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CLATTERGOOSE : The BRENT GOOSE. Occurs in Montagu, 

 and Swainson gives it as an East Lothian name ; it is derived 

 from the noisy cry. 



GLEE : THE REDSHANK. From its cry. 



CLEP Y GARREG : The STONECHAT. (North Wales) lit. 

 " stone gossip." 



CLEP YR EITHIN: .The WHINCHAT. (North Wales) lit. 

 " gorse-gossip." 



CLETT : The COMMON TERN. 



CLIFF DAW : The CHOUGH. (Kerry.) A cliff frequenter. 



CLIFF HAWK : The PEREGRINE FALCON. From its nesting- 

 resorts. 



CLIFF PIGEON : The ROCK-DOVE. (Yorkshire.) 



CLINKER : The AVOCET. (Norfolk,) 



CLOCHDER Y CERRIG or CLOCHDAR CERRIG. A Welsh name for 

 the STONECHAT, signifying " chirper of the crag." 



CLOCHDER Y MYNYDD. A Welsh name for the PIED FLY- 

 CATCHER. 



CLOCHDER YR EITHEN or CLOCHDAR EITHEN. A Welsh name for 

 the WHINCHAT. It signifies gorse-chirper. 



CLOIBHREAN CLOICH. An Irish name (north and west) for the 

 WHEATEAR. 



CLOD BIRD : The WHEATEAR. (See " Clotbird.") 



CLOD-HOPPER : The WHEATEAR. From its habit of frequent- 

 ing the newly -turned-up clods. 



CLOICHEARAN. A Gaelic name for the WHEATEAR. 



CLOT-BIRD : The WHEATEAR. (Merrett.) Occurs also in 

 Turner as " Clotburd." It is the modern "clod-bird" 

 from its habit of sitting upon the turned-up clods. Hett 

 also gives Clod-bird as a name for the CORN-BUNTING. 



CLOVEN-FOOTED GULL : The BLACK TERN. (Albin.) Montagu 

 gives it as a provincial name. 



CLUCKING DUCK. A name for the BIMACULATED DUCK. 



CNOCELL BRITH : The GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 

 (North Wales) lit. " spotted pecker." 



CNOCELL BRITH BACH: The LESSER SPOTTED WOOD- 

 PECKER. (North Wales) lit. " lesser spotted pecker." 



CNOCELL Y CNAU : The NUTHATCH. (North Wales.) Signifies 

 " nut knocker." 



CNOCELL Y COED. A Welsh name for the GREEN WOOD- 

 PECKER ; lit. " knocker of the wood." 



CNUT : The KNOT. (North Wales.) 



