Pilcher George Ralfe

“ Some Manx people say Ushag-reeast is applied to some smaller bird, perhaps the Redwing or Snow Bunting; but the legend, with its imitation of the Plover's well-known cry, cannot apply to either of these. Mr. Moore says this is also the "little red bird of the black turf-ground" in the ballad on pp. 149, 150 of 'Manx Folk-lore'; but the description seems very inappropriate.
Ringed Plover, Ægialitis hiaticula. (Miller or Millard; Sand-lark; Sea-lark; this and other small shore-birds.) I do not know the etymology of the first two names; perhaps simply English "Miller" from the bird's colouring. ”

“ The name *Shag, given in both Manx dictionaries, applies to both species; and both give also Fannag-varrey=Seacrow. Feeagh-marrey=Sea-raven appears in Lev. xi. 17. Arrag vooar or Arrag'ooar means P. carbo, perhaps only the young white-breasted birds. Cf. I. Siagaidh, Siogaidh; Sc. Gael. Orag; I. Odharog, "a young Cormorant." Various isolated crags round our coast are well known as "Shag Rock," "apricis statio gratissima mergis." ”

“ An asterisk prefixed to a Gaelic name signifies that the name has been verified as in use at the present time. The erratic nature of Manx orthography will be observed in the variant forms of many names.
Missel Thrush, Turdus viscivorus. (Wood Thrush; Scotch Thrush.)
Song Thrush, T. musicus. Treshlen (M.S.D.) , evidently a corrupt diminutive of the English.
Fieldfare, T. pilaris. (Snow-bird.) Ushag-ny; Traghtee or Sniaghtee (M.S.D.) . *Ushag-sniaghtey=Snow-bird. These names are probably also often used for the Redwing, T. iliacus.
Blackbird, T. merula. Lhon, Lhondoo, Lhon-ghoo (M.S.D.) ”

“ Eagle, Haliaëtus albicilla, was probably the Manx species. *Urley (pr. Urla) , (M.S.D., Cr., and in Lev. xi. 18, Deut. xiv. 12, Job. xxxix. 27) ; but in Lev. xi. 13 and 17, strange to say, the English "Eagle" is inserted. ”

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