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GAELIC-ENGLISH
NAMES OF BIRDS
A, Ai, a swan.
Aaid, a magpie.
AaRj an eagle.
Abhal, a ptarmigan (Sobieski).
AcuiL, aguil (Ir.), an eagle.
Adharcag, adharcan, adharcan-
luachrach, adhaircean, a lap-
wing, etc.
Agaid, a magpie (lit. pert one).
AiGNE, a swift.
AiLEAG, ailleag, aimhleag, ain-
leag, amhlag, a swallow, storm
petrel.
AiLMHiN, a brood.
AiNLEAG-MHARA, a sea-swallow,
black martin, petrel, also
AiNLEAG-MHOR-DHUBH.
AiNLEAG-MHONAiDH, the Alpine
swift.
AiNNEAMHAG, a phcEnix (fabu-
lous).
AiRMHiD, airmid, a swan.
AisiLEAG, asaileag, assilag, storm
petrel, storm finch, alamonti.
AiTEiL, widgeon or wigeon.
Al, alach, the young of birds,
brood.
Ala, alunn, a swan.
Albanach, the coulterneb.
Alc, alca, the great auk (ex-
tinct) ; also the kingfisher.
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Alchaochan, the owl.
Almhin, a brood.
Altain, a flock.
Amac, amach, amhach, a vulture ;
any ravenous bird.
Amadan-mointich, the dotterel,
snipe, ringed plover.
Amhas, amhasag, amhasan, amh-
san, amhsainn, ansa, asan,
gannet, or solan goose.
Antar (an t-'ar — Old Etrusc),
the eagle.
Aoi, a swan.
Aoileann, a sea maw, gull.
Arcus, a hawk (aracos, Etr.
Celt.).
Armhaidh, armhuidh, a buzzard.
Arspag, the larger species of
seagull.
Ateal, the teal.
AuR-coiLLE, capercailzie, or cock
of the wood, etc.
B
Badb, badh or bodh, a vulture,
royston, or scald crow ; any
ravenous bird.
Baidne, baidnein, group of
birds.
Bain-speireag, spiorag, spireag,
a sparrow-hawk (female).