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CAILLEACH
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Cailleach bheag an earbaill,
long-tailed titmouse ; little
old-wife of the tail.
Cailleach, cailleachan - oidhche,
an owl.
Cailleach-cheann-ghorm, the
blue titmouse.
Cailleach-dhubh, the shag cor-
morant.
Cailleach-oidhche, bhan or
gheal, the barn owl or com-
mon owl.
Cailleach-oidhche mhor, the
eagle owl, tawny owl.
Caileag, callag, caltag, carlag,
casgan-long, the black guille-
mot.
Cairneach, coirneach, the king-
fisher, halcyon, osprey.
Caislin-clach, the stone-chat-
terer, wheatear (err.).
Calaman, caiman, caluman, a
dove, a pigeon.
Calaman or calman-cathaich or
cathaiche or cathaidh, the
hoopoe or moulting dove.
Calaman-coille, the ring-dove.
Calaman-fiadhaich, the rock-
dove.
Calaman-gorm, the stock-dove.
Calaman-mara, sea-dove.
Calaman-nan-creag or mara, the
rock-dove.
Calaman-tuchan, the turtle-
dove.
Calcach, colcach,colcair, colgtich,
colgaire, coltaircheannach, col-
trachan, comhdachan, conntra-
chan, conntraigheachan, the
coulterneb, puffin, eider
duck.
Caltag, the auk.
Cam'aich, the wryneck.
Cama-lubach, the common sand-
piper.
Cam-ghlas, the redshank, red-
start, red-jjole, purple sand-
piper.
Cam-ghob, the common crossbill,
wrybill.
Cam-mhuin or mhuineal, the
wryneck.
Canairi, the canary (corrupt).
Canranach-dearg, the waxwing.
Caochan, a bird. (Dean of Lis-
more.)
Caoi, caolag, caolag-riabhach, the
cuckoo.
Capais (Capys, Old Etrusc. Celt.),
the falcon.
Cas-cre'fodh, heron.
Cathal, caothail, the long-tailed
duck ; wailer.
Cat HAN, the barnacle or bernicle
goose, black-billed wild goose.
Cath-eun-leadain, the barnacle
goose ; war bird.
Ceann-dearg or deargan, the
red-start, red pole.
Ceann-dubh, ceann-dubhag, the
marsh titmouse, black red-
start, the black-cap.
Ceann-dubhan, the black-headed
gull.
Ceann-dubh fraoich, the reed-
bunting.
Cearc, cei'c, a hen.
Cearc-cheannan, the coot.
Cearc-choille, a partridge, per-
trick (im])roper).
Cearc-chruthach, a partridge ;
horse-shoe hen.
Cearc-cireach or cireanacb, a
crested hen.
Cearc-fhrangach, a turkey hen.
Cearc-fhraoich, a moorhen,
female of red grouse ; Attagen.
Cearc-ghlobach, a hen with
down-covered head.
Cearc-ghreannach, a rough-
feathered hen (a Russian
hen).
Cearc-gur, a sitting or brooding
hen.
Cearc-innseanach, an Indian or
Guinea hen.