SNOW—SPADGE. 221 
““Soland Goose.’ The derivation appears to be from the 
Gaelic suilear, meaning quick-sighted, from Suil=eye, and 
gheur—=sharp. Skeat, however, preferred Icel. Sula or 
Sulan (the n being the definite article). 
SOLITARY SANDPIPER [No. 391]. A North American 
species, originally described by Wilson, who conferred on 
it the name solitarius from its solitary habits. 
Sotrrary SnrpE: The GREAT SNIPE. So called from its 
being commonly met with in this country singly. The 
name occurs in Bewick (1804). 
Sonitary TorusH: The STARLING (immature). Occurs in 
all old authors as a separate species, so called from its 
greyish-brown plumage, somewhat resembling that of a 
thrush, and its supposed solitary habits. It will be found 
described as a British species in the Supp. to Montagu’s 
“Orn. Dict.,” 1813. 
Sone Linnet. A Yorkshire name for the LINNET. 
SONG-THRUSH [No. 158, British Song-Thrush; No. 157, 
Continental Song-Thrush]. So called from its pre-eminence 
as a songster. The name was first used by Merrett and 
also occurs in Willughby and in most modern authors. 
Hartert has recently separated the resident British form 
from the Continental form, which visits our coast on 
migration. In “Science Gossip” (vol. mt, p. 141) a popu- 
lar belief regarding this bird is referred to, to the effect that 
it acquires new legs and casts the old ones when about ten 
years old. 
SOOTY SHEARWATER [No. 327]. This Petrel, a near ally 
of the GREAT SHEARWATER, is so called from its 
sombre plumage. 
SOOTY TERN [No. 422}. The name, which originates in the 
sooty-black of the upper-parts, is found in Jardine’s edition 
of Wilson (vol. m1, 1832). 
Sorze-HAwKs. A falconer’s term for hawks of the first year, 
taken while still retaining immature-plumage. Said to be 
from Fr. soret, signifying a dusky colour, but Newton 
thinks it akin to “sorrel,” and properly applicable to 
those with reddish plumage. 
SOUTHERN SANDPIPER: The KNOT, when changing to summer 
plumage. (Hett.) 
SOUTH EUROPEAN GREY SHRIKE [No. 108]. A southern 
form of the GREAT GREY SHRIKE. 
SpaDGE or SpapGER: The HOUSE-SPARROW. (Northern 
counties.) A vulgar corruption of Sparrow. 
