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COSGARRACH
CURR
CosGARRACH, the kite (lit. a
conqueror).
Cha or cradh-gheadh, cra-gheal,
shell drake or duck ; large
wild duck.
Cra-fhaoileag, black-headed
seagull.
Craigeach, the black guillemot
(Eigg).
Crairdeach, the crow.
Crann or crion-fhaoileag, the
little gull.
Crann or crion-lach or lacha, the
teal, wild duck, red-breasted
merganser, diver, little duck.
Crann-dubhan, the black-headed
gull.
Cranntach, the curlew, lap-
wing.
Craobh-bhigein, the pipit.
Creabaire, creabhai*, creathar,
creobhai*, creothar, criodhar,
the woodcock.
Creadh, creath, the swan.
Creagag, the grey plover, rock
goose, shell-drake.
Creodhar-glas, heron.
Crianag, crionag-ghiubhais, the
willow wren.
Criochran, the stonechat ; stean-
chel hawk. (Dean of Lis-
moi'e.)
Crionag, crionan, crionag-ceann-
bhuidhe, the wren, mite bird,
yellow-headed mite.
Crionag-bhuidhe, the golden-
crested wren.
Crithane (Ir.), crith-eun, the
curlew.
Crithein, the common sand-
piper.
Crithneachan, the wheatear.
Croman, the kite.
Croman-beag, the jacksnipe.
Croman-coillteach, the wood-
cock.
Croman-gobhlach, the kite, gled ;
swallow-tailed kite.
Croman-lachduinn, lachaidh,
lochaidh or luch, the kestrel,
gled ; also small water- fowl.
Croman-loin, snipe ; also marsh
harrier or bog hunchback,
woodcock.
Crom-nan-cearc, hen-harrier,
hen-hunchback.
Crom-nan-duilleag, the wood-
cock.
Crom-reoch or riabhach, the
buzzard kite.
Cronan, guillemot (Ir.).
Crossan, a puffin or guilleiuot.
Crotach, crotach-mara or mhara,
cruiteach-mhara, cruiteach,
crutach, the curlew.
Crotag, the plover.
Crufechta, crow (Ir.).
Cruidein, cruitean, cruitein, the
kingfisher, halcyon.
Cruimheach, a crow.
CuAG, the pine grosbeak.
CuAG, cubhag, cuach, cuachag,
cumhag, cuthag, the cuckoo
or gowk ; also the snipe.
Cuahjsgean, the roller.
Cubaire, the blackcock.
Cubhalag, the woodcock.
CuBHAR, cuibh, a flock of birds ;
a hawk.
Cuibh, a bird ; a cock.
CuiLCEAG, cuilcean, the reed
warbler.
Cuillionag, cuireag, the mavis,
thi'ush ; holly-bird.
CuLLACH-coiLiCH, a capon .
CuLLADH-cEACH, a woodcock (Ir.).
Cumhag-bhogadh-toine, the
water- wagtail.
Curachd-shide, the blue-bonnet,
silk-cap.
Curacag, curcag, currachdag,
currucag, the lapwing, pees-
weep, peeweet, sandpiper,
teuchet, cappie.
Curliun, the curlew.
CuRR, curra, the heron, etc.