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TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL [No. 36]. First found in Latham 

 ("Syn." in, p. 108) as White-winged Crossbill. Yarrell 

 calls it European White-winged Crossbill. 



TYDIF, TIDIFE, TIDEE, or TYDIE. Ancient names for a Tit- 

 mouse (see Tit). The first occurs in Chaucer, and may apply 

 to the COAL-TITMOUSE (cf. Newton "Diet. Birds," 

 p. 962, note). Newton also gives Tytyfr. 



TYSTIE or TAISTEY : The BLACK GUILLEMOT. (Orkneys and 

 Shetlands.) Newton says it is from Icel. peista. Also 

 occurs as Teiste and Taiste. 



UISEAG (pron. ooshak). A Gaelic name for the SKY-LARK. 



ULLAT : The BARN-OWL and the TAWNY OWL. (Yorkshire.) 



UMBER GULL: The immature COMMON GULL. (Hett.) 



USSEL: The BLACKBIRD. (North Yorkshire.) See Ouzel. 



UTHAGE : The WHINCHAT. (Shropshire.) Swainson thinks 

 it is the same as Utick. 



UTICK : The WHINCHAT is so called in Middlesex, Notting- 

 hamshire, Shropshire and elsewhere. From its note u-tick. 

 Swainson also gives " Tick " simply. 



VANNER HAWK : The KESTREL. An equivalent of " fanner." 



VAN-WINGED HAWK: The HOBBY. (Hants.) 



VARE-HEADED WIGEON : The COMMON POCHARD. See 

 " Vare Wigeon." 



VARE WIGEON : The female or young male of the SMEW. 

 (North Devonshire.) Montagu says it is from their heads 

 resembling a weasel's, locally called " vare." 



VARIEGATED THRUSH : WHITE'S THRUSH. So called by 

 Macgillivray from Horsfield's name, T. varius. 



VELVERD : The FIELDFARE. (Wiltshire.) A corruption of 

 Fieldfare. 



VELVET DUCK : The VELVET SCOTER. 



VELVET RUNNER: The WATER-RAIL. (Willughby.) 



VELVET SCOTER [No. 310]. The name is derived from 

 Willughby and Ray, who, describing it under the name of 

 Aldrovandus's Black Duck, remark that it might be not 

 undeservedly called the Velvet Duck, on account of the 

 softness and delicateness of its feathers. The name Velvet 

 Duck was used by successive writers from Pennant to Mon- 

 tagu. Velvet Scoter seems to occur first in Fleming (1828). 

 Virginian Colin. An introduced species, not entitled to a place 

 on the British List. The name is found in Macgillivray 

 and Yarrell. It is first recorded in Montagu (Supp.) as 

 American Quail. 



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