48 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



CIGFRAN or GIGFRAN FAWR. Welsh names for the RAVEN. The 



former signifying " flesh crow " and the latter " great flesh 



crow." 

 CIGYDD CEFN-GOCH. A Welsh name for the RED-BACKED 



SHRIKE; signifying "red-backed butcher." 

 CIGYDD MAWR. A Welsh name for the GREAT GREY SHRIKE ; 



lit. " great butcher." 

 CINEREOUS BUTCHER-BIRD, or SHRIKE : The GREAT GREY 



SHRIKE. (Montagu.) 

 CINEREOUS EAGLE. The name employed by Pennant, Lewin, 



Latham, and Montagu for the WHITE-TAILED EAGLE. 

 CINEREOUS GOD WIT: The GREENSHANK. (Pennant.) Also 



young BAR-TAILED GODWIT. 

 CINEREOUS SHEARWATER : The GREAT SHEARWATER. 



(Selby.) 

 CINEREOUS WAGTAIL : The WHITE WAGTAIL. (Stephens in 



Shaw's " Zoology.") 

 CIRL BUNTING [No. 47]. This species was first ascertained 



to be a British bird by Montagu in the winter of 1800 near 



Kingsbridge. The name Cirl Bunting appears to be found 



first in Latham ("Synopsis," in, p. 190). Swainson says the 



name is equivalent to " Cheeper " and it seems to be from 



the German Zirl-ammer. 

 CITRIL FINCH [No. 26]. " Citril " was the name under which 



Ray and Willughby in 1663 became acquainted with it in 



Vienna. 



CLABITTER. A Cornish name for the BITTERN. 

 CLACHARAN or CLOCHARET. Gaelic names for the WHEATEAR : 



lit. " little mason," from its cry, resembling the knocking 



together of two stones. 

 CLAKIS or CLAIKIS : The BARNACLE-GOOSE. (Scotland.) 



It occurs in Willughby, and is also met with as CLAIK 



GOOSE. 

 CLAMHAN. A Gaelic name for the COMMON BUZZARD 



according to Fleming. Clamhan, it should be noted, 



signifies both a Hawk and a Kite. 

 CLAMHAN GABHLACH or CLAMHAN GODHLACH. A Gaelic name 



for the KITE. 

 CLAMHAN LUCH : The HEN-HARRIER. (Hebrides.) From 



clamhan, a hawk, and luck, a mouse. 

 CLAMHAN RUADH. A Gaelic name for the KESTREL ; lit. 



" red-hawk." 

 CLATTER-DOVE: The RING-DOVE. (Yorkshire.) 



