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GOBHLAN-GAINMHICH 31
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GoBHLAN-GAiNMHicHj gaiiicacha,
gaineimh, the sand martin.
GoBHLAN-GAOITHE, the SWallow.
GoBHLAN-MARA, the redshank,
fork-tailed petrel.
GoBHLAN-MoNAiDH, the Alpine
swift.
GoBHLAN-MOR, the swift.
GoBHLAN-NAN-cREAG, the Alpine
swift.
GOBHLAN-SIUBHLACH, the Swift.
GoBHLAN-TAiGHE, the martin or
small swallow.
GoBHLAN-uisGE, the little grebe,
dab chick.
GoB-LEATHANN, the shovellcr
duck.
GoB-sGOLTAN, the nuthatch.
GocAN, the attendant bird on the
cuckoo ; titlark.
GocAN-coNuisG, the whinchat.
GocHCAN, gochdan, the whin-
chat.
GoG-GHEADH, goch-gheadh, the
young or small goose, gosling.
GoiLLiR, goillire, the petrel.
GoiNEAD, solan goose (Ir.).
GoLA-BHiGEiN, the common bunt-
ing.
GoLBHiNEAR, guilbhincar, the
curlew.
GoRMAG, the hobby falcon.
Gos-SHEABHAG, the goshawk.
GoT-GHEADH, brent goose.
Grailbeag, the woodcock.
Grailleag, graillig, the dunlin
(winter).
Graineag, the bittern ; wild
duck.
Gramasgar, a flock of birds.
Grib-cholum, feather-footed
dove.
Griobh, the osprey. (Dean of
Lismore.)
Grionnan, a group of birds.
Gru, the crane.
GuAisiN, gosling (Ir.).
Gualach or gualachan, bunting.
GuGA, goug, the solan goose,
gannet, or young of same.
GuGARLACH, a uscless bird.
GuiLBiNNEACH, the whimbrel.
GuiLBNEACH, guilbcann, guilbinn,
guilneach, the curlew (lit. the
"beaked one ").
GuiRAN, guirnean, guirenan,
guireneun, the brent goose.
Guis, the crane.
GuLMAG, the sea-lark.
GuR, a brood of bii'ds, poults,
pullities.
GuRADNAN, the wren.
GuRAGAG, guragan, the ring-
dove, wood pigeon.
GuRAicEACH, an unfeathered or
unfledged bird.
GuR-LE-GUG, the stormy petrel,
" hatch-with-a-song."
Ial, iall, a flock of birds.
Ian, iar, a bird, a fowl, etc.
Ianrag, the snipe.
lASGAiR-CAniNEACH, the osprey,
kingfisher ; ostrich.
Iasgair-diomhain, the common
gull.
loLAiR, iolrach, the eagle.
loLAiR-BHAN, the wliite-tailed
eagle.
loLAiR-BHREAC, the Spotted eagle.
loLAiR-BHUiDHE, tliegoldcn cagle;
the erne.
loLAIR-CHLADAICH, thc whitC-
tailed eagle.
loLAiR-DHUBH, the black eagle,
ring-tailed eagle, golden
eagle.
loLAiR-FHioNN, the gicr eagle,
ossifrage, sea eagle.
loLAiR-GHREUGACH, the gicr eagle.
loLAiR-iASGAicH or jasgair, the
fishing or fisher eagle ; osprey.
loLAiRiN, an eaglet.