186 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
PuRRE Maw: The ROSEATE TERN. (Carrickfergus.) From 
its hoarse cry. Maw is an equivalent of Gull. 
Puttock: The KITE and also the COMMON BUZZARD 
Turner and Merrett apply it to the former, while Willughby 
applies it to the latter bird, to which also it was until 
recently applied in Essex, where half a century ago it was 
not such a rara avis in that county as the Kite. Montagu 
also gives it as a provincial name of the Common 
Buzzard, but Bewick, who spells it Puttok, applies it 
to the Kite. It appears also to have been sometimes 
applied to the MARSH-HARRIER. It is a contraction 
of “ poot-hawk,” lit. “‘ pullet-hawk,” poot signifying poult 
or pullet. Also sometimes spelt “ Puddock.” 
PwrrFin. A Welshname for the PUFFIN, of which it is, perhaps, 
the original. 
PWFFIN MANAW or PWFFINGEN Fanaw. Welsh names for the 
MANX SHEARWATER, ; lit. “ Manx Puffin.” 
Pyemy CurRLEw. See “ Pigmy Curlew.” 
Pysa Eryr. A Welsh name for the OSPREY, signifying 
** Fish eagle.” 
Pyseotwrk: The KINGFISHER. (North Wales) lit. “fisher.” 
QUAIL [No. 468]. From O.Fr. Quaille (Mod. Fr. Caille). The 
name occurs in Turner (1544) as ‘“‘ Quale:”’ Merrett and 
Willughby have Quail. As instancing the immense migra- 
tions of former times it may be related that Pliny credits 
them with being a danger to sailors, as he says they often 
settle on the sails, and that always at night, and so sink 
ships. 
QuatuziE. An old Scots name for the QUAIL. 
QuAKETAIL. A name invented by Macgillivray for the group 
of “‘ yellow ” wagtails (Budytes), as distinguished from the 
PIED WAGTAIL and its congeners which he called 
“* wagtails.”’ 
QUEEST, QuEsT, Quist, QuisTy. Provincial names for the 
RING-DOVE. Occurs in Merrett (1667) as “ Quist ” and 
in Montagu as “ Quest.” It is also found corrupted to 
Quice, Queeze, or Quease. From Lat. questus. (See also 
Wood Quest.) 
QurEeT. A name for the COOT. (Swainson.) 
QuEEzE: The RING-DOVE. (Cheshire.) (See Queest.) 
QuEt: The COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Aberdeen.) 
QuuHare. An old Scots form of ‘“ Whaup” (CORLEW). 
