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Por, Pver, Prot, or-Pvor; The MAGPIE. Turner (1544) 
has “ Piot,’’ and Merrett (1667) has “‘ Pyot.” Piet is also 
applied to the DIPPER. (See “ Water-Piet.’’) 
PIE-WYPE or PrE-wiPpE: The LAPWING. (See “ Wype.’’) 
Picgzon Fett: The FIELDFARE. (Berks., Bucks., Oxon., 
Cheshire.) From the blue-grey lower-back. 
Picron Gutu: The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (Yorkshire 
coast.) 
Pickeon Hawk: The GOSHAWK (Rutty); also the 
SPARROW-HAWK (Yorkshire). Occurs in Montagu for 
the latter species. 
PIGEON oF THE NortH. Aname forthe LITTLE AUK. (Hett.) 
Picton PLtoverR: The GREY PLOVER. (Humber district.) 
Piamy CURLEW or Pigmy SanppipER: The CURLEW SAND- 
PIPER. So called from its being supposed to resemble 
a miniature Curlew. Montagu includes the species under 
the name of Pigmy Curlew, which is a Norfolk name for 
the species. 
Pia Mynawp. A Welsh name for the AVOCET. 
Pita GwyRpD: The GREENFINCH. (North Wales) lit. 
“* oreen finch.” 
PINE-BUNTING [No. 44]. A bird inhabiting the pine forests 
of Siberia, which has lately been recorded once from Fair 
Isle (Shetlands). 
PINE-GROSBEAK [No. 32]. So called from its frequenting 
pine woods. Grosbeak is from Fr. grosbec (“ great bill’’). 
The name is found in Bewick (1797). It is the Pine Bull- 
finch of Selby and the Common Hawfinch of Fleming, while 
Edwards calls it the Greatest Bullfinch. 
Ping Maw: The BLACK-HEADED GULL. (Antrim.) 
Prnk, Prnkety, PrInK-TWInK. Provincial names for the CHAF- 
FINCH. (England.) From its call-note. 
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE [No. 278]. First described and named 
by Bartlett (“‘ P.Z.S.,” 1839, p. 3), the name being adopted 
by Yarrell and succeeding authors. 
Prynock: The HEDGE-SPARROW. (Provincial). From its 
piping note (Swainson). The BEARDED TITMOUSE is 
also known as “ Bearded Pinnock.” 
PINTAIL [No. 296]. The name Pintail is first applied by 
Pennant (1766) who calls it Pintail Duck. Willughby and 
Ray call it the “Sea Pheasant or Cracker.” The name 
arises from the pointed appearance of the tail, the two middle 
feathers of which are elongated and finely pointed. 
