76 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



where, Fiach became a family name, now translated into Crowe. 

 On Manx-inscribed crosses of the Norse period (eleventh to 

 thirteenth century) we find in runes the personal name fiak and 

 its compounds ufaik and ufaak (i. e. O'Faac) and (?) feeak, the 

 former part of the name being in this case defaced and uncertain 

 (malfeeak and thurfeeak suggested). Cur meer da'n feeagh, 

 as hig eh reeisht (Give a piece to the Raven, and he'll come 

 again), and Myr s'doo yn feeagh, yiow eh sheshey (Black as is 

 the Raven, he will find a mate) are Manx proverbs. A bit of 

 Raven-lore, too long for quotation here, is given by Rev. T. E. 

 Brown, in 'Brown's Popular Guide to Isle of Man,' ed. 1877, 

 p. 352. 



Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. *Cooag (M. S.D., Cr., Lev. ii. 16). 

 Cf. Sc. Gael. Coi, Cuach ; I. Cubhag. One of " the seven 

 sleepers." 



Long-eared and Short-eared Owls, Asiootus and A. accipi- 

 trinas. Hullad, Kione-chayt = Cat's-head (M. S. D.) ; Hullad 

 (Cr.). *Hullad-screeagh. Hullad is used in various scriptural 

 passages ; cf. Eng. Howlet. 



Eagle, Haliaetus albicilla, was probably the Manx species. 

 *Urley (pr. Urla), (M. S. D., Cr., and in Lev. xi. 18, Deut. xiv. 12, 

 Job. xxxix. 27) ; but in Lev. xi. 13 and 17, strange to say, the 

 English " Eagle" is inserted. Cf. Sc. Gael. Iolair; I. Iolar; Welsh 

 and Brit. Er. The name Cronk Urleigh, formerly Renurling, 

 probably refers to the Eagle as a device of the Stanleys, lords of 

 Man, the place having been used as a Tynwald. 



Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus. (Falcon Hawk ; Royal 

 Falcon). 



Hawk (generally). Shawk (M. S. D. and Cr.). Cf. Sc. Gael. 

 Seobhag ; I. Seabhac ; Welsh Hebog. Shirragh (M. S.D.); 

 Stannair (Cr.). *Shirragh-ny-Giark (Cr.) — Hen-hawk, refers 

 probably to the Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). Shawk in Deut. 

 xiv. 13— Glede, and in Lev. xi. 1G, Hawk in the English version; 

 in Lev. xi. J 1, Shyrragh = Kite. 



Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. (Diver ; Jinnie Diver.) Shag, 

 P. graculus. The name *Shag, given in both Manx dictionaries, 

 applies to both species ; and both give also Fannag-varrey = Sea- 

 crow. Feeagh-marrey= Sea-raven appears in Lev. xi. 17. Arrag 

 vooar or Arrag'ooar means P. carbo, perhaps only the young 



