Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1774-1806, 1908
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ALAMOTTI, ALAMOUTI, ALAMUTI, n. The stormy petrel.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Alamuti, stormy petrel.Ork. 1774 G. Low Tour thro' Ork. and Schet. (1879) 43:
A bird called Alamonti . . . the Storm Finch or Little Petrel . . . it frequents . . . in the breeding season many other of the Orkney holms [besides Hunda]. [Note: the form alamonti is a misprint for alamouti.]Ork. 1806 P. Neill Tour through . . . Ork. and Sh. 197:
Alamotti, stormy petrel, Procellaria pelagica. This is also known by the whimsical name of Mother Carey's chicken. . . . In the Hebrides it is called the Assilag.
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