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Ringed Guillemot. A supposed variety of the COMMON 

 GUILLEMOT described in Yarrell (1st ed.) as a separate 

 species. It is the Bridled Guillemot of Gould. 



RINGED PLOVER [No. 358]. So called from its black 

 pectoral band. The name first occurs in Pennant's " British 

 Zoology " (8vo ed.). It is the Sea Lark of Willughby, Albin, 

 Pennant (fo. ed., 1766) and other old writers. 



RING-EYED SCOUT : The Ringed Guillemot. (Yorkshire.) 



RINGLESTONES. A name used by Sir Thomas Browne for the 

 RINGED PLOVER. Skeat thinks it may refer to the bird's 

 habit of " ranging " the stones for its nest. Swainson 

 refers it to the bird's " white collar." 



RING-NECK : The RINGED PLOVER. (Yorkshire.) 



RING-NECKED DUCK. See American Scaup. 



RING-NECKED LOON: The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 

 (East Lothian, Cork Harbour.) 



RING-NECKED PHEASANT. A variety of the PHEASANT. 



RING-OUZEL [No. 162]. The name arises from the conspicuous 

 white gorget or crescent on the breast. " Ring-Ouzel " 

 first occurs in Willughby (1678) and was adopted by most 

 succeeding authors. 



RING-TAIL or RING-TAILED KITE : The female HEN-HARRIER, 

 from the brown-banded tail. The former name occurs 

 in Turner and Willughby, and the latter in Merrett. 

 Swainson gives Ring-tail as an East Lothian name. Col. 

 Thornton's " Stangel or Ringtail " is perhaps the KESTREL. 



RING-TAILED or RING-TAIL EAGLE : The GOLDEN EAGLE 

 (immature). Willughby and Ray describe a " Golden 

 Eagle with a white ring about its tail," which they " take 

 to be specifically the same " as the Golden Eagle. 

 It was for long considered a separate species, however, 

 and Linnaeus describes it as Falcofulvus. Pennant figured it 

 in 1766 (" Brit. Zool.," fo. ed.) under the name of Ringtail 

 Eagle, and Montagu in 1802 deemed it a good species. 



RING-THRUSH : The RING-OUZEL (see Ringed Blackbird). 

 RING- WHISTLE : The RING-OUZEL. (Teesdale, Yorkshire.) 

 RIPPOCK or RITTOCK: The COMMON TERN. (Orkneys.) 



Swainson derives it from the Icel. rit-ur. 

 RISING LARK: The SKY-LARK. (Northants.) From its 



soaring while singing. 

 RIVER PIE : The DIPPER. (Ireland.) From its haunts and 



pied plumage. 

 RIVERSIDE BUNTING : The REED-BUNTING. 



