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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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LORIN, n. Also lo(e)ring, lor(e)n; and reduced form lory. The cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1961, Sh. 1990s). [′lo:rɪn]Sh. 1774 G. Low Tour (1879) 85:
Cormorants and Gulls, several varieties of the former; one quite black … a second having the breast and belly spotted, called Lory.Sh. 1810 Scots Mag. (June) 436:
There are in Shetland two other species of pelican: — P. cristatus, Crested Cormorant, or Lorn, and P. graculus, or Shag.Sh. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 142:
In the Shetland Isles the young cormorants are called “brongie,” and adults “loering.”Sh. 1992 Bobby Tulloch A Guide to Shetland's Breeding Birds 26:
CORMORANT
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
shet: Muckle Scarf, Lorin, Hiplin (adult), Brongi (immature)