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Notes—Vernacular Names of Birds. 371 
In the neighbourhood of Pickering is the only place where 
I have heard Little Grebes called ‘ Puffers,’ and in the dales — 
Dunlins are called ‘Jack Plover,’ ‘Stints’ on the oo. 
he following are all Holderness terms 
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from neigh- 
bourhood of Easington:—‘Bulting,’ ‘Scald Du oe : Nie atbird,’ 
“Whééor,’ ‘ Teafit,’ ‘Sand Runners,’ ‘Mauls’; ‘ Woodcock 
Pilot’ for the Golden-crested Wren as name ere I omitted 
above) 
NOTES—BIRDS. 
dag ota Names of Birds at Kirkburton.—When I was living 
rkb 
ago, I ecollscted as many local names of birds as I meet and cing: : 
Hey’ 
I thought it might be of use to you. The Missel Thrush is callad * Storie 
cock’; Son Thrush, “"Throstle’ : ; Hedge ne agra ‘Dunnock’; Pied Wag- 
Greenfinc et’; - 
etd Nechells, Bicdiartacg,. 16th Gictober 
Vernacular Names of the Fay uk ben and Other Birds.—On p. 308 _ 
of ‘The. Naturalis t, the Rev per, as s a list of local names for 
birds used in the West Ayton neighbou ood. Among these he gives 
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In Lincolnshire we have the variants ‘ Peewit, *‘Peaw , an yewipe.’— 
I have heard a No ston man call them “Feaw wipes.’ None of these forms | 
are far removed from one anchor’ they a re onomatopeeically formed from | 
the ery of em ec as Cu ckoo, * Pink’ or oom nk’ ha fot apea specs ; 
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