230 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Petrel, as also in Montagu. The name Storm or Stormy 

 arises from the belief that its appearance prognosticates 

 stormy weather. The name Petrel is said to be from 

 Fr. Petrel, a diminutive of Peter, and alludes to the Apostle 

 Peter walking on the Sea of Galilee. One belief is that if 

 the Storm-Petrel seeks the shore or the wake of a vessel, 

 a storm is imminent. 



STRAND PLOVER : The GREY PLOVER. (Cork). From its 

 frequenting the sea-shore. 



STRANY. A name for the COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Bewick, 

 Montagu.) 



STRAW MOUSE : The WHITETHROAT. (Cheshire.) 



STRAW-SMALL : The WHITETHROAT. (West Riding, York- 

 shire.) From the nest being composed of dry grass, etc. 



STRAW-SMEAR : The GARDEN- WARBLER and the WHITE- 

 THROAT. (Westmorland.) Montagu spells it " Straw- 

 smeer." 



STREAKED TUFTED-OWL. Macgillivray's name for the SHORT- 

 EARED OWL. 



STRIATED WOODPECKER. Macgillivray's name for the LESSER 



SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 

 ' STUBBLE GOOSE : The GREY LAG-GOOSE. (East Lothian.) 



STUMPY DICK or STUMPY TODDY : The WREN. (Longden- 

 dale, Cheshire.) 



SUB- ALPINE WARBLER [No. 150]. The name is derived 

 from Bonelli's name for the species (Sylvia subalpina). 



SUELLAK. A Cornish name for the FIELDFARE. 



SUILEIR. A Gaelic name for the GANNET. (St. Kilda.) From 

 sm7=eye, and gheur=shsirp. It is the original of Solan. 



SUMMER BIRD : The WRYNECK. (Northumberland.) 



SUMMER DUCK : The GARGANEY. (See Summer Teal). 



SUMMER SNIPE: The COMMON SANDPIPER. (Northum- 

 berland, Yorks, Cheshire, Scotland.) Because seen com- 

 monly in summer in those districts to which the true Snipes 

 are chiefly winter-visitors. It is the name adopted by 

 Mr. Dresser for the species. It has also been applied to 

 the GREEN SANDPIPER and the DUNLIN. 



SUMMER TEAL : The GARGANEY. (Somerset and Norfolk.) 

 It occurs in Albin. Newton says that it is the colloquial 

 name, Garganey being a book-name. 



SUMMER WAGTAIL : The YELLOW WAGTAIL. On account 

 of its being a summer- visitor. 



