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white -breasted birds. Cf. I. Siagaidh, Siogaidh ; Sc. Gael. Orag; 

 I. Odharog, " a young Cormorant." Various isolated crags 

 round our coast are well known as (i Shag Rock," " apricis statio 

 gratissima mergis." 



Gannet, Sala bassana. (Johnny Gant). *Gant, Gaunt 

 (M. S.D.). 



Common Heron, Ardea cinerea. Coayr. *Coayr-ny-hastan 

 =Eel Crane, Coayr-glass=Grey Crane (M. S. D.) ; Coar-ny- 

 hastan (Cr.). Cf. Sc. Gael. Corra-ghlas, Corr ; I. Corr, Corr- 

 iasc, Corr-ghlas ; Wei. Creyr-glas ; Bret. Kerc'heiz ; cognate 

 with Gr. ysfavos; Lat. Grus ; Eng. Crane, &c. In Deut. xiv. 18, 

 "Heron" is Coar-ny-hastan, and Coar in Lev. xi. 19. As in 

 some other parts of Britain, the Heron is here generally known 

 by the name Crane. 



BiTTERntyBotaurusstellaris (extinct). Ushag-ny-boob (M.S.D.). 

 Cf. Sc. Gael. Bubaire ; Welsh Aderyn y Bwn. 



Goose (gen.), Anser sp. *Guiy (M. S. D., Cr.). Cf. Gael. 

 Giadh ; Wei. Gwydd ; Bret. Gwas, Gwai, &c. 



Swan, Cygnus ferus, &c. *011ay (M. S.D., Cr., Lev. xi. 18). 

 Cf Sc. Gael. Eala; Bret. Alar'ch ; Lat. Olor. 



Duck, Anas boschas, &c. *Thunnag (M. S. D., Cr.). Cf. I. 

 Tonnog. 



Teal, Querquedula crecca. Laagh, *Laaghag (M. S.D.). Cf 

 Sc. Gael. Lach, Lacha=Duck; I. Lacha=Duck. 



Ring Dove, Columba palumbus. *Calmane-keeylley (M. S. D.) 

 =Wood-pigeon. Cf Sc. Gael. Caiman coille; I. Colm = Dove; 

 Lat. Columba. 



Red Grouse, Lagopus scoticus. Kellagh-ruy = Red cock; 

 Kiark-freoaie = Heath-hen (M. S. D.). Cf So. Gael. Ceare- 

 Fhraoich, Coilleach-Ruadh. 



Partridge, Perdix cinerea. *Kiark-rhennee or rheinnee 

 (M. S.D., Cr., 1 Sam. xxvi. 20) = Fern-hen ; Patrag, Eean- 

 patrag (M. S.D.). Cf. Sc. Gael, and I. Ceare Thomain; Sc. 

 Gael. Ceare Chruthach. M. S.D. applies Kiark-rhennee also to 

 the Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). 



Landrail, Crex pratensis. *Eean or Yeean-raip, Eean-raip 

 (M. S. D.) ; Eean-reap (Cr.)— onomatopcetic. 



Moorhen, Gallinula crex. *Kiark-ushtey (M. S. D).= Water- 

 hen (" a Coot," Cr.). Cf So. Gael, and L Cearc-uisge. 



