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and in Merrett (1667) who identifies it with the “ Attagen ” 
(q.v.) of older authors and says it occurs in Lincolnshire. 
The name Godwit Snipe is more especially used to denote 
the BAR-TAILED GODWIT, I believe. Willughby’s 
“Godwit, Yarwhelp, or Yarwip” is the BAR-TAILED 
GODWIT, and his “‘second sort of Godwit” the BLACK- 
TAILED GODWIT. Godwyn is used by Rutty (1772) and 
Swainson gives Godwin as an Irish name, while Nelson and 
Clarke give it as a Redcar name for the BAR-TAILED 
GODWIT. The Godwit Snipe of Pennant is the BAR- 
TAILED GODWIT and his Red Godwit Snipe the 
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT. 
Goa, Gok. Cornish names for the CUCKOO. 
GoLpcrEsT: The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. 
GoLDEN AMBER, GOLDFINCH, GOLDIE, GowpIEz. Local Cheshire 
names for the YELLOW BUNTING. From its yellow 
plumage. 
GOLDEN-COLOURED WREN: The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. 
GOLDEN-CRESTED KINGLET, or REGULUS, or WARBLER: The 
GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. The word Regulus is from 
Cuvier’s generic name (1800), and is used by Yarrell. 
GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN [Nos. 102-103, Continental and 
British Golden-Crested Wrens]. Occurs in Willughby 
(1678) as the ‘“Golden-crowned Wren,” while Pennant 
(1766) calls it Golden-crested Wren, the crown having 
a conspicuous recumbent crest, yellow in front and 
rich orange behind, bordered on either side with black. 
Turner correctly describes this species under the name of 
Tyrannus, but confuses it with the Shrikes and gives “‘ Nyn 
Murder” as its English name, which belongs to the latter 
birds. Willughby and Ray remark, “‘ What is spoken of the 
antipathy and feud between this bird and the Eagle we look 
upon as an old wives’ fable.” The legend, so I believe, 
belongs to the WREN (q.v.) and not this species. The 
British form appears to be a resident, or partially so, with 
us, while the Continental form is a migrant to our coasts. 
GOLDEN Cutty: The GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN.  (Hants.) 
GOLDEN EAGLE [No. 240]. This name is first found in 
Willughby and is adopted by succeeding authors. It 
occurs in Merrett’s Pinax (1667) as Aquila, “the Eagle,” 
which is also given as the English name for it by Aldrovandus 
(p. 110) who names it Chrysetos. Merrett states that it 
migrates here from Ireland, where it is abundant. Turner 
(1544) has “aero's, aquila, Anglice anegle,” but apparently 
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