256 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
(“ Instructions to Young Sportsmen,”’ 8th ed., 1838, p. 261) 
has set the ‘‘ Melody of “the Wild Swan” (as heard in cap- 
tivity however) to music as follows: 
Allegro, or by Maelzel’s metronome, =| =126. 
WIERANGEL or WIERANGLE : ee GRE AT GREY SHRIKE. 
Willughby gives it as a North of England name (about the 
Peak of Der rby shire), and says, on the authority of Gesner, 
that it is from the German “ Wurchangel,” literally a suf- 
focating angel. Swainson applies it to the RED-BACKED 
SHRIKE while Nelson and Clarke give Weirangle, 
Wariangle, Wiirger, or Worrier, as old Yorks. names for 
that species. 
WIGEON [No. 293]. Occurs in Turner (1544) as “ Wigene,” 
and in Merrett (1667) as “‘ Widgeon.”« Willughby and Ray 
call it the ““Common Wigeon or Whewer,” and observe 
that “the males in this kind at Cambridge are called 
Wigeons, the females Whewers.” Derivation is from 
Fr. Vigeon, from Lat. Vipio, according to Newton, but 
“Vipio ” of Pliny is a small Crane. 
WicEon Diver: The COMMON POCHARD. (Cork Harbour.) 
WILD DUCK : The female of the MALLARD. Also an alter 
native name for the species. Occurs in Merrett’s list (1667). 
Willughby and Ray call it the ‘Common Wild Duck and ~ 
Mallard.”’ Most British authors from Pennant onward call 
it the “ Wild Duck.” Albin has “ Wild Mallard and Wild 
Duck,” which would be the most correct name. It is a 
saying in the north that— 
When ducks are driving through the burn, 
That night the weather takes a turn. 
Wiper Lerc or Hers LerK (Turner). Probably the MEADOW- 
PIPIT, which is still known locally as “ Heather Lintie,” - 
and frequents such places as Turner describes. 
Witp Goosr. Properly the GREY LAG-GOOSE, but applied 
to most of the species which visit this country. Fleming’s 
Wild Goose is the BEAN-GOOSE. Barlow (1655) figures 
a “ Wilde Goose,” probably the Grey Lag-Goose. 
Wirp Pickton: The STOCK-DOVE (Bewick); also the 
ROCK-DOVE (Shetlands). 
