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authorities agreed that the word had dropped out of the ordinary colloquial 

 Gaelic of the island, and survived there only in the seal legends. One man 

 believed the cucul was a cap, another thought it might be a cape, a third pre- 

 ferred to english it hood, and a fourth was inclined to extend its meaning to 

 the whole skin or vesture of the seal. Larminie, in his " West Irish Folk 

 Tales, translates it " transforming cap " ; and both MacDougall (" Argyleshire 

 Folk and Hero Tales ") and Campbell of Islay (" Popular Tales of the West 

 Highlands ") render it " husk." It is, no doubt, connected with the infant's 

 caul to which sailors attach a superstitious value as a safeguard against 

 drowning. 



VII. Index of Scientific Names of Plants and Animals. 



Acanlhias vulgaris, . 

 Ammodytes lanceolatus, 

 Auoiuiu ephippiuni, 

 Arctium Lappa. 

 Ardea ciuerea, 

 Artemisia vulgaris, 

 Arundo Phiagmites 

 Asterias rubeus, . 

 Athyriuui Filix-f'oeniiua. 

 Atriplex electa, 

 Aurelia aurita, 



Bellis pciennis, 

 Blechnum Spicant, 

 Brassica alba, . . 



B. cauipestris, . . 

 Buccinuin undatuni, 



Calathus cisteloides, 

 Culluna vulgaris, . 

 Cancer pagurus, 

 Carcinus inoenus, . 

 Centronotus gunnellus 

 Chorda filuni, . . 

 Cnicus arvensis, . 



C. lanceolatus, . . 

 C. palustris, . . 

 Conger vulgaris, . 

 Conium niaculatum, 

 Corvus corax, . . 

 C. comix, . 



11 

 16 

 11 

 18 

 13 

 22 

 21 22 



Coitus bubalis, 

 Cucuhis canoius, . 

 Cynosurus cristatus, 



Digitalis purpurea, 



Echinus eaculentus, 

 Eniberiza citrinella, 

 Empetrum nigrum, 

 Equisetum maximum 

 Erica ciuerea, . 

 Erithacus rubecula, 

 Erythraea Ceutaurium, 



Forficula auricularia, 

 Fucus nodosus, . . 

 F. catialieulatus, . . 



F. vesiculosus, . . 



Gadus pollachius, . . 



G. viveus, .... 

 Geotrupes stercorarius, 



Halichaeris grypus, . 

 Heracleum Sphondylum 

 Himanthalia lorea, 

 Homarus vulgaris, 



Iris Pseud-acorus, 



JuncuB acutiflorus, 

 J. effusus, .... 



21 

 10,17 



7,10 



. 19 



. 19 



. 20 



11, 13 



9, 14 



. 19 



14, 15 



. 10 



. 11 



17 



i 22 



10 



. 15 





8 





13 





S 





21 





21 



Labrus maculatus, . 

 L. digitata, .... 

 L. saccharina, . 

 Laruium purpnreum, . 

 Latbyrus maeronhizus, 

 Linotaenia crassipes, . 

 Lithobius forficatus, . 

 Lithotbamnion calcareum, 12, 16 

 Litbophyllum fasciculatum, 



12, 16 

 Littorina littorea, .... 18 

 Loniuera Periclymeuum, . . 10 



Lutra vulgaris, 22 



Lythrum Salicaria, .... 10 



Maia squinado, 19 



Motacilla melanope, . . .22 



M. lugubris, 22 



Motella mustela, .... 18 

 Mentha birsuta, .... 13 

 Meuyanth.es trifoliata, . . 6 



Mus musculus, 22 



M. sylvaticus, 22 



M. decumauus 22 



Myrica Gale, 13 



Mytilus edulis, IS 



Noctiluca miliaris, 



21 



Ocypus olens, 21 



Osmunda regalis, . . . .11 



