74 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus. (White Wren ; 

 Tomtit.) *Drein-vane = White Wren. These names are of 

 vague application, and " White Wren " seems sometimes to 

 denote some fancied variety of the Common Wren. Mitchell 

 gives " White Wren " for the Willow Warbler in Lancashire. 



Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenoboenus. (Mocking-bird.) 



Hedgesparrow, Accentor modularis. (Rough Wran ; Little 

 Thrush ; Blue Buntie, ? because its eggs are blue.) Drein- 

 mollagh = Rough Wren, rendered " Titmouse " by Cregeen ; 

 *Ushag-keir = Grey-bird ; *Boght-keir ; *Bo'keir = Poor grey 

 (bird). 



Great Titmouse, Parus major. (Blackcap.) As in Lanca- 

 shire (Mitchell). 



Wren, Troglodytes parvulus. (Jinnie ; Jinnie Wran.) *Drein, 

 Drean (M. S.D. and Cr.) ; Dreeain (M. S. D.), cf. Ir. Dreathan ; 

 Sc. Gael. Dreollan, Drethein. The ceremonies on St. Stephen's 

 Day connected with the Wren are well known. See ' Manx 

 Folk-lore,' p. 133, et seq. 



Pied Wagtail, Motacilla lugubris. Ushag-vreck (M. S. D.)= 

 Pied-bird; Skibbag-ny-vultin (M. S. D). ; Ushag-voltee (Cr.). 



Meadow and Rock Pipits, Anthus pratensis, A. obscurus. 

 *Ushag-y-veet; *Ushag-veet; *Billy-yn-tweet ; *Tweet; *Cheet 

 or Chit Veg. Names expressing the note. 



Swallow, Hirundo rustica. * Gollan-geayee or gheayee 

 (M. S. D. and Cr.)=Fork of the wind. Used in Ps. cxxxiv. 3. 

 Cf. Ir. and Sc. Gael. Gobhlan Gaoithe ; Welsh Gwennol ; Breton 

 Gwignol, Gwignelenn. One of the *' seven sleepers " (Y. L. M. 

 I. i. 44). 



Goldfinch, Carduelis elegans. *Lossyr-ny-keeyley = Flame 

 of the wood (M. S. D.) ; Kiark-my-Leydee (Cr.) = My lady's 

 hen. As in Lancashire, " Flinch " is here a common error for 

 " Finch." 



Sparrow, Passer domestlcus, is rendered " Sparroo " in the 

 Manx scriptures, as if even at the date of translation no Gaelic 

 Manx name was known. (Spadger.) 



Chaffinch, Fringilla conlebs. (Spink) in Lonan. 



Greenfinch, Ligurinus chloris. (Green Linnet.) 



Linnet, Linaria cannabina. (Philip.) Bytermyn (Cr.). 

 *Fillip-ny-kempey=Philip of the hemp, is in M. S. D. rendered 



