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 Yellowhammer, ‘Goldie’ and ‘Yowlring’; Reed Bun 
as far as I could. I append a list of the Yorkshire terms I have 
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York. 
I was much interested in Rev. W.C. Hey’s list of local bird-names, 
and as it is a subject to which I have paid considerable atten- 
tion, I may be able to give several that will be new to him. 
It is a point worthy of notice that some of the most familiar 
birds are addressed by a well-known human name, as it were 
a term of endearment ; e.g., ‘Jenny Wren,’ ‘Jenny Ullet,’ 
‘Willy Wagtail,’ ‘ Fanny Flirt-tail,’ ‘ Peggy Whitethroat,’ 
‘Tommy Stint,’ ‘Robin Redbreast,’ and in old books ‘ Philip 
Sparrow’ is mentioned, though [I have never heard the term 
used either in my own county or in any other. It will be 
observed also that alliteration lends its artful aid. I am inclined 
to think that the term ‘ teiifit’ is Gnas a ones, expressive of 
the cry of the bird, as is pee-wit for the same, ‘ U-tick’ for. the 
Whinchat, and ‘ Whéeor’ for the Wigeon. I cannot vouch for 
the spelling of these names. Many of them I have never seen 
put down on paper, and | have followed the phonetic principle 
heard at various times and in various parts of the county :— 
Mistle Thrush, ‘Storm Cock’; Song Thrush, ‘ Throstle’ ; 
Fieldfare, ‘Felf’ or ‘Felfer’; Whinchat, ‘U-tick’ and ‘Grasschat’; 
Redstart, ‘ Firetail’ and ‘ Fanny Flirt-tail’; Redbreast, ‘ Robin’ 
and ‘Bobbie’; Whitethroat, ‘ Haychat’ and ‘ Peggy White- 
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Wren’ and ‘Tomtit’; Wagtails in general, ‘ Dishwashers’ and 
‘Willy, Wagtails’ ; Meadow Pipit, ‘ Titlark’ and ‘ Titling’ ; 
Shrikes in — ‘Butcher birds’; Greenfinch, ‘Green Linnet’; 
Goldfinch, ‘ Redcap’; Sparrow, ‘Spadger’; Chaffinch, ' Spink’: 
Bullspink, ‘ Pink’ mot ‘ Weetie’ ; Brambling, ‘ French Linnet 
nd ‘ Mountain Finch’; Linnet, ‘Grey Linnet,’ to distinguish 
it from the green; Twite, ‘Mountain Linnet’; Bullfinch, ‘Bully’ ; 
Corn Bunting generally spoken of as an ‘’Owd Bulting’ ; 
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