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CASPIAN TERN [No. 416]. The name is found in Selby and 

 was adopted by Yarrell and subsequent authors. 

 Macgillivray calls it Caspian Strong-billed Tern. 



CASSIAN HERON : The SQUACCO HERON. 



CASSIN'S SNOW GOOSE. See SNOW-GOOSE. 



CASTANEOUS DUCK : The FERRUGINOUS DUCK. (Bewick.) 



CASUR CLOCK: The WHEATEAR. (Tipperary.) Signifies 

 " stone-hammer." 



CAT GULL : The HERRING-GULL. (Kirkcudbright.) 



CATHAG. A Gaelic name for the JACKDAW ; probably imita- 

 tive of its cry. 



CATOGLE: The EAGLE-OWL. (Orkneys.) From Norw. 

 Katugl, from its similarity in habits and appearance to a 

 cat (Swainson). Sax by gives Catyogle as a Shetland 

 name for both the SNOWY-OWL and EAGLE-OWL. 

 Cat Owl is also applied to the LONG-EARED OWL. 



CAWDAW : The JACKDAW. (Suffolk.) From its note. 



CAWDY MAWDY : The HOODED CROW ; also the CURLEW. 

 (North Country.) 



CEANN DEARG. A Gaelic name for the REDSTART. 



CEARC FRAOICH : The female RED GROUSE. (Gaelic) lit. 

 " heather hen." 



CEARC LIATH : The female BLACK GROUSE. (Gaelic) lit. 

 " grey hen." 



CEARC-THOMAIN. A Gaelic name for the PARTRIDGE. 



CEILIOG COED. The former Welsh name for the CAPERCAILLIE ; 

 lit. " cock of the wood." 



CEILIOG DDU. A Welsh name for the BLACK GROUSE ; lit. 

 u black cock." 



CEILIOG Y GOED : The PHEASANT. (North Wales) lit. 

 " cock of the wood." 



CEILIOG Y MYNYDP. A Welsh name for the male RED GROUSE 

 and BLACK GROUSE : lit. " cock of the mountain " ; 

 the female is termed iar (hen) in place of ceiliog. 



CETHLYTH (Y). A Welsh poetical name for the CUCKOO; 

 lit. " the songster." 



CETTI'S WARBLER [No. 130]. Named Sylvia cetti by Mar- 

 mora in 1820, in honour of the Italian ornithologist, hence 

 the English name ; but its first occurrence in our islands 

 was in 1904. 



CHACK, CHACKER, or CHECKS : The WHEATEAR. From its 

 cry. The first and last are Orkney names. It is also known 

 in some parts as Check or Check-bird. 



