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Bunting. Mitchell says that the Twite (L.flavirostris) is called 

 " Manx Linnet " in Lancashire. 



Common Bunting, Emberiza miliaria, *Pompee-ny-hoarn 

 (Cr.)=Bunting of the barley. Cregeen translates this merely 

 " a small bird." This species is no doubt also Ushag rouayr 

 (or roauyr) ny hoarn=Fat bird of the barley, of both dictionaries. 



Yellow Bunting, E. citrinella, *Ushag-wee (Cr.) ; Ushag- 

 vuigh (M. S.D.)=Yellow-bird; cf. Sc. Gael. Bhuidheag. 



Skylark, Alaucla arvensis. *Ushag-y-tappee, Ushag-tappagh 

 (M. S. D.) = Crested-bird ; Ushag chabbagh (M. S. D.) = Stam- 

 mering or babbling bird; Ushag happagh (Cr.). Cf. Sc. Gael. 

 Uiseag, I. Fuiseog. But Ushag is the common Manse generic 

 term for " bird," as may be seen by many compounds in this list, 

 although Eean (cf. Sc. Gael, and I. Eun) is also used. In Lonan, 

 Ushag is usually pronounced Uiliag. 



Starling, Stumus vulgaris. *Truitlag (M. S. D. and Cr.) 

 Cf. Sc. G. Druideag; I. Truid, Truideog ; Wei. Drudwy ; Bret. 

 Tred. 



Chough, Fregilus graculus. *Caaig (Cr.) ; Caag (M. S. D.) ; 

 pronounced " Keg," cf. Sc. Gael. Cathag. M. S. D. translates 

 " Chough, Daw, or Jay"; Cregeen, "Jay." This is a well- 

 known name as applied to this species ; I have not heard it used 

 for the Jackdaw, as in Scotch Gaelic. 



Magpie, Pica caudata. *Piannad, Pieanat (M. S. D.) ; Piean- 

 nat (Cr.). Cf. Sc. Gael. Pitheid, &c. ; I. Pighe, Pighead ; Eng. 

 Piet, Pie-Annet, of which these are corruptions. 



Jackdaw, Corvus monedula. Juan-teayst (M. S.D. and Cr.). 

 An attempted translation of the English name read as " John 

 Dough!" 



Rook, C.frugilegus. *Craue-feeagh (M. S. D.). 



Hooded Crow, C. comix. (Greyback). Fannag, Trogh, 

 Troghan (M.S.D.); Fannag (Cr.). Cf. Sc. Gael. Feannag ; I. 

 Feannog. Mitchell gives " Manx Crow " as a Lancashire name. 



Raven, C. corax. *Feeagh (M. S. D. ; Cr., Lev. ii. 15, &c). 

 Cf, S. Gael. Fitheach ; I. Fiach, Fitheach. Feeagh-vooar is 

 properly the Raven, Feeagh including also the " Greyback " and 

 Rook. The Raven is commemorated in various place-names, as 

 Edd Feeagh-vooar=Raven's nest; Glion Feeagh=Raven's glen, 

 &c. ; and perhaps the Scandinavian Ramsey ; and here, as else- 



