GREAT—GREAT, 105 
GREATER Coot. A supposed larger northern form of the 
COOT, described as distinct by Willughby, Pennant, 
Latham, Montagu and others. It is the Fulica aterrima of 
Linnzeus. 
GREATER CRESTED or CorpPED or Hornep DovuckEeR: The 
GREAT CRESTED GREBE. (Willughby.) 
GREATER Dapcuick or Doscnick: The GREAT CRESTED 
GREBE. Greater Dobchick occurs in Edwards. 
GREATER Loon: The GREAT CRESTED GREBE. (Wil- 
lughby.) Also a local name in Norfolk and West Ireland. 
It is applied to the GREAT NORTHERN DIVER by Hett. 
Great ERNE: The WHITE-TAILED EAGLE. (Bewick.) 
GREATER PerrycHars: The GARDEN-WARBLER. Occurs 
in Montagu. Latham, Lewin and cthers call it the Petty- 
chaps, and Willughby and Ray’s Pettychaps is also pro- 
bably this species, as well as Bewick’s Fauvette or Petty- 
chaps. Newton says the name was not obsolete near 
Sheffield in 1873, while Latham records its use in Lanca- 
shire. Pennant (fo. ed., 1766) under “ Pettychaps ” 
unites both the present bird and the Lesser Pettychaps or 
CHIFFCHAFF, but separated them in later editions. 
GREATER PLtoveR: The GREENSHANK (Willughby); the 
STONE-CURLEW (Macgillivray). 
GREATER ReD-HEApED LinneT: The LINNET. (Willughby.) 
GREATER REDPOLE: The LINNET. (Montagu.) Also spelt 
Greater Redpoll. 
GREATER SEA-SwALLow : The COMMON TERN. (Albin.) 
GREATER SHEARWATER: The GREAT SHEARWATER. 
(Yarrell.) 
GREATER TERN: The COMMON TERN. (Pennant.) 
GREATER YELLOWSHANK [No. 393]. A North American 
species. 
GREATEST BuLttFincH: The PINE GROSBEAK. (Edwards.) 
GREATEST Martin or Swirt: The WHITE-BELLIED SWIFT. 
(Edwards.) 
GREATEST SPECKLED Driver or Loon : The GREAT NORTHERN 
DIVER. (Wiilughby.) 
GREAT GALLINULE: The MOORHEN. 
Great Grey Guu. (Willughby and Albin.) Apparently the 
immature GLAUCOUS GULL. Willughby and Ray, how- 
ever, ‘“‘ take it to be the Cornish Wagel,” which latter name 
is a local name for the GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL. 
