262 POLYGLOT LIST OF BIRDS— 



18 Aqis Janwar. jUiU. ,jk»»l 



The Silver Pheasant. 



Euplocamus nycthemerus. 



Manchu : Sunggayan gash a. 



Chinese : Pai hsien [G. Silver pheasant, Euplocamus nycthemerus]. 



The Turki is apparently merely a translation of the Manchu, "a whitish 

 bird." 



The ''"Mirror" says: Body white, on the side of the wing feathers are black markings. 

 Tail, two feet long. Beak and legs red. 



This bird is the badge of office of a Sub-prefect in China. 



19. Waq. Jjjj 



A Stork or Heron. 



Manchu: Gowasihiya [Z. A stork]. 



Chinese : L/U ssu [G. Egretta modest a]. 



Wag is an onomatopseic name for the Night Heron (Nycticorax griseus) derived 

 from the sound which this bird makes at night. A commoner form in Persian is 

 wag-wag. In Sanskrit this bird has a similar name. In Kapurthala it is known as the 



awank. 



The "Mirror" says: It has a crest on the head; neck long; beak long. It is found in 

 various colours such as white, brown and sky-blue, and in various sizes. 



The Chinese lu ssu is said by some to represent the Egretta garzetta, and is one 

 of the badges of a Sub-prefect in China. 



20. Rbk Waq. jjlj U^( 



The Blue Heron or Stork. 

 Manchu: Umun Gowasihiya. 

 Chinese : Ch'ing lu. 



The " Mirror " says : It is somewhat larger than the white Gowasihiya (No. 19) and it has 

 three feathers of a mixed black and yellow colour on its head. 



GROUP II. 



21. Yawa Ghaz. jU lo 



The Wild Goose. 



The word for "wild" is pronounced variously yawa, yaba and yaban (Mod. 

 Turkish). 



Manchu: Bigan-i niongniyaha. 

 Chinese : Hung yen. 



The " Mirror " says : These birds have long necks, they make a loud cry, and in flight keep 

 a straight course. 



