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ScHARFP. — Irish Names of Birds, 



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Blackbird or Ouzel (lun-dhiiv). 



Ion "oiib (1), CMpfxxC (1), ceiiifex\C (1), Ion (0), pevAji (G), 

 rex\t\5 (6). 



Kuno Meyer translates ceijAreC by Woodlark, but 

 this term and its variations should probably be applied 

 to the Missel-Thrush (compare Thrush). The last two 

 words may be the Ring Ouzel. 



Black Cock or Black Grouse (lea-Jqark). 

 UAtteA^c (()), cubAipe {C^). 

 This bird no longer inhabits Ireland and we do not even 

 possess a record of its having ever done so except that a 

 bone from a cave in the County Waterford has been referred 

 to it. A word corresponding to the one mentioned first, 

 according to Forbes, occurs in the Scotch Gaelic. 



Bog Lark (see Meadow Pipit). 



Bunting {hwe-dg and gidl-nn an gJnb roivlr). 



Yellow Bunting or Yellow Hammer — buit)eo5 (1), 

 biii'6eo5 le^An^ (3), btnT)eA.\l bui-6e (7), btu"6ex.\c; buAC<\ipe (6), 

 The first word is used in Waterford, the second in Clare 

 Island, and the third in Donegal. 



Corn Bunting. — jeAlt^n snib jMn'ixMf (1). j^CAlb^An 



f^ioboil (6), 5<\lluM (3). 



Several other Buntings have been observed in Ireland. 

 The word 5AIU111 given by Colgan is referable to the Sparrow 

 I think. 



Buzzard (glim). 

 5iLin (6), be^lb-An jAiiAt) (G), clAtti-dn (G). 

 None of the Buzzards breed in Ireland now, though 

 they may have done so formerly. (Compare Eagle and 

 Falcon). 



Capercaille (kel-dch Mlje). 

 cA.le^c coiLle (2), c^ppvil coille (G). 

 This large bird seems to have abounded in the forests 

 when Giraldus Cambrensis visited Ireland in the 12th 

 century, and it only died out towards the latter part of 

 the i8th century. The last word given a.bove is probably a 

 corruption of c^bAp coille meaning " old bird of the 



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