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68 Gaelic Society of Inuerness.
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From tlie extreme patience of tlie heron when waiting for
tish to come its way arose the old saying:— lasgach na corra
The heron's fishing, a model of patience.
Latin
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Anlea alba. Gaelic
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WHITE HERON.
Corra-hhan. Welsh
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Crip- gwijn.
COMMON BITTERN.
Latin Botaurus steilaris. Gaelic Corra-ghrain, BuOaire, Graineag,
Stearnall (Alex. Macdonald). Welsh
govs.
Aderyn y bwmi, Bivmp y
Latin
Latin
WHITE STORK.
Ciconia alba. Gaelic—Corm-bhan (Deut. xiv. 18).
SPOON-BILL.
Platalea leacorodia. Gaelic Gob-iathaimi.
Family IV.— Scolopacidct.
CURLEW.
Latin Numenius arquata. Gaelic Guilbneach, Crotach-mhara.
Welsh— Gylfinliir.
This bird is so very wary in its habits that it gave rise to the
old saying—Is sealgair math a mharbhas geadh, 'us corr', 'us
guilbneach. He is a good sportsman who kills a wild goose, a
heron, and a curlew.
WHIMBREL.
Latin Numenius phceopus. Gaelic — Eiui-Bealltainn, Lethyhuilbneach.
Welsh Coeg ylfmliii
The whimbrel, or, as its name means in Gaelic, the May-bird
or lialf-curlew, is now almost, if not altogether, a migratory bird,
though once breeding quite connnon with us. Lightfoot says, in
1772 :— " The whimbrel breeds in the heath of the Highland hills,
near Invercauld."
RED-SHANK.
Gaelic — Cavi-ghlaa, Ridyhuilavach (A. Macdonald), Goblabharrtha
(A.
Goengoch.
Macdonald), Clabhais /each (Grey). Welsh
COMMON SANDPIPER.
Latin Totanus hypoleuca. Gaelic IWileachan-traighe, Trileachan-lraighich,
Farr-ghuimnhicJi, Boag, LruUhrain. Welsh
Pibydd-y-traeth.
Latin
UKEEN8HANK.
Totanus gluliis. Gaelic Deuch BJdngh (Grey). Welsh
Coeswerdd.
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