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Tawny Bunting: The SNOW-BUNTING. (Young males or 
females in winter-plumage.) Described as a_ separate 
species by the older writers from Pennant to Montagu. 
TAWNY OWL [No. 229]. So called from its reddish-brown, 
or tawny colour. The name first occurs in Pennant (1766). 
Willughby and Ray call it the “Common Brown, or 
Ivy Owl.” 
TAWNY PIPIT [No. 66]. So called from its buffish-brown, 
or tawny, plumage. 
TEAL [No. 289]. Occurs in Merrett, and in Willughby and 
Ray. Turner (1544) has “Tele” and Barlow (1655) 
“Teale.” ; 
TEAL-DRAKE: The SCAUP-DUCK is so called by gunners in 
the North. (Hawker.) 
TEARY-EERIE. Bolam gives this as a Northumbrian name for 
the CORN-BUNTING; but is uncertain whether it is 
derived from its song, or is a corruption of “‘ weary-weary ” 
in allusion to its heavy flight. 
TeasEeR: The ARCTIC SKUA. (Provincial.) From its habit 
of harassing the Gulls and Terns until they disgorge their 
prey. 
TrEETAN or TEETING: The MEADOW-PIPIT. (Orkneys and 
Shetlands.) Also the ROCK-PIPIT (Shetlands). 
TEETicK or TEETUCK: The ROCK-PIPIT. (Orkneys and Shet- 
land.) 
TrEEucK: The LAPWING. (Provincial.) From its cry. 
TEE-wHAAP. A name for the LAPWING. (Hett.) 
TELL-PIE, TELL-PIET, TELL-PIENOT : The MAGPIE (N. Yorks.). 
TEMMINCK’S STINT [No. 377]. The name occurs as Tem- 
minck’s Tringa in Selby and Temminck’s Stint in Jenyns ; 
as Temminck’s Sandpiper in Eyton. The species was named 
by Leisler in 1812 in honour of the celebrated ornithologist 
Temminck. 
TENGMALM’S OWL [No. 221]. The name appears in Jenyns 
(1825). This little species was named by Gmelin in honour 
of Tengmalm, hence its English name. 
TEeRcEL: The male GOSHAWK. See Tiercel. 
TERMAGANT, or TeRmMIGANT. An old English spelling of the 
name PTARMIGAN. Newton has shown that the former 
spelling was used by Taylor (the “ water” poet) in 1630, 
and the latter by James I in 1617. 
