Stray Leaves from a Border Garden 
Blackbird. Ouzel, Merle. 
Latin — Merula merula. 
French — Merle. 
Italian— Merlo. 
Spanish — Mierlo. 
German — Amsel. 
Bullfinch. Chickadee, Alp, 
Nope, Pope, Monk, Coally- 
hood. 
Latin — Pyrrhula europaea. 
German — Dompfaff, Gimpel 
Rothfink. 
Italian — Fringuello marino. 
Spanish — Fringelago. 
French — Bouvreuil. 
(The word “finch” is from 
the Anglo-Saxon Fine, a small 
bird.) 
Chaffinch, Scobby, Skelly, 
Shel-apple, Shilfa, Beechfinch, 
Hoosefinch, Pink, Apper- 
shealer, or Apple - shealer, 
Spink, Chink. 
Latin— Fringilla Coelebs. 
Germ an — Buchfinke. 
F rench — Pinson. 
Spanish — Pinzon. 
Italian— Pincione. 
Cuckoo. Gouckoo, Gowk. 
Celtic Cuach , British Cog. 
Latin — Cuculus, Canorus. 
French — Coucou. 
Spanish — Cuco. 
Italian — Cuculo. 
Dutch — Kuck-kuck. 
I celandic — Goukr. 
Danish — Gjoge. 
Goldfinch. Goldie, Goldspink, 
Thistlefinch. 
Latin— Carduelis carduelis. 
Italian — Cardellino or Cardeletto 
(meaning Thistlebird). Cardeto 
is a waste covered with thistles. 
German — Stieglitz. 
F rench — Ch ardonneret. 
Spanish— Pintacilgo Paxarel. 
Greenfinch, Green Lintie, 
Green Grosbeak. 
Latin — Ligurinus chloris. 
1 tali an — V er don e. 
Spanish — Verdecillo. 
German — Griinfink, Hirsenvogel. 
French — Verdier. 
Hedge-sparrow, Hempie. 
Latin— Accentor modularis. 
French — Fauvette d’hiver. 
German— Weidensperling, Gras- 
miicke. 
Italian — Forasiepe (which also 
means a “ poor little man. ” This 
word is sometimes applied to 
the Wren). 
Heron. Herne, Hegrie, Heron- 
shaw. 
Latin — Ardea cinerea. 
German — Reiher, Fischreiher. 
Italian — Airone. 
Spanish — Garza. 
Danish — Heyre. 
Norwegian — Hegre. 
Kingfisher. King’s fisher. 
Latin- — Alcedo ispida. 
French — Alcyon, Martin p£cheur. 
Italian— Alcione. 
Spanish — Alcion, Martin pes- 
cador. 
German — Eisvogel. 
Lapwing. Peewit, Tewit, 
Whaup, Teuchit, Peeseweep. 
Latin— Vanellas, Vanellus. 
French—' Vanneau. 
Italian— Pavoncella. 
German — Kiebitz. 
Linnet. Lintie, Lyntquhib 
Latin— Cannabina. 
Spanish — Pintaroxo. 
German — Hanfling, 
Italian — Fanello, 
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