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ScHARFF. — Irish Names of Birds. 



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Merganser, Shell Duck or Spear Wigeon {thum-9ch-dn). 

 ? cutYi-dC-Ati (6), ? cumcxMpe (6). 

 These words are translated by Diver or Dipper by 

 O'Reilly. I suggest that they mean Merganser, as Forbes 

 identifies the Scotch ''tumaire" with Merganser. 



Missel Thrush (see Thrush). 



Moth Hawk (see Nightjar). 



MuRRE (see Guillemot). 



Nightingale (shm-^l-^ch). 

 pnneAlx^6 (11), finiol^C (6). 

 This is not an Irish bird and there is no evidence that 

 it formerly inhabited Ireland. The Sedge Warbler has 

 sometimes been spoken of as the " Irish Nightingale." 

 O'Reilly identifies fmolc-c\6 with Nightingale or Thrush 

 (Compare Warbler). 



Nightjar, Goatsucker, Fern Owl or Moth Hawk 

 (thurnd-len). 

 zt(\\r\A lin (1). 



Osprey (uhr -ishke) . 

 lol^p t-iifS^ (^)» Pfe^^C^n cBx^nn^n (6), gpib (5), coifine^c (7). 



The Osprey is now only a casual visitor. It seems to 

 have been common in Ireland formerly according to Ussher 

 and Warren. 



Ouzel (see Dipper and Ring Ouzel). 



Owl (kjdn Mt). 



cejktin (7), ce^\nn cuic (1), w\XtAX)CAn (6), tllCx^b^n (1) 



culc-At)6x\n (6), rnul6A (6), inolcxx (6), m\AtA (6), mtilA^C (6), 

 mulCAn (6) cAiUeAt oi'Oce (7), corhACog (6). 



The first two words meaning " Cat's head," are generally 

 used now. 



Barn Owl or Screech Owl. — comnil (10), f5|Aex\c65 i^eilse 

 (10), cofijA f cpeu6 (10). 



Long-eared or Horned Owl. — mex^nA-o (6), eun posU (6). 



O'Reilly translates the first word merely by Owl, but 

 according to Forbes all the words beginning with the letter 



