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EALA-FHIADHAICH
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Eala-fhiadhaich, the wild swan.
Eala-ghlas, grey swan (cygnet).
Eal-eun, a monstrous bird.
Ealt, ealtain, a covey of birds
(ealteun).
Ean, en^ eun, eunlaith, a bird,
a fowl, etc.
Eanag, a plover.
Earfhiach, glede. (Dean of
Lismore.)
Earragheal, earrgheal, the
whitetail.
Earr-dhearg, the redstart, red-
shank, redpole, redtail.
Earrghainmhich, the common
sandpiper.
Easag, a pheasant.
Eathaidh, birds.
EiDHioN, ivy dove.
EiGiR, the small gull ; kittiwake.
EiR, eren, erun, eireag, a young-
hen ; pullet of first year.
Ela, elac, a swan (Old Ir.).
Erreach, erreag, erreg-lannair-
ich, falcon ; perhaps a sea eagle.
EosAG, a nightingale.
EucAG, the pea-hen.
Eun-aille, the guillemot.
Eun-an-ar, a bird of prey.
EuN-AN sneachd, the ptarmigan.
Eun-an-sgadain or eun-dubh-an-
sgadain, the guillemot, murre,
marrot, scout, razorbill.
EuN-AN sneachdaidh, the snow-
bunting ; snowfleck, redwing.
EuN-ARAG, orag, rag, the snipe.
EUN-BALLACH-A-GHART Orbollach-
a-ghort, the common bunting.
EuN-BAN-AN-sGADAiN, the gannet
or solan goose.
EuN-BAN-AN-sNEACHDA, the ptar-
migan.
EuN-BEALTAiNN, the whimbrel.
EuN-BHUCHAiL or buchail, the
wailer duck.
EuN-BocHuiNN, buchainxi, buch-
uinn, sandlark, ocean bird ;
melodious bird.
EuN-BRUicH (eanaraich), boiled
fowl, etc.
EuN-BRUiDHNE, a pari'ot (lit. a
speaking bird).
EuN-BucHTHUiNN, the long-tailed
melodious duck ; a singing
bird (see Eun-bochuinn).
EuN-ciRCE, a hen, chicken,
pullet.
EuN-DUBH, the blackbird.
EuN-DUBH-A-CHRUBAiN, the black
guillemot.
EuN-FioNN or an t'eun fionn, a
male hen-harrier, kite, os-
prey.
EUN-FOGHLADH, the liom owl.
EuN-FoiRTHiR, a bird of passage.
EuN-FRAOicH, a grouse.
EuN-GHABHRAG, ghobhrag, gho-
rag, ghurag, eunrag, a snipe.
EuN-GLAs-AN-SGADAiN, the great
northern diver ; " Holy Car-
rara."
EuN-GUR-LE-GUG, the storm
petrel.
EuN-LiA or liath, the black
grouse.
EuN-MOR-AN-FHASAicH, the peli-
can.
EuN-oTRACH, the barn-door fowl.
EuN-RAP, the corncraik.
EuN-RUADH, a grouse.
EuN-sNAiMHiDH or snamhta, the
coot.
EuN-sNAMH, any aquatic bird.
EuN-UASAL, a I'are or foreign
bird.
EuN-uisGE, a water bird or fowl.
Fabhcun, facon, faolchon, a
falcon,
Fachach, faobach, the puffin,
coulterneb, tomnoddy, shear-
water, or young of same or
other sea birds, fatlings.