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Brian, The subject of common names of birds came up some time ago on naturens and I made a compilation of the resust on the Nature N.S. website. See http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/FNSN/cmnbrdnm.html It is on the http://www.naturens.ca page of Natural History Info. I'll have to add the Long-tailed Duck's common name. Cheers, Larry Larry Bogan - larry@bogan.ca 902-678-0446 http://www.bogan.ca 6539 Brooklyn St, Cambridge Station, N.S. B0P 1G0 ---------- Original Message ---------- To: NatureNS (naturens@chebucto.ns.ca) From: Brian Bartlett (bbartlett@eastlink.ca) Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Question re bird Date: 19/8/2008 9:06:34p > 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 >
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