168 BIRD NAMES. [No. 48. 



Rowley, Ipswich, Salem, North Scituate, Provincetown, North 

 Plymouth, "West Barnstable, and to some at Newport, R. I., WIN- 

 TER (though originally an abbreviation of " Winter Yellow-leg," 

 this is now a well-established title by itself). 



At Portsmouth, N. H., in Massachusetts at North Scituate, 

 Fairhaven, New Bedford, and Falmouth, and at Shinnecock Bay, 

 L. I., WINTER YELLOW-LEG; and at Stonington, Conn., HORSE 

 YELLOW-LEG. 



At Salem, Mass., the larger birds of the species have long 

 been distinguished from the others under the name of TURKEY- 

 BACK; some of the gunners there believing these biggest of 

 " big " yellow-legs a separate variety. 



I have spoken of the name " Winter " as used " by some " at 

 Newport ; the bird is commonly called there the BIG YELLOW- 

 LEG ; and this, it may be added, is the name by which the bird 

 is best known throughout the country. 



In Mr. Browne's list of " gunners' names," at Plymouth Bay 

 (Forest and Stream, November 9, 1876), LARGE CUCU; and a cor- 

 respondent (" Cohannet ") in the same newspaper, December 2, 

 1886, speaks of its being known as CU-CU on the south shore of 

 Cape Cod. 



In New Jersey at Dennisville, Cape May C. H., and Cape 

 May City, KILL-CU ; this name being used by many of the gun- 

 ners for No. 49 as well. At Barnegat it is the Large or Big 

 Yellow-leg, though we hear the old name Telltale there occa- 

 sionally, and perhaps more often at Tuckerton and Atlantic City. 

 Generally termed in last two localities BIG YELLOW-LEGGED 

 PLOVER. 



At Eastville (Northampton Co.), Va., YELLOW-SHINS, for 

 both this bird and No. 49. 



