Kibuvitsa (Kibuvits)

Dog rose, Rosa canina. Also known as koer-kibuvits. (see Muuga).. Its hips contain high levels of vitamin C. Origin of English name not 100% clear. Probably derived from Pliny’s belief that its root cured the bite of a mad dog, without his specifying rabies, but thus believed in ±18^th-C UK. One of the Lilleküla flower street-name group. See Kullerkupu.

Hane (Hani)

Goose (also figurative: simpleton, pigeon), seven avian (and an undisclosed number of hominid) species known to nest or lose their feathers in Estonia:

Hallhani aka roohani, greylag goose, Anser anser
Lumehani, snow goose, A. caerulescens (although unsure whether this one does breed here)
Lühinokk-hani, pink-footed goose, A. brachyrhynchus
Rabahani, taiga bean goose, A. fabalis fabalis
Suur-laukhani, greater white-fronted goose, A. albifrons
Tundra-rabahani, tundra bean goose, A. f. rossicus
Väike-laukhani, lesser white-fronted goose, A. erythropus.

One of the two genera found in Estonia (see Lagle). Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Haraka.

Hauka (Haugas)

Hawk, no species indigenous to Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. Also junior (8-13 y.o.) member of the patriotic youth paramilitary organisation Noored Kotkad (Young Eagles of Estonia) and occasional misnaming of Falgi, Falck → falcon, geddit? See also Hüübi.

Hüübi (Hüüp)

Bittern. At last, we have a generic that’s also a specific: hüüp is the great bittern (not to be confused with Great Britain), Botaurus stellaris and its smaller cousin is the väikehüüp, little bittern (not to be confused with NW France), Ixobrychus minutus. Both breeding in Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Kaarna.

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