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SporreD Snipe. The SPOTTED REDSHANK is so called by 
many old authors. 
Sporrep Srarrinc: The STARLING. (Macgillivray.) 
Srpottep Warer-Hen: The SPOTTED CRAKE. 
SpowE: The WHIMBREL. From Icel. Spdi. Stevenson 
gives this as an ancient Norfolk name for the species. 
Sprat Loon or SPRAT BORER: The RED-THROATED DIVER. 
(Essex, Yorkshire.) Hett gives Sprat Lumme as a name 
for the BLACK-THROATED DIVER. Swainson gives 
Spratoon as a Norfolk name for the former species. 
SpRATTER : The COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Hampshire.) From 
its fondness for small fry (Swainson). 
Sprie-raIL: The PINTAIL. (Provincial.) 
Spring DorrerEL: The DOTTEREL. (Yorkshire.) 
Spring Wactait: The YELLOW WAGTAIL. (Yorkshire.) 
From its migratory nature. 
Sprite: The GREEN WOODPECKER. (Suffolk.) Probably 
a corruption of Specht (q.v.). 
Spuc, Spruce, SprRonG, SPRIG, SPURDIE, Spyne: The HOUSE- 
SPARROW. (Scotland.) Spug is also a Nottinghamshire 
name for the species, Spuggy a Yorkshire, and Sprig and 
Spug Northumberland names. 
SpurRE: The COMMON TERN. (North eas From its 
cry. 
Spur-winged Goose. Examples of this tropical African species 
are sometimes obtained in our islands, but as it has been 
introduced here they can hardly be genuine visitors. The 
name is found in Bewick, Yarrell and other authors. 
SQUACCO HERON [No. 265]. The first mention of the name 
is to be found in Willughby (1678) who calls it the Heron 
which they call Sguacco in the Valleys of Malalbergo,” 
and who derives the species from Aldrovandus. The modern 
spelling Squacco dates from Latham and is perhaps a mis- 
spelling of Sguacco. Montagu (“ Orn. Dict.,”’ Supp.) spells it 
““ Sguacco.” 
Squawkine TuRusH: The MISTLE-THRUSH. (Isle of Wight.) 
Squeak TurusH: The MISTLE-THRUSH. (Wiltshire.) 
SquEALER: The SWIFT. (Cheshire.) 
Stac: A Norfolk name for the WREN ; also the male RUFF 
until it acquires its wattles in the second year (Hett). 
STaANCHEL: The KESTREL. (Sibbald.) 
