BAIRD’S—BARLEY-BIRD. ll 
Barbary Partridge. A North-west African species, of which 
examples (probably introduced birds) have been taken 
in Britain. It was added to the British List by Yarrell 
(“ Brit. Birds,” Supp., 1845). The name is found in Latham. 
Barcup or Barcuran. A Welsh name for the KITE; lit. 
“swift hawk.” In North Wales it is generally applied 
to the COMMON BUZZARD, according to Coward and 
Oldham. 
Barcup atas. A Welsh name for the HEN-HARRIER ; lit. 
* blue kite.”’ 
BarRDRAKE: The SHELD-DUCK; also the RED-BREASTED 
MERGANSER. See Bargander. Swainson gives it as 
an Irish name for the former species. 
BaREFACED Crow: The ROOK. So called from the bare 
whitish skin surrounding the base of the bill. 
BaRETOED Day-Own. Macgillivray’s name for the LITTLE 
OWL. 
Barroa (Y). A Welsh name for the BEARDED TITMOUSE. 
BARGANDER, BARGANSER, BERGANDER, or Bar-GoosE: The 
SHELD-DUCK. Etymology uncertain, but most probably 
from the conspicuous chestnut “bar” or band on the 
breast. Occurs in Turner, Willughby and Merrett as 
“ Bergander.” Evans thinks it should be spelt “‘ Burgander, 
ie. Burrow Duck,” while Turner suggested “ Berg-ander ” 
from its nesting in “holes of lofty rocks” (see SHELD- 
DUCK). According to Wallis, Bergander is a Northumbrian 
name, and Bolam says it is pronounced Banganner about 
Boulmer. Swainson also gives Bar-goose as an Essex 
name for the BARNACLE-GOOSE. 
Barcez. A Cornish name for the KITE. 
BarkK-CREEPER: The TREECREEPER. (Provincial.) 
BarkER: The AVOCET. Also applied to the BLACK-TAILED 
GODWIT, while Newton points out that Albin has figured 
the GREENSHANK under this name, and Montagu, 
taking the plate to be that of the SPOTTED REDSHANK, 
has applied the name “ Barker” to that bird also. Albin 
says the decoy-men so called it because it ‘‘ makes a noise 
like the barking of a dog.” 
BarueEy-Birp. Variously applied locally to the GREY 
WAGTAIL (Yorks.), the YELLOW WAGTAIL (Notts.), 
the NIGHTINGALE (East Anglia), and the WRYNECK 
(Hants.), and also to the COMMON GULL, on account 
