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NAMES OF BlilTISH BIRDS. 
Upupa.) epops. Ewo^j/, a Hoopoe. Marsh Hoopoe, 
Merops. The Latin name of a bird that eats Bees. Bee-eater. 
--— apiaster. Apiastrum^ an herb that Bees delight in; tlie name should 
perhaps be apiastri. Yellow-throated Bee-eater. 
Alcedo. The Halcyon or Kingfisher. Kingfisher, 
■- ispida^ Hispidus, rough, as with wet. [[Or perhaps from piscis, a 
fish,—E d.] Common Kingfisher. 
Cinclus. KiyKXos^ a bird which has the habit of moving its tail, supposed to 
be the Dipper. Dipper. 
-- aquaticus. That haunts or delights in water. Bank Dipper. 
Loxia. Ao|o?, oblique, crooked (as to its bill). Crossbill. 
- curvirostra. Having a curved bill. Common Crossbill. 
- pityopsittacuS’ Ylirvs-vos^ a Pine tree, and Tro-irrajcos-, a Parrot. 
Pyrrhuh. Tlv^, fire, from the colour of the bird. Alp. 
- nulgaris. Common. Hedge Alp. 
- enucleator. Enucleo^ to take out a kernel. Pine Alp. 
Fringilla. [[From frangq^ to break or crush (seeds).— Ed.] Finch. 
- coccothraustes. Koxho^, a berry, and to break. Haw Finch. 
- chloris. Chloris, a green bird, such as the present Green Finch. 
Passer. Sparrow. 
- domesticus. Domestic- House Sparrow. 
- montanus. Of or belonging to mountains. Tree Sparrow. 
- montifringilla9^ Mons montis., a mountain, and Fringilla^ a Finch. 
Mountain Sparrow. 
- 2 ccelebs^ A Bachelor. 
Carduelis. [[From Carduus^ a Thistle.— Ed.] 
- spinus. l^Spinus, a Sloe, or Blackthorn.— Ed.] Green Siskin. 
- communis^ Common. Common Siskin. 
Linaria. Linarium^ a Flax field, which the Linnets prey upon. Linnet. 
Linota. A<vov, Flax or Hemp-seed; of which these birds are fond. Brown 
Linnet. 
- rubra. Ruddy, red. Redpoll Linnet. 
-- montana. Of or belonging to mountains. Mountain Linnet. 
Fmhei'iza. Bunting. 
- nivalis. Snowy. Snow Bunting. 
- hortulana. Of or belonging to Gardens. Ortolan Bunting. 
- schoenichis. aKoms^ a Rush. Reed Bunting. 
--- drills. Cirl Bunting. 
Vide the Preface to the Guide to an Arrangement of British BirdSi by the Rev. P. 0. MorriSj 
