132 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
JAY [Ne. 10, British Jay; No. 9, Continental Jay; No. 11, 
Irish Jay]. Occurs in Barlow’s Plates (1655), in 
Merrett (1667), and in Willughby. From Fr. Géai. 
Hartert has separated the resident British and Irish 
forms of the Jay from the Continental form, hence the 
change of name. 
Jay: The MISTLE-THRUSH is so called in many parts of 
Ireland. (Thompson.) 
JAYyPIE: The JAY (Notts., Cornwall, Devonshire); the 
MISTLE-THRUSH (Wilts.). 
Jay pret: The JAY. (Perth, and Sedbergh, Yorkshire.) 
Jay Test: The TEAL. (Kirkecudbright.) Swainson thinks it 
is from its colour. 
Jepcock: The JACK SNIPE. (Provincial.) 
JENNIE CutT-THROAT: The WHITETHROAT. (Roxburgh.) 
JENNY Crow. A name for the HERON according te Swainson. 
JENNY CRUDLE: The WREN. (Provincial.) 
JENNY Heron: The HERON. (Kirkcudbright.) 
JENNY Howiet: The BARN-OWL and the TAWNY OWL. 
(North of England.) Yorkshire variations are Jinny Hullut 
and Jinny Yewlatt. 
JENNY JAY or Jinny JAY: The JAY. (North and west York- 
shire.) 
JENNY OwL: The BARN-OWL. (Northumberland.) 
JENNY Reptait: The REDSTART. (North Yorkshire.) Nelson 
and Clarke give Jenny Wrentail and Wrenny Redtail as 
local Yorkshire variations. 
JENNY WREN or JENNY. A common provincial name for the 
WREN. Itisin use in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, 
and other counties. Johnson (“ Zoologist,” 1848) also 
gives “ Jenner Hen ”’ as a Yorkshire name, and “ Jinties ” 
is said to be used at Barnsley. 
JERCOCK or CHERCOcK: The MISTLE-THRUSH. (West- 
morland.) Perhaps a corruption of ‘‘Shercock” (q.v.), 
but Swainson thinks it to be from its harsh ery. 
JEREMY Joy (=—January Joy). A Cleveland name for the 
MISTLE-THRUSH. 
JER-Fatcon: The GYR-FALCON. Also probably formerly 
applied by falconers to the ICELAND FALCON and 
GREENLAND FALCON. The name occurs in Willughby 
(1678), and is a corruption of Gerfalcon (or Gyrfalcon). 
JERKIN. An old falconer’s term for the male of the GYR- 
FALCON. 
