# 370 - Grabham : Yorkshire Bird-Names. 
‘Reed Sparrow’; Snow Bunting, ‘French Sparrow’; Starling, — ae 
© © Shep,’ ‘ Shepster’ and ‘Gyp Starnel’; Jay, ‘ Jee) Bird’; — 
- Magpie, ‘ Pyat’; Jackdaw, ‘ Jackerdaw’; Carrion Crow, ‘Car 
Crow’; Hooded Crow, ‘ Hoodie’; Swift, ‘Devil Screamer’ and 
‘Devil Squeaker’; Nightjar, ‘Goatsucker’; Green Woodpecker, 
‘Yaffle’; Owls, ‘Hoolet’ and ‘Jenny Ullet’; Hawks, ‘a Nawk’; 
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olden Eye, females and young males are known as 
_*Morillons’ ; and I’ know one or two professional wild-fowlers 
who, in spite of all I can say to them, will persist in declaring _ 
that they are a distinct species ; Eider, ‘St. Cuthbert’s Duck’; 
Common Scoter, ‘Black Duck’; The Goosander, Redbreasted 
Merganser and Smew are known, irrespective of species, as 
‘ Sawbills’ or ‘Sawbilled Ducks’; Ring Dove, ‘ Cushat’ and 
‘Wood Dove’; Peale ie <Partrig’; Landrail, ‘Corndrake’; 
Coot, ‘ Bald Coot’ ; Ringed Plover, ‘Sand Runner’; Lapwing, _ | 
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llow’; Spotted Redshank, ‘ Stilt Plover.’ Terns generally 
are known as ‘Sea Swallows’; Gulls are known as ‘ Mauls’ 
those that follow the plough ‘being distinguished as ‘hand 2 
auls.’ ittiwakes are called ‘Kitties, and the young, 
ba trackn, The Skuas ay Little Auks are known to the 
fishermen by most expressive names—in the former case — 
_ (‘Shyteawks’ and ‘ Todburds’) owing to a certain habit, and in 
the latter (‘ Feartinarse’) derived from a peculiarity in their, 
I have also heard the Little uate an the ‘Iceland 
Guillemot, ‘ Guillemow’ and uffin, * Sea 
Part Little Grebe, ‘Tom Pudding’ suas Puffer? ; Storm 
Petrels, ‘Mother Carey’ s Chickens.’ 
For the sake of more precision I anpert: notes of the 
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“«Shep,’ ‘Shepster,’ ‘ Devil Beane ‘Yaffe,’ ‘Tewit, “Tom 
Pudding,’ . Featherpokes,’ ‘ Dishwasher,’ ‘ Heronsew 
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Pose Starnel, 2 * Heronse 
ee » ‘Cuddy,’ 
