S C H A R F F . - - /; isJi Na vi cs of B irds . 



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Crane (kur-esk). 



? COfljA 1AfC (C). 



The Crane is believed to have been more common in 

 Ireland formerly than at present. It is only a rare winter 

 visitor now. The identification of the correct Irish word is 

 rendered difficult from the fact that popularly Crane and 

 Heron are synonymous terms, while in reality they are 

 quite distinct species. The word copf is applied to all 

 long-legged birds resembling Cranes or Herons. (Compare 

 Heron). 



Crossbill {kdm-ghub), 

 ? Cv\mgot). 



Forbes gives cama-ghob for this species in Scotch 

 Gaelic. Although I can find no equivalent Irish word, I 

 suggest that a similar expressive term (meaning crooked 

 biU) may be used. 



Crow (prw-9ch-dn). 

 Black Crow or Rook. — pi\ec\c^\n (1), pj\lv\cx^n -oub (3), 

 cn<Simf?MC (6). 



Hooded. Scald or Royston Crow. — ponnos (1), vc.muio^ (6), 

 cx^tA65 bx^n (3), cpAi'oe.JC (6), cluiniec\lc<A ((>), b.x-ot!) (7). 



Cuckoo {kioch). 

 cu^\c (1), coi (10), ciit)-A5 (6). 



Curlew ikrutdch). 

 cj\oca6 (1), CjAUicex^c (10), ciiii\tun (1), cuifAliun (1 1), C]\gco^c 

 itiaApa (6), gtiilneAc (6). (Compare Godwit, Plover). 



DiDAPPER (see Grebe). 



Dipper or Water Ouzel (qowd-dhuv). 

 ^0X)A -Dub (6). 



This word quite corresponds with the Scotch term. 

 The Dipper is often confounded with the Kingfisher. 



Diver or Loon (gdr-ig). 

 5Aip5(6), s.Mjvse^nn (G), s^Mfsepe (6), sAipsiiie (6), U\c.\t)oih (6), 



P-AOIC ttlOp (■!:). 



Several kinds of birds are spoken of as Divers, but I 

 take it that s^M^S and its variations as well as ]:.^olc 

 apply to the Great Northern and Red-throated Divers, both 



