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88 Gaelic Society of Inverness.
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Family V.—Larida-.
COMMON TERN, OR SEA SWALLOW.
Stertux hirumlo. Gaelic Stearnan. Welsh
rvemwl fioyaf, Ysci'aean.
ARCTIC TERN.
hatin— Stermi arctica. Graelic
LESSER TERN.
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Stearnal.
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Y For-
IjOXvo.—Sterna viinnta. Gaelic—Stearnal heag. Welsh— T Fdrivennol
leiaf.
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Steima nigra .
Gaelic
BLACK TERN.
Stearnal-dnhh. Welsh
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Ysrraean dd/i.
LITTLE GULL.
Lams minntus. Gaelic Crann-jhaoileag, Crion-fhaoileag,
Faoileag hheag.
nLACK-nEA.DED GULL.
Latin Larus ridibmulus. Gaelic Faoileag, Ceann-duhhan, Duhhcheammch,
Faoileag-dhnhh-cheannach. Welsh— Yr ivylan henddti.
KITTIWAKE.
Latin — Lama tridadylns. Gaelic — Seagair, Faireag, Ruideag
Sgaireag.
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COMMON GULL.
Lar^is canus. Gaelic — Faoileann, Fanleag, An t-iasgairdiomhain.
Welsh G'wylan Iwyd, llnccan.
This gull gets its name of An t-iasgair-diomhain (Idle Fisher),
by which it is generally known in Atliolo, from its habit of flying
along the course of a river or stream, and darting down on any small
trout it sees near the surface, but as these shallow-water trout are
very quick of sight they generally see it coming, and either dive
into deep water, or under a stone, and escajjo, so its fishing exi)loits
there Ijeing generally a failure it got the name of the Idle Fisher,
or, more literally, the Unsuccessful Fisher.
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LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.
Lams fuscns. Gaelic Sgaireag, Fari^pach-hheag, Faoileag-
Itheag (Grey).
HERRING GULL.
Lams argentafKit. Gaelic (Jlas-fJinnihag. Welsh
henwaig.
(hnjlan