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Holmes's " Academy of Armory " (1688) as deriving the word 

 " Lever " from Lepelaer, Leplar, and Lefler (or Lofflar) of 

 Low and High Dutch, which are all names of the Spoonbill. 

 The first-mentioned name occurs in Albin, 1738, as Leplaer, 

 Low Dutch for the Spoonbill. According to Baines's * ' Hist. 

 of Lancaster " the oldest known form of the name Liverpool 

 (temp. Hen. II) is " Lirpul " or " Litherpul." 



LLEIAN. A Welsh name for the BLUE TITMOUSE; lit. 

 " Nun." 



LLEIAN GYNFFO*N HIR : The LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE. 

 (North Wales) lit. " long-tailed nun." 



LLEIAN WEN : The SMEW. (North Wales) lit. " white nun." 



LLINOS : The LINNET. (North Wales) lit. " Linnet," 



LLINOS BENGOCH LEIF. A Welsh name for the LESSER RED- 

 POLL ; lit. " lesser red-headed Linnet." 



LLINOS FELEN. A Welsh name for the YELLOW BUNTING ; 

 lit. " yellow linnet." 



LLINOS Y MYNYDD. A Welsh name for the TWITE ; lit. 

 " mountain linnet." 



LLOSTRUDDYN : The REDSTART. (North Wales) lit. " red- 

 tail." 



LLURSEN or LLURS : The RAZORBILL. (North Wales) lit. 

 " razorbill." 



LLWYDFRON: The WHITETHROAT. (North Wales) lit. 

 " pale breast." 



LLWYDFRON FACH : The LESSER WHITETHROAT. (North 

 Wales) lit. " little pale breast." 



LLWYD Y GWRYCH, LLWYD Y BERTH, LLWYD BACH. Welsh 

 names for the HEDGE-SPARROW : the first two signify 

 " grey (bird) of the hedge," and the third " little grey 

 (bird)." 



LLWYD YR HESG, LLWYD Y GORS : The SEDGE-WARBLER. 

 (North Wales). First is "grey (bird) of the hedge," and 

 second " grey (bird) of the marsh." 



LLWYD Y TYWOD. A Welsh name for the SANDERLING ; lit. 

 " grey (bird) of the sand." 



LOERING : The adult CORMORANT. (Shetlands.) 



LON DUBH : The Gaelic name for the BLACKBIRD. 



LONGBDLL : The WOODCOCK. (Provincial.) From the length 

 of the bill. 



LONG-BILLED CHOUGH : The CHOUGH. 



LONG-BILLED GOOSE : The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. (York- 

 shire.) 



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