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SCARLET GROSBEAK [No. 31]. Formerly known as the 



Rosy Bullfinch. 

 SCART or SKART : The SHAG. (Orkneys and Shetlands.) From 



the Gaelic scarbh. Also applied to the CORMORANT. 



(Lanes., Northumberland, North Ireland.) 



SCAUP-DUCK [No. 301]. The name occurs in Willughby 

 (1678) and in Pennant and succeeding authors. Montagu 

 observes that " it is supposed to take its name from feeding 

 on broken shells, called scaup." Scalp (Old D. schelpe, 

 Old Fr. escalope) signifies a shell. It is called Scaup 

 Pochard by Selby. 



SCAURIE, SCORIE, or ScoREY : The young of the HERRING- 

 GULL. (Orkneys.) In Shetland applied to any young 

 gull according to Saxby. 



SCHINZ'S SANDPIPER : BONAPARTE'S SANDPIPER. (Eyton.) 



SCHLEGEL'S PETREL [No. 330]. A South Pacific species 

 recently recorded as British (" P.Z.S.," 1908, p. 433). 



SCISSORS-GRINDER : The NIGHTJAR (Norfolk and Suffolk.) 

 From its jarring note. 



SCLAVONIAN GREBE. See SLAVONIAN GREBE. 



SCOBBY: The CHAFFINCH. (Cornwall, North Yorkshire.) 

 Hett also gives " Scoppy." In Staffordshire " cobby " 

 signifies in good form or spirits. 



SCOLDER: The OYSTERCATCHER. (Orkney.) From Icel. 

 Skjoldr, piebald. Also occurs as " Shelder." 



SCOOPER or SCOOPING AVOCET : The AVOCET. Scooper occurs 

 in Charleton (1668). The name Scooping Avocet is first 

 found in Pennant (1776). Montagu has Scooping Avoset. 

 The term " Scooping " is from the bird's habit of scooping 

 its food (marine worms, Crustacea, etc.) out of the mud or 

 sand by means of its peculiarly shaped bill. 



SCOOT or SCOUT : The COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Northum- 

 berland, Yorkshire.) 



SCOPPER-BILL. A local Norfolk name for the SHOVELER. 



SCOPS OWL [No. 226]. This tiny species was formerly called 

 Scops-eared Owl, under which name it occurs in Latham, 

 etc. It is the " Little Horned Owl " of Montagu (" Orn. 

 Diet.," Supp.). 



SCORIE or SCOREY. See SCAURIE. 



SCOTCH CANARY : The YELLOW BUNTING. From its yellow 



colour. 

 SCOTCH GOOSE : The BRENT GOOSE. (Flamborough.) 



