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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1885
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ARRAN-AKE, n. (Dmb. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XVII. 251). (See quot.)Dmb. 1885 C. Swainson Birds 214:
Red-throated Diver, Colymbus septentrionalis. . . Arran ake - i.e. auk (a name given to this bird about Luss in Dumbarton).
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