu and 

 Yarrell. 



BROWN STARLING : The STARLING. (Young.) 



BROWN SWALLOW : The SWIFT. (Renfrew.) 



BROWN TERN : The COMMON TERN (immature). Occurs in 

 Willughby. 



BROWN TREE-CREEPER. Macgillivray's name for the TREE- 

 CREEPER. 



BROWN WOODPECKER: The TREECREEPER. (Provincial.) 

 From its habit of climbing trees like a Woodpecker, and 

 from its brown plumage. 



BROWN WOOD-WREN : The CHIFFCHAFF. (Macgillivray.) 



BROWN WREN : The WREN. (Provincial.) 



BROWN YOGLE : The SHORT-EARED OWL. (Shetlands.) 



BRXJNNICH'S GUILLEMOT [No. 446]. The name is found in 

 Fleming, and also Yarrell and succeeding authors. 



BUCHARET : The SWIFT. (Forfar.) 



BUCKFINCH : The CHAFFINCH. (Provincial.) 



BUDAGOCHD. A Gaelic name for the COMMON SNIPE; 

 Graham thought it a corruption of " woodcock " and 

 therefore a misnomer. 



