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The Gaelic Names of Birds. 39
A chuag, 'sa smeurach, am ban- nan ogan,
A' g-abhail orain gu cc-olmhor binn :
'Nuair glioir an cuannal, gu loinneil guanach,
'Se 's glain a clnialas am fuaim sa' ghleann."
Group IT. Family II— Emberrizdce
SNOW BUNTING.
— Golfan-yr-eira.
Fleetrop/umes nivalin. Gaelic
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COMMON BUNTING.
Eim-an-t-sneachda i. Welsh
E)7iberi:a 7ni'>ari((. Gaelic Gealaq-hhuaehair, Gealaf'iijehi.
Welsh By-as y ddriittan, Bras yr yd.
BLACK-HEADED, OR REED BUNTING.
Emheriza sckfeniclu.'t. Gaelic Gealag-dnhh-cheannach,
Gealag-loui. 'Wchh—Gol/an ;/ ryr.s.
YELLOW HAMMER.
Emheriza citrinella. Gaelic Buidheag-bhealaidh, Buidheacj-
UiKarkair, Buidhean. Welsh Llinos felen.
This beautiful bird is of very evil repute in the Highlands*
where it is counted a very meritorious deed to harry its nest, from
the old supei-stition that this bird is badly given to swearing ; also
that it sang on Calvary during the time of the crucitixion. In
the lowlands one of its country names is the yellow yeorling, and
the old rhyme says—
" The Brock, the Toad, and the Yellow Yeorling
Get a drap o' the deil's bluid ilka May morning."
So that, if it imbibes much of that blood, it will account for its
swearing as well as for the evil re{)utation it has gained.
Grovp II. Family III.— Frivgillido-
CHAFFINCH.
Latin Fringilla Ccelehs. (rAelic^Bricean-beifhe Breacan-heithe.
"Welsh Asyell avian, W'itic.
Alex. Macdonald in his Allt-an-t Siucair, says—
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" Am-bricein-beithe 's lub air,
'Se gleusadh luth a theud."
MOUNTAIN FINCH.
Frimiilla MotUifritujilla. Gaelic
Wel.sh
Bronrliuddyn ?/ mynydd.
Lu-fun,Breirean-coarainn.