112 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
Grey-HEN. A North Country name for the female of the 
BLACK GROUSE. 
Grey Heron. Macgillivray’s name for the COMMON HERON. 
Grey Kats or GREY Pate: The young GOLDFINCH. (North 
and Kast Yorkshire.) 
GREY LAG-GOOSE [No. 274]. The name appears to have 
arisen from the fact that this was the grey Goose that lagged 
behind the other species when they betook themselves to 
their more northern breeding-quarters. Willughby and Ray 
call it the “common Wild Goose.” The name Grey 
Lag Goose first appears in Pennant (1777). It is the Grey 
Goose of some authors, and the “ Grey-legged Goose ” of 
Yarrell (Ist ed.). In Scotland when Wild Geese are seen 
flying north before the breeding-season, it is looked upon 
as a sien of fair, settled weather. 
Grey Lennart. A Northumbrian name for the LINNET. 
(Lennart—Linnet.) 
Grey Linnet: The LINNET. A common provincial name ; 
also applied to the TWITE in parts of Yorkshire. 
Grey Lona-BEAK: The RED-BREASTED SNIPE. (Mac- 
gillivray.) 
Grey Nicut-Hreron: The NIGHT-HERON. (Macgillivray.) 
Grey OwL: The TAWNY OWL. (Willughby.) 
GREY PartRipGeE: The COMMON PARTRIDGE. (Macgillivray.) 
GREY PHALAROPE [No. 398]. The name, which originates 
in its grey-and-white winter-plumage, occurs first in Pennant 
(1766) as Seallop-toe Sandpiper, but in later editions as 
Grey Phalarope. It is the “ Great Coot-footed Tringa ” of 
Edwards (pl. 308), upon which is based Brisson’s genus 
Phalaropus, whence the name Phalarope. 
GREY PLOVER [No. 365]. The name originates in the grey- 
and-white of the winter-plamage. Occurs first in Merrett’s 
list (1667). Willughby also terms it the “Grey Plover, 
called at Venice Squatarola.”” The name has also been 
applied in Ireland to the GOLDEN PLOVER, and in 
Scotland to the KNOT. 
Grey Prarmican: The PTARMIGAN. (Macgillivray.) The 
name is only appropriate when in summer-plumage, the 
upper-parts being then freckled with grey and brown. 
Grey Repstart: The REDSTART. (Edwards.) 
Grey SANDPIPER: The GREY PLOVER. (Pennant.) 
GREY SHRIKE: Properly the GREAT GREY SHRIKE, but 
also applied to the LESSER GREY SHRIKE. 
