NAMES OF BRITISH BIRDS. 
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Ktnbeviza. chloTocephala. XAft;poj, green, and Ks<px?^v a head. Greenheaded 
Bunting. 
- citrinella. Citrinus^ of a citron colour. Yellow Bunting. 
- miliaria. Milium^ Millet, on which this bird feeds. Corn Bunting. 
Alauda. [Perhaps from a or ab from, and laudo,, to praise.— Ed.] Lark. 
- arvensis. Of or belonging to fields. Sky Lark. 
- arborea. Of or belonging to woods or trees. Wood Lark. 
Anthus. Latin name of a bird supposed to be of this genus. Pipit. 
- rupestris. Of or belonging to rocks. Rock Pipit. 
-- pratensis. Of or belonging to meadows. Meadow Pipit. 
- -— arboreus. Of or belonging to trees. Tree Pipit. 
— - Richardi. So named after Mr. Richards. Richard’s Pipit. 
Turdus. , Thrush. 
- musicus* Musical. Garden Thrush. 
•— viscivorus. That feeds on Misseltoe. Viscus the Misseltoe, and voro 
to devour. Missel Thrush. 
— .. Iliacus. Trojan ; coming perhaps from Asia-Minor, or it may be 
derived some way from Ilex^ the Holm Oak. Redwing Thrush. 
— -- pilaris* Fieldfare Thrush. 
Merula. [Mem, alone, solitary.—^E d.] Ouzel. 
— - vulgaris. Common. Garden Ouzel. 
-- torquata. Having a ring, ringed. Ring Ouzel. 
Muscicapa. Musca, a Fly, and capio to catch. Flycatcher. 
- luctuosa. Mourning, from its being all in black and white. Pied 
Flycatcher. 
-— grisola. Of a sober grey colour. Grey Flycatcher. 
Motacilla. Moveo to move, and cilia a tail. Wagtail. 
- Jlava. Yellow. Yellow Wagtail. 
- boarula. [_Boarius,) appertaining to Oxen.— Ed]. Grey Wagtail. 
— - alba. White. Pied Wagtail. 
Anorthura. avco upwards, opw to raise, and ouva the tail. Wren. 
—- troglodytes. The name of a people said to live in caves of the earth. 
Ivy Wren. 
Saxicola. Saxa, rocks, and colo to inhabit. Chat. 
- senanthe. the name of a bird supposed to be the Wheatear. 
Fallow Chat. 
- rubetra. [From Ruheta a Toad, on account of the white streak over 
the eye-—E d.] 
^—»» Rubiis a Bramble, andcofoto inhabit. Stone Chat. 
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