174 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
PARTRIDGE : The general name for the COMMON PARTRIDGE. 
Old Eng. Pertriche; Scot., Patrick, Paitrick, or Pertrick. 
Passenger-Pigeon. An American species, now thought to be 
extinct, of which five British examples are on record, but 
which are presumed to have escaped from captivity. The 
name seems to have been invented by Wilson, the colloquial 
name in North America having apparently been “ Wild 
Pigeon.” On the British side it occurs in Jenyns (1835) 
and as Passenger Turtle in Selby (1833). 
PASSERINE OwL: The LITTLE OWL. 
PASSERINE WARBLER: The GARDEN-WARBLER. Found 
in Bewick (1797). 
Patrick or PerTICK : The COMMON PARTRIDGE. (Scotland.) 
See Partridge. 
Pra-Birp : The WRYNECK. (Provincial.) Swainson says it is 
from its sharp utterance of the sound “ pea-pea.” 
PEAR-TREE GoLpFINcH. A bird-fancier’s name for a supposed 
large variety of the GOLDFINCH, reared in pear-trees. 
Pease Crow: The COMMON TERN. §(Provincial.) 
PEASE WEEP, or PEESEWEEP: The LAPWING. (Scotland and 
Northumberland.) From its cry. According to Swainson 
the name has also been applied to the GREENFINCH, 
because one of its notes resembles that of the Lapwing. 
PECTORAL SANDPIPER [No. 378, American Pectoral 
Sandpiper; No. 379, Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper]. This 
species is now. divided into two forms, of which the Arctic- 
American race has occurred many times in our islands, but 
the Asiatic is only known to have occurred once with 
certainty. The name Pectoral Sandpiper is found in 
Jenyns, Yarrell (1st ed.) and later authors. 
Perr o’ Day: A name for the LITTLE GREBE. (Kast 
Cottingwith, Yorkshire.) 
Peer: The SANDERLING. (Boulmer, Northumberland.) 
From its note. Also the MEADOW-PIPIT (Forfar). 
Prepy Lennart. A Holy Island name for the TWITE. 
(Bolam.) 
Prerrize WuHave: The WHIMBREL. (Shetlands.) 
Prrsnies: The LAPWING. (Cheshire.) 
PEETLARK: The MEADOW-PIPIT. (Cheshire.) 
Prewit: The LAPWING. (See Pewit.) 
Prewit GuLtt: The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (See Pewit 
Gull.) 
