34 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
Brown Hawk: The MARSH-HARRIER (Ireland); the 
KESTREL (Yorkshire). 
BROWN-HEADED Duck: The GOLDENEYE (female). 
BROWN-HEADED GULL: The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (Albin.) 
Brown Hen: The female BLACK GROUSE. 
BROWN-HOODED Mrw. Macgillivray’s name for the BLACK- 
HEADED GULL; the head is really dark brown. 
BRowN JERFALCON: The GYR-FALCON. (Latham.) 
Brown Linnet: The LINNET. A common provincial name, 
properly applicable to the bird in winter-plumage. 
Brown LoneBeAK: The RED-BREASTED SANDPIPER. 
(Selby.) * 
Brown Owi: The TAWNY OWL. (Pennant.) Occurs in 
Willughby (1678) as the “Common Brown or Ivy Owl.” 
Also commonly called Brown Owl or Brown Hoolet pro- 
vincially, the names arising from its tawny-brown plumage. 
BrowN PHALAROPE: The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. 
Occurs in Macgillivray. 
Brown PrarmicaAN: The RED GROUSE. (Macgillivray.) 
Brown SanpprreR: The LITTLE STINT. 
Brown SnieE: The RED-BREASTED SANDPIPER in its 
winter-dress. The name is found in Pennant, Montagu and 
Yarrell. 
Brown Sraruina: The STARLING. (Young.) 
Brown Swattow: The SWIFT. (Renfrew.) 
Brown Tern: The COMMON TERN (immature). Occurs in 
Willughby. 
Brown TREE-CREEPER. Macgillivray’s name for. the TREE- 
CREEPER. 
BRowN WooprEcKER: The TREECREEPER.  (Provincial.) 
From its habit of climbing trees like a Woodpecker, and 
from its brown plumage. 
Brown Woop-Wren: The CHIFFCHAFF. (Macgillivray.) 
Brown Wren: The WREN. (Provincial.) 
Brown YoGLE: The SHORT-EARED OWL. (Shetlands.) 
BRUNNICH’S GUILLEMOT [No. 446]. The name is found in 
Fleming, and also Yarrell and succeeding authors. 
Bucuaret: The SWIFT. (Forfar.) 
Buckrincu : The CHAFFINCH. (Provincial.) 
Bupacocup. A Gaelic name for the COMMON SNIPE; 
Graham thought it a corruption of ‘“ woodcock” and 
therefore a misnomer. 
