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cations of some of the old names of the birds are open to question. 

 It is doubtful if the name Whyniarde applies solely to the 

 Shoveller Duck, on which species, according to Swainson (Prov. 

 Names, p. 158), it is bestowed in Waterford. Winnard, in Corn- 

 wall, is the local name of the Redwing. Pilwater may be con- 

 nected with the west-country pill, the name given to a small 

 tidal creek ; and may be equivalent to pillcock, the Devonshire 

 name of the Redshank. See ' The Zoologist ' for March last 

 (p. 106). In Welsh pil means equally a creek and something 

 that hovers, and from its latter meaning its connection is pro- 

 bably traced with the Shearwater. It is also doubtful if flushe=z 

 " fledged," but rather " full grown " or " in vigour," which it is 

 stated is its Shakesperian sense. 



" OF ABONDANCE OF FOULE THAT THE COUNTRY YEELDETH, 

 AND OF THE SEVERALL SORTES THEREOF." Ca I 16. 



Haveinge spoken somewhat of the fishe taken in the Countrye 

 as one chiefe Comodytie of the same, yt standeth in Course next 

 to speake of the fowle, w ch yearely breedeth in, and haunteth 

 the land and sea shore w ch are not so diuerse in kinde, as 

 aboundant in multitude, and plentie, w ch is allmost incredible to 

 be reported ; and what plentie, and chepenesys to be had at some 

 times and seasons, whereof some are found allwaies in season, as 

 the grouse, heathcocke, and woodquyst,* the Crane, t the heron- 

 shew, the gull kept, and fedd, the Curlew &c, some other are but 

 at seasons, as the woodcocke, the wild goose, wild ducke, bittur, 

 wilde swanne &c. 



Gulles. But of all fowle, wee of Penbrokeshire claime in- 

 terest in two sortes chiefely, that is the gull, and the woodcocke, 

 for the great plentie wee assure our selves of yearely, the first 

 being our owne naturall, and natyve Countrye fowle breede 

 amonge vs, and for his good stomacke much of disposicion, w th 

 the baser sort of labouringe people of some part of our Countrey 

 that are (truelie) slaundred t with eating fyve meales a daye, and 

 in such aboundance, and plentie, that in their season, the townes 



* The Wood Pigeon. 



f The Crane has left us ; the heron, or heronshaw (properly young 

 heron), is still locally called the "long crane," 

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