PROVINCIAL NAMES OF BRITISH ANIMALS. 331 
Mealy-mouth and the interchange of the names for the Common 
Wren and Tomtit are curious, and do not admit of any easily-found 
explanation. 
Tufit for the Peewit or Lapwing deserves comparison with the 
Danish Tyvit. I believe the words are coincident. The form 
“teeafit” is merely the result of vernacular pronunciation, analogous 
to “scheeal” for Mops “feeal” for fool, &c. In the same way, 
I believe, “tahling” or “ tarling,” in the name for the Titlark, is 
merely the slurred see of “ Titling.” 
Cuddy. Why the Hedgesparrow and the donkey eal both 
be rechristened after St. Cuthbert is hard to say; but so it is. The 
name “shufflewings” speaks for itself. 
Ask or esk is due to what in its Gaelic form is asc; c.f. Anglo- 
Saxon athexve; German eidechse. “ Fleeing-ask,” bearing in mind 
that many still hold the newt—and the dragonfly, too—to be 
venomous, explains itself. ‘‘ Fleeing-nedder” or “ ether” is simply 
“ flying-adder,” and equally explains itself. 
Hagworm is the Cleveland form of Danish Hugorm ; Swedish 
Huggorm; Old Norwegian Héggormv; the snake that strikes or 
wounds. 
Clock for beetle is Old Norwegian, and may be compared with 
Old German Chuleich.—J. C. Atkinson (Danby, Yarm). 
Yorkshire, West Riding.—The following are some of the local 
names used for birds in this part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 
—G. T. Porritt (Highroyd House, Huddersfield). 
Kestrel. Standhawk. Meadow Pipit. Titlark. 
Missel Thrush. Storm-cock. Yellowhammer. Yoldring. 
Fieldfare. Felfer. Chaffinch. Spink. 
Song Thrush. Throstle. Greenfinch. Green Linnet. 
Hedgesparrow. Dunnock. Common Linnet. Brown, Red, or 
Sedge Warbler. Willow Wren. Grey Linnet. 
Garden Warbler and Whitethroat. Lesser Redpoll. Chevy or Red Linnet. 
Small-straw. Starling. Shepster. 
Willow Warbler. Peggy and Feather-| Rook. Crow. 
poke. Magpie. Pianet. 
These names also apply to the) Wren. Jenny Wren. 
Chiffchaff. Martin. Swallow. 
Great Tit. Oweye and Blackcap. | Lapwing. Peewit. . 
Blue Tit. Tomtit and Bluecap. _Landrail. Corn-crake or Grass-drake. 
Long-tailed Tit. Bottle Tit. ‘ Moorhen. Waterhen. 
