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CONTINENTAL—CORN. 59 
Corts or CorBy: The RAVEN. (Scotland, generally, and also 
the north of England.) Mr. R. Godfrey writes that in 
Shetland “ corbyin’”’ is applied to the speech of a person 
who is unable to pronounce the letter r aright : he is sup- 
posed to resemble the “‘corby” or Raven in this respect. 
The name is also applied in Scotland to the CARRION- 
and HOODED CROWS. 
CorBie Crow or CorBi—E Craw: The CARRION-CROW. 
(North Country.) The second form is a common Yorkshire 
name. 
CoRCAN-COILLE. A Gaelic name for the BULLFINCH. 
CoRFRAN, COEGFRAN: The JACKDAW. (North Wales.) The 
former signifies “dwarf crow,” and the latter “sham 
crow.” 
CorawatcH. A Welsh name for the MERLIN; lit. “ dwarf 
hawk,” from its small size. 
CorHEDYDD: The MEADOW-PIPIT. (North Wales) lit. 
“dwarf lark.” 
CorRHWYADEN: The TEAL. (North Wales) lit. “dwarf duck.” 
Cor-1ar. A Welsh name for the PARTRIDGE; lit. “little 
hen.” 
CoriraR yR Axpin. A Welsh name for the PTARMIGAN 
(Fleming) lit. “little hen of Scotland.” 
CORMORANT [No. 316]. Derived from the Fr. cormoran, 
Spanish cuervo marino—Lat. corvus marinus, hence meaning 
literally “Sea Raven.” The name Cormorant occurs in 
Turner (1544), also in Merrett and Willughby. Later 
writers such as Pennant, Latham, Lewin and Montagu 
spelt it “Corvorant.” Milton (‘‘ Paradise Lost,” bk. tv, 
247-68) introduces Satan in the form of a cormorant who 
perches upon the Tree of Life and beholds the beautiful 
region spread out before him. It does not seem, however, 
that evil associations have been properly connected with 
this bird, as they have with the true Corvine. 
In olden times this bird was frequently trained to 
fish, in fact the ‘‘ Master of the Cormorants”? was one 
of the officers of the Royal Household. The bird was 
carried by its keeper hooded, after the fashion of a hawk, 
to keep it quiet until its services were required. The 
practice has survived until recent times in Europe, as well 
as in the East. 
CorRMOREL. A name for the CORMORANT, according to Hett. 
Corn Brrp: The CORN-BUNTING. (Ireland.) 
