150 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



MACKEREL-BIRD : The WRYNECK is so called in Guernsey 

 (Cecil Smith), because it arrives at the time when mackerel 

 is in season. 



MACKEREL-COCK : The MANX SHEARWATER. (Rutty.) It 

 is also a local name at Llejn Island, North Wales (Forrest) 

 and at Lambay Island, on the east coast of Ireland. It 

 is so-called from its feeding on mackerel-fry. 



MACKEREL GANT : The GANNET. (Yorkshire.) 



MACKEREL-GULL: The RAZORBILL (Provincial.) The 

 KITTIWAKE GULL (Humber District.) 



MACQUEEN'S BUSTARD [No. 452]. A form of the Houbara 

 Bustard, the name of which arises from its having been 

 named Otis macqueeni, in honour of Macqueen, by Gray 

 and Hardwicke ("Illustrations Indian Zoology.") It was 

 included as British by Yarrell (1st ed.). 



MADDRICK GULL : The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (Cornwall.) 

 MADEIRAN FORK-TAILED PETREL [No. 321]. A very 



rare straggler. It was first recorded as British by Saunders 



("Manual" 2nd ed., p. 731). 



MADGE, MAG, MAGGIE, MARGET, or MIGGY. Provincial names 

 for the MAGPIE. 



MADGE-HOWLET : The TAWNY OWL (Willughby) : also the 

 BARN-OWL (Norfolk). 



MAGGIE :. The COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Forfar.) Swainson 

 says it is from its black-and-white plumage resembling 

 that of a MAGPIE. 



MAGGOT. A Lincolnshire name for the MAGPIE, occuring 

 also in Worcestershire as Magget. (See " Magot Pie " 

 and also "Pie.") 



MAG LOON : The RED-THROATED DIVER. (Norfolk.) Sig- 

 nifies " Magpie Loon." 



MAGOT PIE : The Mid. Eng. name for the MAGPIE, the 

 latter name being a contraction. The name appears to 

 have no reference to the bird's habit of picking maggots 

 from the backs of sheep, being derived from the French 

 Margot, a diminutive of Marguerite, but also signifying a 

 Magpie, perhaps from its noisy chattering, in which it 

 is popularly supposed to resemble a talkative woman. 

 The name occurs in this form in " Macbeth " (act in, 

 sc. 4) : 



Augurs and understood relations have, 



By niagot pies, and choughs, and rooks, brought forth, 



The secret'st man of blood. 



