220 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
Snow-Birp. A name for the SNOW-BUNTING (North 
England and Scotland); also the FIELDFARE (Shrop- 
shire); and the IVORY GULL (Fleming). 
SNOW-BUNTING [No. 56]. From its inhabiting the Polar 
Regions and its white winter-plumage. Occurs in Sibbald 
(1684) as “‘Snowfleck and Shoulfall,” and in Edwards as 
** Snow-bird.” 
Snow-cuick. A name for the PTARMIGAN. (Hett.) 
SNOW-FINCH [No. 39]. An Alpine species which has lately 
occurred in our Islands. The name is found in Latham 
(‘‘Syn.,” 1, p. 264). 
Snow-Fincu : The Snow Bunting (Dumfriesshire.) 
SNOWFLAKE or SNAwW FowL: The SNOW-BUNTING. (Orkney 
and Shetland.) The name occurs in Sibbald as Snowfleck. 
Montagu gives Snow Fowl as a provincial name. Swainson 
also gives “Snow Flight” as a name for the species. Saxby 
gives “‘Snaa Fool” (Snow Fow]) for the Shetlands. 
SNOW-GOOSE [No. 279, Snow-Gocse; No. 280, Greater 
Snow-Goose]. So called from its inhabiting the Arctic 
Regions and from its white plumage. It was described by 
Pallas under the name Ayperboreus, which implies its Arctic 
habitat. The smaller form is the one which has occurred 
irregularly in small numbers in Ireland, but the Greater, 
or Greenland, form has only been obtained once. 
Snow Lark Buntine : The SNOW-BUNTING. (Macgillivray.) 
SNOWY-OWL [No. 218]. This species, so called from its 
Arctic habitat and its white plumage, occurs in Edwards 
pl. 61) as the “ Great White Owl.” Snowy Owl occurs in 
Pennant’s “ Arctic Zoology” and in Latham. Macgillivray 
calls it Snowy Day-Owl. 
SNUFF-HEADED WicEON. A name for the COMMON POCHARD. 
(Swainson.) 
SnytH: The COOT. (See Snaith.) 
Socan ErRA: The FIELDFARE. (North Wales) lit. “snow 
wallower.” 
SOCIABLE PLOVER [No. 366]. A rare straggler from south 
Russia and west Asia. The name is derived from the 
name gregarius conferred on it by Pallas in 1771. 
Sop. A Forfar name for the ROCK-DOVE. (Swainson.) 
Sornrar. A Welsh name for the QUAIL; lit. “ stubble-hen.” 
SoLan GoosE or SoLAND GoosE: The GANNET. Occurs in 
Barlow (1655) and Merrett’s list as “‘ Soland Goose,” and 
in Turner (1544) as “Solend Goose.” Willughby has 
