Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FASKIDAR, n. The Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. Gael.w.Sc. 1703 M. Martin Western Isl. 73:
The bird Faskidar, about the bigness of a Sea-maw of the middle size, is observed to fly with greater swiftness than any other fowl in those parts, and pursues lesser fowls, and forces them in their flight to let fall the food which they have got, and by its nimbleness catches it, before it touch the ground.
