Blair Collection > Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc

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Learga, black-throated diver.
Learga-miior-chaol, the red-
throated diver.
Learthag, the lark.
Leasg, the rain goose.
LETH-GHUiLBNEACH^thewhimbrel.
Lia or liath-chearc, the heath-
hen ; female grouse.
LiATH-TROisG or truisg, liathruisg,
the fieldfare, feltifare.
LocHD-FHiTHB:i\CH, the crow.
LoiLisEAG, the reed or sedge
warbler.
LoiREAG, the petrel.
LoN, lonag, lonan, lon-dubh, the
blackbird, ouzel, merle, song-
thrush ; nightingale (Dean of
Lismore), also wild swan.
LoN cheilearach or mhonaidh,
the ring-ouzle.
LoN-uiSGE, the common dipper ;
water-craw.
LuAiREAG, luaireagan, luaiseagan,
the storm petrel.
LuATHARAX, luatharan ghlas, the
sea or sandlark, the common
sandpiper.
LucH- or luchu-fairge, the
storm petrel ; Mother Carey's
chicken (lit. sea mouse).
Lu-Eux, lus-eun, the mountain
finch.
LuMHAiR, lumhaire, the diver.
LuRGANACH, black-wiugcd stilt.
M
Mac-fraoir, the gannet ; solan
goose.
Macha, the royston crow.
Manadh, meanadh, an omI (lit.
the omen).
Maor-chladaich, the redshank.
Meagadan, meaniian-adhaii ,
meantan, the snipe.
Meanglan, the creeper (lit. a
branch).
Meirneal, merlin hawk ; falcon.
Mere, merg, the blackbird.
MiAL-BHRAN, the comioi-aut.
MixiDH, an owl.
Mixi-GHOB, the avocet.
MioXDAX, mionntan, the long-
tailed titmouse, wren, tomtit ;
small bird.
Mnatethrach, the scall crow
(R. C).
MoL, a flock of birds.
MoLCHA, mucha, mulcan, mulcha,
mulchan-mullach, an owl
(horned).
MoxA or muna-bhuachaill, the
Allan or Allen hawk ; cor-
morant, di\ er.
Mor-bhran or muir-bhran, the
cormorant.
MuiR-BHUACHAiLL, the northern
diver ; red-throated diver (lit.
sea-herd).
Mum-Eux, guillemot, "sea bird";
also quail.
Muir-gheadh, muireadh, the wild
or bean goose.
Mum-MiiAiGHSTu?, the large white
gull or Glaucus.
MuLLARD, a drake, mallard.
MuRLAcn, the kingfisher ; hal-
cyon.
N
Naoisg, naosg, naosga, naos-
gamh, the snipe.
NATHAm-XIMH-SGIATHACH, COcka-
trice (fabulous).
Xeabhax, neamhan, the ro^-ston
crow, raven (flock of).
'XuLLACH, the germander goose
(lit. the howler or roarer).
o
OuAG, the hobby falcon.
Odhara, odharag, odhra, odh-
rag, orag, the young cor-
morant.