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COSGACH
CoiLEACH-SPODHTA, a capon.
CoiLEACH-TOMAiN, a cock-pav-
tridge.
CoiLEACH-TURCACH-FIADHAICH, the
bustard or curlew.
CoiNFHUADACH, thc vulturc ; dog-
chaser.
CoisDEARGAN, the redshank.
CoLAn, a dove.
CoLC, colach, colcach-borag, the
eider duck^ little auk, puffin.
CoLCA, colcair, the great auk
(extinct).
CoLGAN, a dove.
CoLLAiRE-BOAiN, bothaiu, or
buthain, the cormorant, shag.
CoLM, colman, colum, columan,
a dove, a pigeon (see Cala-
man).
CoLMAN-CATHAicH or cathaidh,
the whaup, whoop, hoop,
hoopoe or moulting dove.
CoLMAK-coiLLE, wood-pigcon, the
ring-dove, cushat-dove.
CoLMAN-cREiGE, the rock-dovc.
CoLMAN-GOBHLACH, the fautailcd-
pigeon.
CoLMAN-TiGHE, the domcstic
pigeon (I'ock variety).
CoLTAiR, coltair-cheannach, col-
trachan, comhdachan, the
puffin.
CoLTRAicHE, the razorbill.
CoMHACHAG, cumhachag, an owl,
owlet, howlet ; the lamenter
or mourner.
CoMHACHAG-ADHARCAICHE, the
long-eared or horned owl.
CoMHACHAG-BHAN or gheal, the
barn owl.
COMHACHAG-BHEAG, the little
owl.
CoMHACHAG-CHLUASACH, the sliort-
eared owl.
CoMHACHAG-DHONN or ruadh, the
tawny owl.
CoMHACHAG-MHOR, the caffle owl ;
also tawny or snowy owl.
CoMHACHAG-SNEACHDAIDH Or bhan
or gheal, the white or snowy
owl.
" CoNAN,"conan-crion, the wren.
" CoNAN "-COILLE, the wood wren,
" Conan of the woods."
" CoNAN "-CONUISG, the willow-
wren ; " Conan of the whins."
CoNASAG, conasan, conasgag,
conasgan, the whinchat.
CoRCAN or corran-coille, the bull-
finch.
CoRCAN or corran-ghlas, the
green bullfinch.
CoRN-EUN, the royston or hooded-
crow.
CoRR, corra, curr (Welsh, Garan),
the heron, crane, stork (lit.
"pointed, sharp").
CoRRACHAN, the jackdaw, kae
(lona and Mull); cliff dweller.
CoRR-BHAN or bhain or bhub,
the stork, white heron, white
stork, the bittern.
CoRR-CHAGAiLTE, the Salamander
or fire-bird (fabulous).
CoRR-CHAOCH, woodcock (Ir.).
CoRR-GHLAs, the hcron, hern,
stork, crane.
CoRR-GHRiAN or ghrian, the
common bittei'n ; also swan,
turtle-dove.
CoRR-GHRiBHEACH, ghriobhach,
riabhach, riathach, sgriach,
chrithich, the heron.
CoRR-iASG, the crane, stork.
CoRR-MHONA or mlionaidh, crane,
the heron.
CoRR-NA h-easgunn, the crane,
bittern.
CoRROG (Ir.), the crow.
CoRR-scREACHAG or sgriachaig,
the owl, screech owl.
CoRR-THON-DuiBH or an ton-dubli,
the crane.
Cos-DUBH, the black-legged wild
goose.
CosGACH, cosgoch, the redshank.