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Should the name of the creature mentioned be capitalized? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.252.195.19 ( talk • contribs) 05:42, 19 November 2006
What's the difference between this and a selkie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.208.100 ( talk) 23:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
See this
In it, Parson notes that the appearance of the Each Uisge ("sometimes called the kelpie") on the Isle of Skye was described by Gordon in 1995 as having a parrot-like beak, and this, with its habit of diving suddenly, could be from real-life encounter with a sea turtle such as the leatherback turtle... -- Cas Liber, on Talk:Kelpie 20:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
Parson seems to be a marine biologist by profession. I guess "
hawksbill sea turtle" does not occur so far north, hence his choice of
leatherback sea turtle.
You may want to clarify sources. Gordon (1995) appears to be Gordon, Seton 1995, Hebridean Memories. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing
[1] according to the Parsons article is viewable here
[2] (pdf).
And you might want to add that J. G. Campbell (1900), p.204 says "In Skye it was said to have a sharp bill (gob biorach), or as others describe it, a narrow brown slippery snout."
Gordon's description of the feet was reminiscent of the "webbed feet" description I glanced in Varner's Creatures in the Mist, where Welsh scholar John Rhys cited. --
Kiyoweap (
talk)
11:58, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
A question... must it always be male? Cant be female? I think I have read somewhere that there are also female each-uisges (or how to create the plural:D). Do you know? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.200.56.142 ( talk) 14:33, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
A question: could it be also female? I think I have read somewhere that there are/can be females. What do you think? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.200.56.142 ( talk) 15:29, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
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Should the name of the creature mentioned be capitalized? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.252.195.19 ( talk • contribs) 05:42, 19 November 2006
What's the difference between this and a selkie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.208.100 ( talk) 23:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
See this
In it, Parson notes that the appearance of the Each Uisge ("sometimes called the kelpie") on the Isle of Skye was described by Gordon in 1995 as having a parrot-like beak, and this, with its habit of diving suddenly, could be from real-life encounter with a sea turtle such as the leatherback turtle... -- Cas Liber, on Talk:Kelpie 20:39, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
Parson seems to be a marine biologist by profession. I guess "
hawksbill sea turtle" does not occur so far north, hence his choice of
leatherback sea turtle.
You may want to clarify sources. Gordon (1995) appears to be Gordon, Seton 1995, Hebridean Memories. Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing
[1] according to the Parsons article is viewable here
[2] (pdf).
And you might want to add that J. G. Campbell (1900), p.204 says "In Skye it was said to have a sharp bill (gob biorach), or as others describe it, a narrow brown slippery snout."
Gordon's description of the feet was reminiscent of the "webbed feet" description I glanced in Varner's Creatures in the Mist, where Welsh scholar John Rhys cited. --
Kiyoweap (
talk)
11:58, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
A question... must it always be male? Cant be female? I think I have read somewhere that there are also female each-uisges (or how to create the plural:D). Do you know? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.200.56.142 ( talk) 14:33, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
A question: could it be also female? I think I have read somewhere that there are/can be females. What do you think? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.200.56.142 ( talk) 15:29, 16 December 2015 (UTC)