96 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
edition. It is the Burgomaster of many authors and the 
Great Grey Gull of Albin. The name Glaucous is from 
the white frosted appearance of its feathers. 
GLEAD or GLED: The KITE (formerly). Also a Border name 
for the HEN-HARRIER, while Swainson says it is applied 
in north Scotland to the BUZZARD. 
GLEAD Hawk: The KITE. (Cheshire.) 
GLEG Hawk: The SPARROW-HAWK. (Renfrew.) ‘“Gleg” 
signifies quick-eyed. 
GLIMMER Gowk: An Owl. 
GLOSSY IBIS [No. 259]. Apparently in former times a not 
uncommon visitor to our islands. The name “Ibis” 
occurs in Willughby (1678), who speaks of them in the 
plural as “Ibes.” Glossy Ibis seems to occur in most 
authors, from Pennant to Yarrell. 
Guat, Gnat Snap, Knat, or Kner. Names for the KNOT. 
Gnat is the same as Knot according to Sir Thomas Browne 
(see Newton, “‘ Dict.,” pp. 364-5). 
Guat Hawk: The NIGHTJAR. (Hants.) 
Gnat SNAPPER: The BEE-EATER. 
Goat CHAFFER: The NIGHTJAR. (Scotland.) 
Goat OwLt: The NIGHTJAR (Montagu). Swainson says it 
is a Gloucestershire name. 
GoATSUCKER. A common provincial name for the NIGHT- 
JAR. The name occurs in Merrett (1667) and in Wil- 
lughby. Turner (1544) calls it by the Latin equivalent 
Caprimulgus, and says on hearsay evidence that it sucks 
the milk of the goats, making them go blind, a tale which 
occurs in Aristotle, who says that “flying to the udders 
of she-goats, it sucks them and thus gets its name. They 
say that the udder withers when it has sucked at it, and 
that the goat goes blind.” Needless to say the story has 
long been refuted. 
GoBHA DHUBH NAN ALLT. A Gaelic name for the DIPPER, 
signifying ‘‘ blacksmith of the stream ” (Bolam). 
GoBHA UISGE or GOBHCHAN UISGE. A Gaelic name for the 
DIPPER: “uisge” signifies water. From its haunts. 
GOBHLAN GAINBHICH. A Gaelic name for the SAND-MARTIN. 
GOBHLAN-GAOITHE. A Gaelic name for the SWALLOW. 
Gopwit, Gopwit SNIPE, GODWIN, Goopwin, or GopwyNn: The 
BAR-TAILED and BLACK-TAILED GODWITS. The 
name Godwit is from A.Sax. god=good and wihta=an 
animal, lit. “good eating.” Godwit occurs in Turner (1544) 
