70 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
CUNEATE-TAILED GuLtL: The WEDGE-TAILED GULL. 
(Richardson and Swainson.) 
Cur or Curre. Applied to the diving ducks generally, but 
more especially to the SCAUP-DUCK. (See also Pied 
Curre, Grey-backed Curre, etc.) 
CurcaG or CuRocHDAG. Gaelic names for the LAPWING. 
CuRLEW. See COMMON CURLEW. 
CURLEW-HELP. An obsolete Lancashire name for the CURLEW 
(Swainson. ) 
Curtew-Jack: The WHIMBREL. An equivalent to Jack- 
Curlew and Half-Curlew 
CurLEW-KnaveE: The WHIMBREL. Occurs in the “ House- 
hold book” of Lord William of Naworth (Cumberland), 
1612-40; lit. smali or half curlew, from A.Sax. cnafa, cnapa= 
a boy, the application of knave to a rascal or dishonest person 
being much more recent. An equivalent to Jack-Curlew, 
Half-Curlew, etc. (q.v.). 
Curtew-Kwnor: The WHIMBREL. (Spalding.) 
CURLEW-SANDPIPER [No. 374]. Formerly described as the 
Pigmy Curlew, from its resemblance to a miniature Curlew, 
the name being apparently first used by Montagu (1802) 
as a translation of Latham’s name Numenius pigmeus, 
based on Gmelin’s Scolopax pigmea. The name Curlew- 
Sandpiper is found in Yarrell (Ist ed.). 
CURLEW-WHELP: The BAR-TAILED GODWIT. (Humber 
foreshores. ) 
CurLIEW: The COMMON CURLEW. (Merrett.) 
CuRRE-wIGEON : The TUFTED DUCK. (Somersetshire.) 
CurRWILLET: The SANDERLING. Willughby says it is so 
called “‘ about Pensance in Cornwall.” It is said to be 
derived from its cry. 
CusHat: The RING-DOVE. Said to be from Lat. Questus (see 
also Queest), but much more probably from A.Sax. cusccote, 
a wild pigeon. Used in Westmorland, Yorkshire, Cheshire, 
Berks., Bucks.; also throughout Western Scotland (Gray). 
It occurs in Turner (1544) as “‘ Coushot,”’ and as ‘‘ Cowshot ” 
in Ray (1691), while Coward and Oldham give both 
Cowshat and Cushat for Cheshire, and Nelson and Clarke 
give Cooshat, Cushat, Cushard, Cowscot, Cooshout for 
Yorkshire. Swainson thinks it is derived from its cooing 
note, and he gives Cushat as a Northamptonshire name 
for the STOCK-DOVE. 
