. The Irish Nahiralut. July, 



of which are well known Irish species. The last bird has 

 sometimes been called "Rain Goose," and this term is 

 translated by O'Reilly as leo^ii^. The word Icvc-A-ooip 

 given above as Diver is probably some kind of Duck 

 (perhaps the Tufted Duck). 



Dotterel {6mddh-dn mon-tich). 

 AmAXiAn m6incic(6). 

 In Scotch Gaelic this word is apphed to the Ringed 

 Plover, Snipe or Dotterel, and in Ireland too the Ringed 

 Plover is often confounded with the Dotterel. 



Dove (kuhm-dn), 

 coltn^n (10), 



There are three kinds of Doves resident in Ireland, and 

 one visitor- — the Turtle Dove. 



Ring-Dove, Wood-Pigeon or Wood Quest. colinx^n 

 coiLle (6), ]:e4|\^n (6), f tniiD^n (6). 



According to Ussher and Warren this is called colum in 

 Connaught, and colut^ in Munster. Colgan states that in 

 Clare Island the Rock Dove is known as colum. 



Stock Dove. — I am not acquainted with an Irish name. 



Rock Dove." — Colutn (3). 



Turtle Dove. — \:eA\\An b\\eAc (G), |:e^\|\cAn eit)ion (6). 



Duck or Drake (Idchd). 

 lAtA (6), 5Aillce..\pc (6), ctinnos (6). 



No less than 25 different kinds of Ducks have been 

 observed in Ireland. I can only identify the Irish names 

 of three of these. 



Eider Duck. — P-AiDiji (10), Iaca locl<Mitu\c (G). 

 In the " Book of Ballymote" there occurs the word xm-oi|\ 

 which Kuno Meyer identifies with some unknown bird. 

 The only equivalent I can suggest is the Eider Duck, a 

 bird which is at present a rare winter visitor. The 

 Icelandic word " aedur " from which the modern word 

 " eider " is derived agree in sound with the Irish word, and 

 it is quite possible that this bird was formerly less rare in 

 Ireland than it is now. 



Mallard. — Iaca cinn u^me (G), D^fi-OAl (G). 



Teal. — f lolcA (6). 



