1916. ScHARFi'-— /mA Names of Invcrlcbralc Animals. 145 
Earthworm (see Worm). 
Earwig (galshach). 
5AitlfeA6 (6), soitfe^C (4), cotl^5-Uon (6), fi^te pice (7), 
5eAi\|AA-j;A5l^n (3), -06^1^5 ^AtMos (3). 
The third word is identical with the one in Scotch-Gaehc. 
Flea (damit). 
•oe-Af^tiAic, •oe^tAtiAic, 'oeA|vnxM'o (Conn. 7), "oeAiAstinc (6), (recte 
t)exi.]A5nAic) t)e|\5nx\c (9), "otveAncAit) (7), conAf|\x\6 (6). 
Fleshworm (see Worm). 
Fly (kil). 
cult (7), ctiiteo5 (7). 
Black-fly (kil duv)— ctnt t)ub (7). 
Crane-fly or Daddy-longlegs (kor-chil) ? — cot\|\-Cua (9). 
Dragon-fly (snahad vor) — fn^t^x) triop (11), 
Blue-bottle fly (gor9man) — j;oiAm^n (7). 
Gadfiy or Breeze-fly (? gle-hers) — 5ieiti|\e (6), ct\6i't)eo5 (6), 
5uibAn (6), cfve-Ar)A|\ (10), cfebAtA (9), c|\eAL)A|^ CAot (7), c^but (6). 
The Gadfly is often confounded with the Warble-fly, whose 
larvae produce those very injurious lumps and sores on the 
back of cattle. Although these two flies are quite distinct, and 
their habits are different, both may be included under some of 
the names given here. 
Horse Botfly (bachan k^pil) — be^e^n cAp^iU (7), cteo-O (7), 
cleotAt\ (Meath 7), ct^e^bxit^ caoC (2). The disease caused by 
this fly is known as pot^c (7). 
Gnat or Midge (minchiljog) — mioneuileos (6), meAnbCuiteos 
(6), coip triioL (7), co1t\^^ nn'olrog (9), ^uib^n (7). 
Warble r:y — The name of this fly is uncertain, but there is an 
Irish word (biApftut 7) for the lumps or warbles on cattle 
caused by the maggot of the Warblefly. The maggot is called 
t)xM|\b (7). See Gadfly above. 
