The Orkney book : $b Readings for young Orcadians

Natural history -- Scotland -- Orkney; Orkney (Scotland) -- Description and travel; Orkney (Scotland) -- History

=Gannet= or =Solan Goose=.
    *=Goose, Bernacle=—_rare_.
    *=Goose, Brent.=
    *=Goose, Graylag=—_rare_.
    =Grebe, Little.=
    =Greenfinch= (Green Lintie).
    =Grouse, Red= (Muirhen).
    =Guillemot, Black= (Tyste).
    =Guillemot, Common= (Aak).
    =Gull, Black-headed.=
    =Gull, Common= (White-maa).
    =Gull, Greater Black-backed= (Baakie).
    =Gull, Herring= (White-maa).
    =Gull, Lesser Black-backed.=

    =Hen Harrier= (Goose-haak).
    =Heron, Common.=

    =Jackdaw= (Jackie, Kae).

    =Kestrel= (Moosie Haak).
    =Kittiwake= (Kittie, Kittick, Kittiwaako).

    =Lapwing= (Teeack, Teewhup).
    =Linnet= (Lintie, Lintick).

    =Merganser, Red-breasted= (Sawbill, Harl, Rantick).
    =Merlin.=
    =Moorhen= (Waterhen).

    =Owl, Long-eared=—_rare_.
    =Owl, Short-eared= (Cattie-face).
    =Oyster Catcher= (Skeldro).

    =Petrel, Fulmar.=
    =Petrel, Stormy= (Sea-swallow).
    =Phalarope, Red-necked.=
    =Pipit, Meadow= (Teeting).
    =Pipit, Rock= (Tang Sparrow, Tang Teeting).
    =Plover, Golden.=
    =Plover, Ringed= (Sandlark, Sinlack).
    =Pochard.=
    =Puffin= (Tammie-norrie).

    =Quail=—_rare_.

    =Rail, Land= (Corncrake).
    =Rail, Water=—_rare_.
    =Raven= (Corbie).
    =Razor-bill= (Cooter-neb).
    =Redbreast= (Robin Redbreast).
    =Redshank.=
    *=Redwing.=
    =Rook.=

    *=Sanderling=—_rare_.
    =Sandpiper, Common.=
    *=Scoter, Common.=
    *=Scoter, Surf=—_rare_.
    *=Scoter, Velvet.=
    =Shag= (Scarf).
    =Shearwater, Manx= (Lyrie).
    =Shoveller=—_rare_.
    =Skua, Richardson’s= (Scootie-allan).
    =Skylark= (Laverock, Lavro).
    *=Smew=—_rare_.
    =Snipe= (Snippick, Horse-gowk).
    =Sparrow, Hedge.=
    =Sparrow, House= (Sprug).
    =Starling= (Stirling, Strill).
    *=Stint, Little=—_rare_.
    =Stonechat=—_rare_.
    *=Swan, Hooper=—_rare_.

    =Tern, Arctic= (Pickie-terno, Rit-tick).
    =Tern, Common= (Pickie-terno, Rit-tick).
    =Tern, Sandwich=—_rare_.
    =Thrush= (Mavis).
    *=Turnstone=—_rare_.
    =Twite= (Heather Lintie).

    =Wagtail, Pied= (Willie-wagtail).
    =Warbler, Sedge=—_rare_.
    =Wheatear= (Chackie, Stonechat).
    =Whimbrel= (Little Whaup, Summer Whaup)—_rare_.
    =Whinchat=—_rare_.
    =Widgeon.=
    =Woodcock=—_rare_.
    =Wren= (Wirenn, Jenny Wren).
    =Wren, Gold-crested=—_rare_.

    =Yellowhammer= (Yallow Yarling).




APPENDIX IV.

BOOKS FOR FURTHER STUDY.

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The Orkney book : $b Readings for young Orcadians

Natural history -- Scotland -- Orkney; Orkney (Scotland) -- Description and travel; Orkney (Scotland) -- History

=Gannet= or =Solan Goose=.
    *=Goose, Bernacle=—_rare_.
    *=Goose, Brent.=
    *=Goose, Graylag=—_rare_.
    =Grebe, Little.=
    =Greenfinch= (Green Lintie).
    =Grouse, Red= (Muirhen).
    =Guillemot, Black= (Tyste).
    =Guillemot, Common= (Aak).
    =Gull, Black-headed.=
    =Gull, Common= (White-maa).
    =Gull, Greater Black-backed= (Baakie).
    =Gull, Herring= (White-maa).
    =Gull, Lesser Black-backed.=

    =Hen Harrier= (Goose-haak).
    =Heron, Common.=

    =Jackdaw= (Jackie, Kae).

    =Kestrel= (Moosie Haak).
    =Kittiwake= (Kittie, Kittick, Kittiwaako).

    =Lapwing= (Teeack, Teewhup).
    =Linnet= (Lintie, Lintick).

    =Merganser, Red-breasted= (Sawbill, Harl, Rantick).
    =Merlin.=
    =Moorhen= (Waterhen).

    =Owl, Long-eared=—_rare_.
    =Owl, Short-eared= (Cattie-face).
    =Oyster Catcher= (Skeldro).

    =Petrel, Fulmar.=
    =Petrel, Stormy= (Sea-swallow).
    =Phalarope, Red-necked.=
    =Pipit, Meadow= (Teeting).
    =Pipit, Rock= (Tang Sparrow, Tang Teeting).
    =Plover, Golden.=
    =Plover, Ringed= (Sandlark, Sinlack).
    =Pochard.=
    =Puffin= (Tammie-norrie).

    =Quail=—_rare_.

    =Rail, Land= (Corncrake).
    =Rail, Water=—_rare_.
    =Raven= (Corbie).
    =Razor-bill= (Cooter-neb).
    =Redbreast= (Robin Redbreast).
    =Redshank.=
    *=Redwing.=
    =Rook.=

    *=Sanderling=—_rare_.
    =Sandpiper, Common.=
    *=Scoter, Common.=
    *=Scoter, Surf=—_rare_.
    *=Scoter, Velvet.=
    =Shag= (Scarf).
    =Shearwater, Manx= (Lyrie).
    =Shoveller=—_rare_.
    =Skua, Richardson’s= (Scootie-allan).
    =Skylark= (Laverock, Lavro).
    *=Smew=—_rare_.
    =Snipe= (Snippick, Horse-gowk).
    =Sparrow, Hedge.=
    =Sparrow, House= (Sprug).
    =Starling= (Stirling, Strill).
    *=Stint, Little=—_rare_.
    =Stonechat=—_rare_.
    *=Swan, Hooper=—_rare_.

    =Tern, Arctic= (Pickie-terno, Rit-tick).
    =Tern, Common= (Pickie-terno, Rit-tick).
    =Tern, Sandwich=—_rare_.
    =Thrush= (Mavis).
    *=Turnstone=—_rare_.
    =Twite= (Heather Lintie).

    =Wagtail, Pied= (Willie-wagtail).
    =Warbler, Sedge=—_rare_.
    =Wheatear= (Chackie, Stonechat).
    =Whimbrel= (Little Whaup, Summer Whaup)—_rare_.
    =Whinchat=—_rare_.
    =Widgeon.=
    =Woodcock=—_rare_.
    =Wren= (Wirenn, Jenny Wren).
    =Wren, Gold-crested=—_rare_.

    =Yellowhammer= (Yallow Yarling).




APPENDIX IV.

BOOKS FOR FURTHER STUDY.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Orkney book : $b Readings for young Orcadians

The Orkney book : $b Readings for young Orcadians

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