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80 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
DutcH Crow : The HOODED CROW. (Ackworth, Yorkshire.) 
Dwarr Auk: The LITTLE AUK. (Flamborough.) 
DwarFr Heron: The LITTLE EGRET (?). Occurs in Turner. - 
Hett gives the name to the SQUACCO HERON. 
DwarF Rait: The LITTLE CRAKE. 
Dyxet Hopper: The WHEATEAR. (Stirling.) 
Dyke Sparrow: The HEDGE-SPARROW. (Provincial.) 
DyLLUAN FAWR. A Welsh name for the EAGLE-OWL; lit. 
“ oreat owl.” 
DYLLUAN FRECH, DYLLUAN FELYNDDU, DYLLUAN FIG, DYLLUAN 
RUDD, DyLLUAN Y COED. Welsh names for the TAWNY 
OWL, signifying (1) spotted, (2) yellow-black, (3) hoot- 
ing, (4) ruddy, and (5) wood-owl. 
Dytiuan GLustiog. A Welsh name for the SHORT-EARED 
OWL, signifying “eared owl.” 
DyLiuAN cornioc. A Welsh name for the LONG-EARED 
OWL, signifying “ horned owl.” 
DytLuAN wEN. A Welsh name for the BARN-OWL, signify- 
ing ‘“‘ white owl.” 
Eacue Fisher: The OSPREY. (Scotland.) 
EAGLE-OWL [No.* 223]. So called from its pre-eminent size 
and supposed resemblance to an eagle. The name occurs 
in Willughby (1678). 
Fata. A Gaelic name for the WHOOPER SWAN. (Western 
Isles.) 
Eaqguat, Ecatt, Eccitz, or EcteE: The GREEN WOOD- 
PECKER | (see Stockeekle). The first two are Shropshire 
names, and the third is an Oxfordshire one. 
Earep Doscuick: The BLACK-NECKED GREBE. 
(Edwards.) Also occurs as Hared Dabchick. 
EarED GREBE. A former name for the BLACK-NECKED 
GREBE. Occurs in most authors from Pennant onwards 
to Yarrell. 
FEARED Ow: The LONG-EARED OWL. 
Eart Duck: The RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. (East 
Lothian.) In Northumberland it becomes Yearel 
(Witherby). No doubt corruptions of Harle Duck, the 
Orkney name. 
Farta Tirtinc : The MEADOW-PIPIT. (East Lothian.) 
Easinc Sparrow: The HOUSE-SPARROW. (Shropshire.) 
From its nesting in the eaves, or easing, of houses 
(Swainson). 
