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commonest of the Irish wild geese has better claims to be 

 called " a small white goose." Four other geese have been 

 recorded from Ireland for which I cannot find names. The 

 word le^Af\5 has several meanings. Among them it has 

 been applied by O'Reilly to the " Rain goose." (See Diver). 

 St. Kilda Goose. (See Gannet). 



Goshawk (See Falcon). 



Grebe (pds-Icd). 

 pAyl^^At) (6), -onb-eun (6), gxxll^n cii|\fi-A (6). 

 O'Reilly gives the old English word " Didapper " or 

 " Diver " for these three words. Two well-known kinds of 

 Grebe are resident and breed in Ireland. Three others 

 occasionally visit this country. Only the first word agrees 

 with the Scotch term for Grebe. (Compare Cormorant). 

 Little Grebe. — t^p<\5.M|\e ciiinn(6), ? ixxp^-o^n (4). 



Greenfinch or Green Linnet (glos-dn dhdr-dch). 

 5lAf^n -oop^c (7). 



Greenshank. 



I am not acquainted with an Irish word for this regular 

 winter visitor. 



Grouse {kjdrk-fre). 



ceA\yc ii:]\A0\6 (1), ce-A|AC pjUAOi^ (3), CamIb^aC jWiAt) (6), 

 |AepCeA^|\c (6). 



The last word may perhaps be referable to the Black 

 Cock. The term rrmifiexi'o given by Colgan cannot I think 

 be applied to the Grouse. It seems to me to be derived 

 from muipgeAt) meaning " sea -goose," and in Scotch the 

 latter means " Bean-goose." 



Guillemot, Murre or Willock (f9r-Dch9). 

 pO|\x^C*^ (3). 



Black Guillemot. — caIjza-^ (6). 



In Scotch this word is applied to the Little Auk, and 

 it is quite possible that in Irish it may be used for both 

 species. 



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