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86 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
FeL_ty FLEe’eR or Fevtre Furer. The MISTLE-THRUSH is 
so called in south-west Scotland. The FIELDFARE might 
seem to be intended, but not necessarily, for the term 
(i.e. “ field-flyer ’’) would well fit the MISTLE-THRUSH. 
FENDY-FARE: The FIELDFARE. (Northumberland.) Also 
applied to the MISTLE-THRUSH, with which it is con- 
fused in Northumberland. 
Fen Eacite: The WHITE-TAILED EAGLE. (Provincial.) 
FEN GoosE: The GREY LAG-GOOSE. Montagu gives it as 
a provincial name. 
Fen Reepuine: The REED-WARBLER. (Provincial.) 
Fen TuorusH: The MISTLE-THRUSH. (Northants.) 
Fern Ow: The NIGHTJAR. Found in Willughby (1678) : 
from its frequenting bracken. It is in use locally in Hamp- 
shire, Cheshire, Shropshire, and East Lothian. 
FERRUGINOUS DUCK [No. 299]. The name occurs in 
Pennant (1776), probably translated from Gmelin’s Anas 
ferruginea. Itisalso the “ Red Duck ” of the same author’s 
“Arctic Zoology,” and the White-eyed Duck of many authors. 
Fresant. A Welsh name for the PHEASANT. 
Frresont. A Cornish name for the PHEASANT. 
Friaysoag. A Welsh name for the GARDEN-WARBLER. 
Fiacn. An Irish name for the RAVEN. 
Fippuer: The COMMON SANDPIPER. (Hebrides.) Swain- 
son says the name is derived from the manner in which it 
continually vibrates its body, as if on a pivot. 
Fretp Duck: The LITTLE BUSTARD. (Albin.) 
FIELDFARE [No. 155]. Newton says the name is derived 
from A.Sax. Fealo-for (—Fallow-farer). The name appears 
in Turner (1544) as “‘feldfare”’ and “ feldefare,” and as 
late as 1667 in Merrett’s list also as “feldefare.” Wil- 
lughby (1678) has “‘ Fieldfare ” and Sibbald (1684) “‘ Field- 
fare.” Various corruptions are prevalent in the provinces, 
i.e. Felfit, Felfer, Felfaw, Fildifire, ete., while in Wiltshire 
it becomes Velverd. This species usually arrives from its 
northern breeding-grounds in September. In the north 
it is considered that an earlier arrival than usual indicates 
an early and severe winter. 
Frevpie: The FIELDFARE ; an abbreviation. 
Fretp Lark: The TREE-PIPIT. So called in Pennantfand 
other writers to Montagu, the species of Pipits being¥con- 
fused with the Larks. Fleming also describes the SKY- 
LARK under this name. 
