RED—RED. 191 
RED-BREASTED SNIPE-TATTLER: The RED-BREASTED SAND- 
PIPER. So called because it resembles both the snipes 
and the “ tattlers.” 
Repear: The GOLDFINCH. (North England.) From its red 
front , also applied to the LINNET when in spring-plumage 
with red crown, and to the LESSER REDPOLL at Ack- 
worth, Yorkshire. 
Rep Cock: The RED GROUSE. (Tunstall MS., 1780.) 
RED Coot-FooTED TRiINnGA : The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 
(female) is so called by Edwards. 
Rep Crakina REED-WREN. A name for SAVI’S WARBLER. 
RED-CRESTED POCHARD [No. 297]. The name is found 
in Selby. It is the Red-crested Whistling Duck of Yarrell 
(1st ed.) who first recorded the species in 1828 (‘ Zool. Jnl.,”’ 
mu, p. 492). The name arises from the rusty-red colour of 
the crested head. 
Rep Duck: The FERRUGINOUS DUCK. (Pennant.) 
RED-EYED PoKkER: The COMMON POCHARD. (Provincial.) 
RED-FOOTED FALCON [No. 239]. The name, which originates 
in the bright brownish red of the tarsi and feet, appears in 
the first edition of Yarrell. It is the Red-legged Falcon of 
Jenyns and Eyton, and the Orange-legged Hobby of Selby. 
RED-FRONTED SwaLLow: The SWALLOW (Macgillivray). 
RED-FRONTED THISTLE-FINCH: The GOLDFINCH. (Macgil- 
livray.) 
Rep Game: The RED GROUSE. Occurs in Willughby. 
Rep Gopwit: The BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Pennant, 
Montagu); BAR-TAILED GODWIT (Selby). 
Rep Gopwit Syree: The BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, in 
spring-plumage. (Pennant.) 
RED GROUSE [No. 464]. Pennant, in his folio edition, calls 
it Grous only, but in his later editions “‘ Red Grous,” the 
final e being quite modern. Occurs in Willughby (1678) 
as ““ Red Game, Gor-cock, More-cock,”’ while Sibbald (1684) 
ealls it ‘‘Moor-Cock, or Moor-fowl.” It is believed in 
Scotland that the gathering of Grouse into large flocks 
indicates snow. Their approach to the farm-yard is a sign 
of severe weather—frost and snow. When they sit on 
dykes in the moor, rain only is expected (Inwards). 
Rep Hawk: The KESTREL. (Stirling and Yorkshire.) From 
its rufous plumage. Also the PEREGRINE FALCON in 
first year’s plumage. 
Rep-HEAD: The COMMON POCHARD. (Yorkshire.) 
