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sclioolmaster here in the early part of the last century. ‘ Penn ’ is 
from penn, the top of a hill, not from the swan. John ‘ Puttock ’ 
was mayor of Norwich, a.d. 1625. ‘Phoenix,’ ‘Parrot,’ ‘Popinjay,’ 
probably all from signs ; but in the case of the last, we have an 
instance of the process being reversed. Blomefield tells us, that in 
1330 Eoger Papinjay (or Popinjay) owned two houses on Tombland; 
and his grandson turned the corner house into an inn, and, in 
allusion to his own name, made it the sign of the Popinjay or Great 
Green Parrot. In 1474, John Paly, who owned the “ Popinjay,” 
was buried at the church of St. Mary the Less ; to which church 
ho gave “a silver cross with a Mary and a John of 10/. value, 
and a candlestick and silver bason of x marks, and two laton 
candlesticks of 4 marks, and two wax tapers to put in them, 
weighing five pounds a taper, to burn about the herses in the church, 
and at Easter about the sepulchre.” The Trustees of Salter’s charity 
were accustomed to hold their meetings at the “ Popinjay j ” and 
in a book belonging to the Old Meeting is an entry, “April 23rd, 
1740, was spent at the Popinjay 11s. 74d.,” Avhich cannot be 
considered extravagant for six trustees. But though the “Popinjay ” 
was evidently at that time a tavern of some importance, we cannot 
say with Blomefield “ it hath been a publick house to this day.’ 
‘ Pidgeon.’ ‘ Pye,’ this name, Mr. Lower says, is a contraction of 
A p Heugh; but it is not uncommon in the Eastern Counties, where 
it would seem more likely that the Magpie, rather than a Welsh 
ancestor, was the origin. 
‘ Eook,’ ‘ Eaven,’ ‘ Euddock ’ (red-breast). The woodpecker was 
called Eaincock and Eainbird ; the latter is a Norfolk surname, as 
is also ‘ Speight,’ another old name of the same bird. 
‘ Swan ’ may be a corruj)tion of Swain. ‘ Stork,’ ‘ Starling, 
‘Sheldrake,’ ‘Spink,’ ‘Sparrow.’ John ‘Swallow’ was one of the 
“ plundering commission ” in Norwich, a.d. 1643. Starre, is the 
old name of the starling, from which perhaps may be traced some 
of our Norfolk ‘Stars;’ and our ‘ Sparkes ’ from Sparhawk. 
Eichard Sparhawk was a rector of Eincham. 
We have also ‘ Teale,’ ‘ Twite.’ Edmund ‘ Tassell ’ (Turcell) was 
mayor of Lynn, a.d. 1680. ‘Uffinch,’ Avhich may bo from Ulf-linch 
(green linnet). ‘ Wren,’ and advertised the world over, ‘Woodcock.’ 
I will conclude this list of birds with Tyrwhitt, and the legend 
Avhich gives the origin of the name, as narrated by Mr. Lower. 
