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Waite Owt: The BARN-OWL. (Provincial.) Occurs in 
Sibbald, also Pennant and many later authors. Also called 
White Hoolet or Howlet. 
WuitE Parrriper. A name for the PTARMIGAN. 
Whitr-RuMP: The WHEATEAR is so called by Bewick (1797). 
Still used in Northumberland (Bolam), Cheshire (Coward 
and Oldham) and Norfolk. 
WHITE-RUMPED STONECHAT: The WHEATEAR. (Macgillivray.) 
WHITE-RUMPED SwaLLow : The MARTIN... (Macgillivray.) 
WHiITE-sIDE: The GOLDENEYE. (Westmorland.) 
WuitE-sipEpD Duck or Diver: The TUFTED DUCK. 
(Armagh.) 
WHITE SPOONBILL : The SPOONBILL. (Montagu.) 
WHITE-SPOTTED BLUETHROAT [No. 183]. This species gets 
its name from the white central patch on the blue throat. 
WHITE’S THRUSH [No. 154]. The name, given in honour of 
Gilbert White, of Selborne, occurs in Eyton’s “ Rarer British 
Birds ” (1836). 
WHITE STORK [No. 256]. Occurs as “Stork” in Turner 
(1544), also in Merrett, who notes it as rare, while the 
name ‘‘ White Stork” occurs first in Willughby (1678), 
who calls it the “common or white Stork.” Turner says 
it is “‘nowhere to be seen, save as a captive, in our island.” 
_ This was, however, an error, as the bird has long been 
known as an irregular visitor in spring to Hast Anglia, and 
presumably was, if anything, of more frequent occurrence 
in Turner’s day than at the present time. Turner notes 
the bird’s habit of building upon roofs, or even chimney 
tops at times in Germany, a habit which, as is well known, 
prevails at the present day, a Stork building upon the house 
being regarded in most parts as an honour to the house, 
and no doubt this explains the former legend that Storks 
bring the new-born babies to the houses. The Magyars 
also hold the Stork in great reverence, and say that it must 
not be hurt. Both in Hungary and Germany old cart 
wheels are sometimes placed on the chimneys for them to 
build their nests on. It is said that when this is done the 
grateful bird leaves as rent a feather the first year, an egg 
the second year, and a young bird the third. This belief 
was held by Drayton, who cites :— 
The careful Stork, since Adam wondered at 
For thankfulness to those where he doth breed. 
In some parts it was believed that a Stork deserting a home- 
stead was a portent of death. Willughby remarks that 
