Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The red-throated diver or loon, Urinator or Colymbus septentrionalis, supposed to foretell rain by its cry.
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Bird Wirds: Sundry Nicknames
A list of birders' "shorthand" names, traditional nicknames, non-English names, and obsolete names for feathered creatures worldwide.
Interesting blog entry here on naming U.S. birds.welsh ambassador, goatsucker, french magpie, timberdoodle, butterbutt, popinjay, logcock, old cranky, long john, sprog, butterbum, wedgie and 697 more...
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reesetee Nickname for the Red-Throated Loon (a.k.a. Red-Throated Diver outside of North America). Other nicknames include pegmonk, cape race, cobble, little loon, pegging-owl loon, pepper-shinned loon, peggin'-awl loon, scape-grace, and sprat loon. Dec 11, 2007