258 DICTIONARY OF NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
WIiL-y-pDwRk: The DIPPER. (North Wales.) From its fre- 
quenting streams; lit. ““ Water Willy.” 
Wixc. A Welsh name for the CHAFFINCH. From its note. 
Winn: The DOTTEREL. (South of England.) 
WinpER. A gunner’s name for the WIGEON on many parts 
of our eastern coast. (Hawker.) 
WinDHOvER. A very frequent name for the KESTREL (found 
in Willughby) and arising from its habit of hovering in the 
air while on the watch forits prey. Pron. “ wind-huver.” 
Other names are Windcuffer (Orkneys), Windsucker (Kent), 
Windbibber (Kent), and Wind-fanner. 
WINDLE: The REDWING. (Devonshire.) Rutty gives Windles 
for co. Dublin. See Wind-Thrush. 
WINDLESTRAW or WINNELL STRAW]: The WHITETHROAT. 
(Provincial.) The latter form is a Shropshire name. 
Winpow Swattow: The MARTIN. (Bewick.) Also called 
Window Martin. 
Winp-TurusH: The REDWING. An earlier name for this 
species found in Merrett and Willughby, and in some 
later authors to Bewick (1797). It occurs as Wyngthrushe 
in Turner (1544), the name Redwing being first applied 
by Willughby, who informs us that “‘ According to Charleton 
itis called Windthrush because it arrives about the beginning 
of winter when strong winds blow, by which it is strongly 
assisted in its passage.” Willughby, however, considered 
the name should be Wine-thrush, being probably borrowed 
from the German name “ Wyntrostel” (or “ Vineyard- 
Thrush ’’), and in this he is borne out by Turner, who gives 
‘“ Weingaerdsvogel ” as the German name for the species. 
Swainson gives Wind-Thrush as a Somerset name. 
Winnarpd: The REDWING. (Cornwall.) See Wind-Thrush. 
WINTER BonneT: The COMMON GULL. (Provincial.) 
WINTER Crow: The HOODED CROW. (Turner.) 
WinTER Duck: The PINTAIL. 
WINTER FavveTTE: The HEDGE-SPARROW is so called by 
Bewick (1797). 
Winter Mew or Winter Guit: The COMMON GULL. 
(Provincial.) The former name occurs in Pennant. 
WINTER UticK: The STONECHAT. (Cheshire.) 
Winter Wactait: The GREY WAGTAIL. Because found 
in the South of England in winter. 
Witcu: The STORM-PETREL. (Provincial.) 
