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The Irish Naturalist 



July, 



Lark (fivish-og). 



|:uire65(l), uipeos (6), Uijieos (6), leApcos (6), S^ioroS (6)^ 

 1[\\a\d6s (6), t\ix\t)A5 (6). 



Although three other kinds of Lark have been recorded 

 as Irish, only one is resident. Wood-lark. — iiipeos coiUe (6). 



Linnet {gjdl-un len). 



5e-ALti)x^n Uon (6), ^e^^lbdn CjAoige tDjiicin be<\t^(6). 

 Green Linnet (see Greenfinch and Chaffinch). Mountain 

 Linnet (see Twite). 



Loon (see Diver). 



Magpie {pe-d). 



pi^e^t) (6), |m-A5 bjie^ic (6). 

 This bird is supposed to be a comparatively recent 

 addition to the Irish fauna. It is of interest, therefore, 

 that the first word corresponds with the Scotch " pioghaid " 

 meaning Magpie. Since r^^S is a Woodpecker, the last 

 word may have been applied to the Spotted Woodpecker 

 which is likely to have been a resident bird when large 

 forests existed in Ireland, though now a rarity. 



Marsh Harrier (see Falcon). 



Martin (gowl-dn ge-M). 

 House Martin. — ?5ot)l^n gx^oice (6). 



Although O'Reilly gives this word for " Swallow," it 

 is more likely to mean House Martin, as the two birds are 

 habitually mistaken for one another. (Compare Swallow). 



Sand Martin. — sobl^dn g^^Mnme^^ (6). 



Mavis (see Thrush). 

 Meadow Pipit (see Pipit). 



Merlin (see Falcon). 



