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TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL [No. 36]. First found in Latham 
(“Syn.” mm, p. 108) as White-winged Crossbill. Yarrell 
calls it European White-winged Crossbill. 
Typir, TrpIFE, TIDEE, or TypimE. Ancient names for a Tit- 
mouse (see Tit). The first occurs in Chaucer, and may apply 
to the COAL-TITMOUSE (cf. Newton ‘Dict. Birds,” 
p- 962, note). Newton also gives Tytyfr. 
Tystie or TarstEy : The BLACK GUILLEMOT. (Orkneys and 
Shetlands.) Newton says it is from Icel. peista. Also 
occurs as Teiste and Taiste. 
UIsEacG (pron. ooshak). A Gaelic name for the SKY-LARK. 
Uuiat: The BARN-OWL and the TAWNY OWL. (Yorkshire.) 
UmpBer GuLL: The immature COMMON GULL.  (Hett.) 
UsseL: The BLACKBIRD. (North Yorkshire.) See Ouzel. 
Uruace: The WHINCHAT. (Shropshire.) Swainson thinks 
it is the same as Utick. 
Utick: The WHINCHAT is so called in Middlesex, Notting- 
hamshire, Shropshire and elsewhere. From its note wu-tick. 
Swainson also gives “ Tick” simply. 
VanneR Hawk: The KESTREL. An equivalent of ‘ fanner.” 
VAN-WINGED Hawk: The HOBBY. (Hants.) 
VARE-HEADED WIGEON: The COMMON POCHARD. See 
““Vare Wigeon.” 
VarE WIGEON: The female or young male of the SMEW. 
(North Devonshire.) Montagu says it is from their heads 
resembling a weasel’s, locally called “ vare.” 
VARIEGATED THRusH: WHITE’S THRUSH. So called by 
Macgillivray from Horsfield’s name, 7’. varius. 
VetverD: The FIELDFARE. (Wiltshire.) A corruption of 
Fieldfare. 
VeLvET Duck: The VELVET SCOTER. 
VELVET RunnER: The WATER-RAIL. (Willughby.) 
VELVET SCOTER [No. 310]. The name is derived from 
Willughby and Ray, who, describing it under the name of 
Aldrovandus’s Black Duck, remark that it might be not 
undeservedly called the Velvet Duck, on account of the 
softness and delicateness of its feathers. The name Velvet 
Duck was used by successive writers from Pennant to Mon- 
tagu. Velvet Scoter seems to occur first in Fleming (1828). 
Virginian Colin. An introduced species, not entitled to a place 
on the British List. The name is found in Macgillivray 
and Yarrell. It is first recorded in Montagu (Supp.) as 
American Quail. 
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