238 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
Falcon-gentle (q.v.), the term tercel or tiercel alone properly 
signifying the male Goshawk. In Merrett’s list (1667) 
the Goshawk is called ‘“‘ Tassal.” 
TIERCEL-GENTLE: The male PEREGRINE FALCON (see 
Tiercel). Sibbald gives it as a Ross and Orkneys name, 
but it was in very general’use in falconry, frequently also 
being spelt Tercel-gentle. 
TreT1icK : The MEADOW-PIPIT. (Shetlands.) 
TIEVES’ NICKET or TrEVES GEIT: The LAPWING. (Shetlands.) 
TrceR Own. A name for the SHORT-EARED OWL. (Hett.) 
TitE Swattow: The SWIFT (Yorks.) 
Trimmer Doo: The RING-DOVE in Scots dialect. 'Timmer= 
timber, doo—dove. 
TinkEeR: The PURPLE SANDPIPER. (Northumberland.) 
TINKERSHERE (Tinker’s hue): The COMMON GUILLEMOT. 
(Provincial.) From its sombre upper-plumage.  Hett 
also gives it for the BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
TrinneER: The PIED WAGTAIL. (Cornwall.) 
Tinnock: The BLUE TITMOUSE. (Provincial.) Swainson 
thinks it is from its shrill note. 
TinsiGL or TinsiGL y Gwys. Welsh names for the PIED 
WAGTAIL: the first signifies Wagtail, while the second 
(which is given to the WHITE WAGTAIL in North Wales 
by Coward and Oldham) signifies “‘ Wagtail of the furrow.” 
TINSIGL FELEN: The YELLOW WAGTAIL. (North Wales) 
lit. “ yellow wagtail.” 
TINsIGL Lwyp: The GREY WAGTAIL. (North Wales) 
lit. “‘ grey wagtail.” 
TintrE: The WREN. (Notts.) 
TINWEN Y GARN or TINWEN Y GARREG. Welsh names for the 
WHEATEAR: the first signifies “white rump of the 
stone-heap,” the second “‘ white rump of the crag.” 
TrppeT GREBE: The GREAT CRESTED GREBE. (Bewick.) 
From the breast-plumage being used for tippets by furriers. 
Trrma: The OYSTERCATCHER. (Martin’s “ Voy. St. Kilda.’’) 
Tir. A term applied to individuals of the family Paride. 
Equivalent to “titmouse.” From Icel. tittr, a small bird; 
lit. anything small. 
TitrHys Repstart: The BLACK REDSTART. Tithys (also 
the specific name) is from Sansk. ttha, fire, or Lat. Titan, 
the Sun-god, both capable of allusion to the red tail and 
tail-coverts. See also REDSTART. 
