A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH AND FOLK- 
NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS, Etc. 
' Norr.—The accepted English names of species are printed in capitals, 
whilst the numbers inserted in brackets refer to the species as listed in 
the ‘* Hand-List of British Birds,’’ compiled by Messrs. Hartert, Jourdain, 
Ticehurst and Witherby, 1912, which should be referred to for the 
scientific nomenclature and distribution of the species. The names of 
introduced or doubtful species are printed in ¢talics. The Folk-lore, 
weather-lore, philological and other notes are usually given under the 
accepted names of species (printed in capitals), to which reference should 
be made from alternative or local names, printed in small capitals. The 
latter, it should be noted, are given under the first letter of the name 
without cross-references, i.e. for ‘“‘ Red-legged Crow” see under ‘ R.”’ 
Localities or authorities have, where possible, been appended to the 
equivalents of the less familiar names (in parentheses). Where these 
immediately follow the name of one species, without an intervening point, 
it should be understood they refer only to that species. 
ABERDEEN SANDPIPER: The KNOT. Occurs in Pennant, 
Montagu, Bewick, etc., as a name for a phase of this species, 
described as the ‘“‘ Red Sandpiper ”’ by Pennant. 
ABERDEVINE, ABERDAVINE, ABADAVINE, or ABERDUVINE. 
Obsolete names for the SISKIN, first used by Albin (1735) 
who, however, spells it “‘ Aberdwvine”’ in the text and 
“* Abadavine ” on the plate ; but in his ‘“‘ Brit. Song-birds ” 
(1737) itis spelt “Aberdevine.” It is printed ‘‘Aberdavine”’ 
in the “‘ New General History of Birds,” 1745, and “ Abber 
de Vine” in Rutty’s “‘ Nat. History of Co. Dublin,” 1772. 
Pennant (1766) spells it ‘‘ Aberdavine,” Montagu (1802) 
“* Aberdevine,” as also Cotton (1835), Yarrell (1843) and 
other later writers; while it occurs in the same form as a 
local name in Coward and Oldham’s “Vert. Fauna of 
Cheshire,” andin Nelson and Clarke’s “‘ Birds of Yorkshire,” 
the latter stating that it was known to old bird-catchers 
about Beverley under that name. The derivation seems 
to be unknown, but a clue to its usage is given by Pennant, 
who says that: “It is frequently to be met with in the 
bird-shops in London, and is known there by the name 
of Aberdavine.” Swainson thinks it an equivalent to 
Alderfinch and synonymous with the German Lrlenzeisig. 
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