c. and ii. Candler’s notes from the Netherlands. 173 
Blackcap. Zwartkop (Blackcap). 
Willow When. Fitis. 
CllIFFCHAFF. Tjiftjttf. 
When. Winterkoninkje* (Winter Kinglet). 
Great Titmouse. Koolmees (Coal Tit). 
Blue Titmouse. Piinpel (Tippler, i . e ., Bluenose). 
Marsh Titmouse. Zwartkopinees (Blackcap Tit). 
White Wagtail. Witte Kwikstaart (White Flirt-tail). 
Yellow Wagtail. Gcle Kwikstaart (Yellow Flirt-tail). 
Tree Pipit. Boompieper (Tree Pipit). 
Meadow Pipit. Graspieper (Grass Pipit). 
Tawny Pipit. Duinpieper (Dune Pipit). 
Skylark. Loeuwerik (<•/. Scotch Laverock ). 
Crested Lark. Kuif-leeuwerik (Crest Lark). Nest built on the roof 
of a barn. 
Yellow-hammer. Geelgors (Geel-yellow). 
House Sparrow, lliiisnmsch (House Sparrow). 
Greenfinch. Groenling (Greculing) ; Vlasvink (Flax finch). 
Goldfinch. Putter; Distelvink (Thistlefinch). 
Linnet. Kueutje (Little Chirper) ; Hennepvink (Hempfineh). 
Starling. Spreeuw. (From the same root probably as the Eng. 
sparrow; Sax. speara ; Goth, spanca). 
Carrion Crow. Kraai (Crow). Nest placed in a Whitethorn bush on 
the dunes, so low that a boy standing on the ground was able to take out 
the eggs. 
Rook. Roek. 
Magpie. Ekster. (Some old Dutch forms are aexter , egelster , hirst re , 
&c.t) 
Swallow. Boerenzwaluw (Farmer’s Swallow). 
House Martin. Huiszwaluw (House Swallow). 
Sand Martin. Oeverzwaluw (Bank Swallow). 
Swift. Gierzwaluw (Screaming Swallow, from gieren to scream). 
Cuckoo. Kockoek. 
Ring Dove. Houtduif (Wood Dove). 
Turtle Dove. Tortelduif. 
Quail. Kwartel. 
Land Rail. Kwartelkoning (King Quail) ; Spriet. 
Coot. Koet. 
Stone Curlew. Griel. 
* This name is suggestive rather of the Goldcrest, which however is known 
as the Ooudhaantje. 
+ Ger. elster , O.H.G. ag-el-ster; Fr. ag-ace, from O.II.G. ag-azza; A.-Sax. 
ag-u, a magpie. All from an old root ag of unknown meaning (Professor 
Skeat). 
