230 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
Petrel, as also in Montagu. The name Storm or Stormy 
arises from the belief that its appearance prognosticates 
stormy weather. The name Petrel is said to be from 
Fr. Peirel, a diminutive of Peter, and alludes to the Apostle 
Peter walking on the Sea of Galilee. One belief is that if 
the Storm-Petrel seeks the shore or the wake of a vessel, 
a storm is imminent. 
STRAND PLovER: The GREY PLOVER. (Cork). From its 
frequenting the sea-shore. 
Srrany. A name for the COMMON GUILLEMOT. (Bewick, 
Montagu.) 
Straw Mouse: The WHITETHROAT. (Cheshire.) 
STRAW-SMALL: The WHITETHROAT. (West Riding, York- 
shire.) From the nest being composed of dry grass, ete. 
STRAW-SMEAR: The GARDEN-WARBLER and the WHITE- 
THROAT. (Westmorland.) Montagu spells it ‘ Straw- 
smeer.”’ 
STREAKED TUFTED-OwL. Macgillivray’s name for the SHORT- 
EARED OWL. 
StRiATED-WooDPECKER. Macgillivray’s name for the LESSER 
SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 
STUBBLE GoosE: The GREY LAG-GOOSE. (East Lothian.) 
Stumpy Dick or Stumpy Toppy: The WREN. (Longden- 
dale, Cheshire.) 
SUB-ALPINE WARBLER [No. 150]. The name is derived 
from Boneili’s name for the species (Sylvia subalpina). 
SUELLAK. A Cornish name for the FIELDFARE. 
Surterr. A Gaelic name for the GANNET. (St. Kilda.) From 
suil=eye, and gheur=sharp. It is the original of Solan. 
SumMMER Brrp : The WRYNECK. (Northumberland.) 
SumMeER Duck: The GARGANEY. (See Summer Teal). 
Summer SnipE: The COMMON SANDPIPER. (Northum- 
berland, Yorks, Cheshire, Scotland.) Because seen com- 
monly in summer in those districts to which the true Snipes 
are chiefly winter-visitors. It is the name adopted by 
Mr. Dresser for the species. 1t has also been applied to 
the GREEN SANDPIPER and the DUNLIN. 
SumMeER Trat.: The GARGANEY. (Somerset and Norfolk.) 
It occurs in Albin. Newton says that it is the colloquial 
name, Garganey being a book-name. 
SumMER WactaiL: The YELLOW WAGTAIL. On cetgun 
of its being a summer-visitor. 
