MUTE—NETTLE. 165 
(‘‘ Birds of Shakespeare’), we find the life of a man com- 
puted at 81 years, while “ the life of a goose is three times 
that of a man ; and the life of a swan is three times that of 
a goose; and the life of a swallow is three times that of a 
swan; and the life of an eagle is three times that of a 
swallow ; and the life of a serpent is three times that of an 
eagle; and the life of a raven is three times that of a 
serpent ; and the life of a hart is three times that of a raven ; 
and an oak groweth 500 years, and fadeth 500 years.” This 
last computation is not so far from the truth, but the 
others are obviously absurd. 
Mouzzet TurusH. A corruption of MISTLE-THRUSH. 
Mwore: The BULLFINCH. (Dorset.) 
MwyatcHen. A Welsh name for the BLACKBIRD, properly 
applicable to the female, the male being called “ Aderyn 
ddu.” 
MWwYALCHEN DDwR. A Welsh name for the DIPPER; lit. 
“‘ water blackbird.” 
MwyYALcHEN y araia. A Welsh name for the RING-OUZEL; 
lit. “‘ rock blackbird,” 
Myntar Crar: The JACK-SNIPE. (North Wales) lit. “lesser 
peat hen.” 
NanniE Wactait: The PIED WAGTAIL. (Notts.) 
Nanny Reprait: The REDSTART. (Cleveland, Yorkshire.) 
Nanpre. A Lincolnshire and Yorkshire name for the MAGPIE ; 
in Craven it becomes “‘nan-piannot.”” Swainson also gives 
“Pie nanny ” as a Lonsdale name. 
Navk or Nack: The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. (Holy 
Island.) A corruption of Auk; also applied to other 
Divers. Swainson also gives Naak as a Scottish name for 
the species. 
NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT [No. 201]. This Asiatic species 
derives its name from the projecting spines at the end of 
the tail-feathers. 
NETTLEe-BIRD: The WHITETHROAT. (Leicestershire.) 
NETTLE-CREEPER or NETTLE-MONGER. Provincial names for the 
WHITETHROAT, and also the BLACKCAP; and said 
to be applied to the GARDEN-WARBLER in Craven. 
The REED-BUNTING also occurs as Nettle-monger in 
Morton’s “‘ Northamptonshire.” The name is most appro- 
priate for the first-named bird, which chiefly frequents 
nettle-beds. 
