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NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS* 
Circus, cineraceus. Grey, cinereous. Ash-coloured Harrier, 
-- ceruginosus. Rusty, rust-coloured. Marsh Harrier. 
-- cyaneus. Azure, or ash-coloured. Hen Harrier. 
Otus. Ov^' wTos, an ear. Madge. 
—-— hrachyotus. short, and ow, uros, an ear. Short-eared Madge, 
-- auritus. Eared, from auris, an ear. Long-eared Madge. 
Scops» Sxoxj/? a kind of Owl, supposed to be the present species. Scops. 
AldromndL So called after Aldrovandus, the celebrated naturalist. 
Common Scops. 
Bubo, [^From Bufo, a Toad, on which the bird feeds.—-Ei).] Toadeater, 
— maximus. Largest or greatest. Great Toadeater. 
Strix, A kind of Owl supposed to be the S. Jiammea. Owl. 
-- nyctea. — Nix, snow ; from the colour of the bird. Snowy Owl. 
■Alticus, ——— ? 
- Jiammeus. Fiery, flame-like, yellow. Barn OwL , 
-- stridulus. Noisy, harsh, dissonant, clamourous. Tawny OwL 
Noctua, A night Bird. Nightling. 
^ — . passerma. Derived from -PaSser, a Sparrow. Spotted Nightling. 
Cormis. A bird of the Crow kind. Crow. From the size of the bird. 
—,—^— corax. Kopaf, a Raven. Raven Crow. 
- corone. Kopovv, a Carrion -Crow. Carrion Crow. 
___—— frugihgus. Bruges, fruit, i. e. grain ; and lego, to gather. Rook 
Crow. 
- cornix. A bird supposed to 'be the Hooded Crow of the olden times. 
Hooded Crow. 
- monedula. From moneo, to warn, as in augurye Jack-daw Crow. 
Pica. Magpie. 
- eaudata. Tailed, having a long tail; cauda, a tail. Common Magpie. 
"Glandarius. Qians, glandis, an acorn, the food of the Jay, Jay. 
--— -vulgaris. Common. Common Jay. 
Nucifraga. Nux, nucis, a nut, and frango, to break. Nutcracker. 
— --^ cary'ocataotes. Kapios, nuts, and to destroy. Spotted 
Nutcracker. 
Pyrrhocorax. Tlvppo^ red, and Kopa| a Crow. Chough. 
— -- rujipes. Red-footed. Red-legged Chough. 
Oriolus. ^From the French -or, gold, in allusion to the yellow colour of the 
bird.— Ed.] Oriole, 
—.—— galhula. The Latin name of a bird, supposed to be the Oriole. Gol¬ 
den Oriole. 
"Sturnm. ^Perhaps from Astrum a star; our Starling is certainly derived 
from star. —'Ed.] A Starling or Stare, Starling. 
