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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_skrHd1jL2/K6RgZXVJOuQg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Yes, the Long-tailed Duck (or Old Squaw) has also been called "Hound." One of the best sources for alternate, regional, local bird names is an old book Birds of America, gen. ed. T. Gilbert Pearson (1936, first ed. 1917). Besides "Hound," other local names listed for this species include Swallow-tailed Duck, South-southerly, Old Wife, Old Injin, Old Granny, Old Molly, Old Billy, John Connolly, Uncle Huldy, Coween, Cowheen, Calloo, Cockawee, Scoldenore, Scolder, Quandy, Squeaking Duck, and Winter Duck. The frustrating, incomplete thing about the name listings in that book is they're not identified as belonging to certain states or provinces--and I imagine quite a few of the names may have passed out of usage by now, since the Pearson book even predates the Peterson guides. But it still makes for a fascinating read -- did you know Cooper's Hawk has been called "Big Blue Darter," English (House) Sparrow "Hoodlum," Wood Thrush "Swamp Robin," Dowitcher "Driver," Mallard "French Duck," Scaup "Raft Duck" or "Troop-fowl"? I wonder if anyone has compiled a comprehensive, locally detailed listing of alternate names for Atlantic Provinces birds over the past couple of centuries? If not, someone should... Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Hubcove@aol.com To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Question re bird I believe they call the Oldsquaw or the more politically correct Long tailed duck a "hound". Not sure why. Peter Stow Hubbards --Boundary_(ID_skrHd1jL2/K6RgZXVJOuQg) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3395" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=2>Yes, the Long-tailed Duck (or Old Squaw) has also been called "Hound." One of the best sources for alternate, regional, local bird names is an old book <EM>Birds of America</EM>, gen. ed. T. Gilbert Pearson (1936, first ed. 1917). Besides "Hound," other local names listed for this species include Swallow-tailed Duck, South-southerly, Old Wife, Old Injin, Old Granny, Old Molly, Old Billy, John Connolly, Uncle Huldy, Coween, Cowheen, Calloo, Cockawee, Scoldenore, Scolder, Quandy, Squeaking Duck, and Winter Duck. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The frustrating, incomplete thing about the name listings in that book is they're not identified as belonging to certain states or provinces--and I imagine quite a few of the names may have passed out of usage by now, since the Pearson book even predates the Peterson guides. But it still makes for a fascinating read -- did you know Cooper's Hawk has been called "Big Blue Darter," English (House) Sparrow "Hoodlum," Wood Thrush "Swamp Robin," Dowitcher "Driver," Mallard "French Duck," Scaup "Raft Duck" or "Troop-fowl"? I wonder if anyone has compiled a comprehensive, locally detailed listing of alternate names for Atlantic Provinces birds over the past couple of centuries? If not, someone should...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> Hubcove@aol.com </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 18, 2008 10:03 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Question re bird</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>I believe they call the Oldsquaw or the more politically correct Long tailed duck a "hound".</DIV> <DIV>Not sure why.</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV>Hubbards</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_skrHd1jL2/K6RgZXVJOuQg)--
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