No. 2] The Birds of Old English Literature 7 



Gen. Passer. Sparrows. 



XI. I. spearwa. Sparrow. ME. sparwe, sparuwe ; 

 OHG. sparwe ; Icel. sporr ; Goth, sparwa. 



WW. 260. 36, 318. 16, jE. Gr. 43. \\\ passer, spearwa; WW. 402. 28: 

 fenYs~\ Cp. F. 128, Er. 435 : ~ spearua ; Ep. 435 : ~ spearuua ; WW. 286. 

 30: passer, spearewa ; ZdA. 241. 57 : ~ spearwe ; JE, Gl. 307. 7 : ~ spearewa 

 ocSSe lytel fugel ; Spl. Ps. 83. 3, Cant. Ps. 83 4 : spearwa ; Vesp. Ps. 83. 4 : 

 speara ; Th. Ps. 83. 4 : spearuwa ; fesfi. Ps, loi. 7, Spl. /'j. loi. 7 : spearwa ; 

 Ca»^. Ps. lOl. 7 : sperae ; Th. Ps. loi. 5 : spearuwan ; yesp. Ps. 103. 17, Th. 

 /'j. 103. l6 ; spearwan ; Cant. Ps. 103. 17 : spersen ; Spl. Ps. 103. 17 : sperwan ; 

 Vesp. Ps,, Spl. Ps., Th. /'j. 10. I : spearwa ; Cant. Ps. 10. i : spearwe ; Vesp. 

 Ps. 123. 7, Spl. Ps. 123. 6: spearwa ; Cant. Ps. 123. 7 : speraewse ; Jlft. 10. 29, 

 31: spearwan; Z/5. 12. 6: spearwan; Lk. 12 7: spearwum ; Chron. 1067; 

 an spearwa on gryn ne maeg befeallan forutan his foresceawunge ; Bede. E. 

 H. 2. 13 : cume an spearwa ond hrcedlice 3aet hus tJurhfleo. 



2. neodspearwa. Sparrow. 



Th. Ps. 123.6: swa swa neodspearuwa of grames huntan grine losige, 

 sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium. 



3. hrondsparwa. Sparrow. 



Lind. Mt. 10. 29 : staras and hrondsparuas. 



Sub. F. Emberizinae. Buntings. 

 Gen. Emberiza. True Buntings. 



XII. I. saeltna. Bunting. 



Cp. R. 256 : rubisca, saeltna. 



2. seltra. Bunting. 



WW. 260. 17 : rubesca, seltra. 



3. amore. Yellovvhammer (emberiza citrinella) ; not 

 found in ME. and Mod.E. except in compound. MHG. 

 amere ; OHG. amero ; G. ammer ; probably connected 

 with G. amsel and OE. osle. 



WW. 260. 27 : scorellus, amore ; Cp. S. 166 ; scorelus, omer ; Ep.-Er. 909 : 

 ~ emer ; Ld. 208 : ~ emaer. 



