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F. Alaudidse. Larks. 

 Gen. Alauda. Sky-larks. 



XIII. lawerce. Sky-lark or laverock {alauda arvensis). 

 ME. larke ; Icel. IcBvirki; G. lerche. 



WW. 286. 17 : Hlaris, lawerce ; 356. 28 : alauda ~ ; 431. 38 : laude ~ ; 260. 

 22, Z/^. 241. 47 : titaris,\i\x-weTce \ WW.363.2: caradrion, \2ewsics; Cp. h.. 

 497 : allauda, lauricae ; Cp. T. 179 : tilares ~ ; L. 31 : laudae, laurice ; C. 148 : 

 cara'Srion, laurici ; Ep. 1012 ; tilaris, lauuercae ; Er. 1012 : italaris, lauuercse ; 

 Ld. 211 : tilaris, laurice ; WW. 131. 28, M. Gl. 307. 12 : alauda, lauerce. 



Lafercan beorh occurs several times in charters; see 

 Cod. Dip. 6. 307. 



F. Paridae. Tits. 



Gen. Partis. True Tits. 



XIV. I. mase. Titmouse. ME. mose ; G. meise. 



WW. 468. 16, Cp. P. 128 : parula, mase ; Ep.-Er. 806, Ld. 202 : parrula, 

 masae. 



2. spicmase. Titmouse. Cf. Icel. spiki. 



WW. 286. 15 . parrula, spicmase ; ZdA. 241. 45 : parta ~. 



3. fraecmase. Titmouse ; < frcec, greedy + mase, tit- 

 mouse. 



WW. 432. 14, cp. L. gi : laudariulus, frecmase ; 286. 13 ; sigatula ~. 



4. hicemase. Blue Titmouse {parus cceruleus); called 

 in the Cornish dialect hickmal or hekkymal. 



WW, 132. 24: parrax, vvrenna «f/ hicemase ; ZdA. 241. 44: sigitlula~. 



5. colmase. Coal-titmouse {parus ater) ; also called 

 coalmouseorcoaltit; <.col,coA + indse,\\tmo\ise; so called 

 from its glossy black head and throat. 



ME. colmose, collemose ; MHG. kolemeise ; G. kohlmeise. 



WW. 131. I, 361. 15 : bardioriolus, colmase ; 260. 20, ZdA. 244. 46 : par- 

 rula ~ ; 286. 14 : parra ~ . 



6. cummase. Coal-titmouse ; evidently for colmase. 



WW. 260. 19 : parra, cummase. 



