266 POLYGLOT LIST OF BIRDS— 



37. 6in. ^ 



A sea-gull. 

 tin is perhaps merely a transcription of the Manchu. Radloff gives qigharcin=a. 

 gull. This may possibly be composed of qigha, greedy, and cin, a gull ; but it is 

 possible that cin is in this case merely a termination as in baldircin, a word Baber uses 

 for the quail. 



Manchu : Cin [Z. (Russian chaika) a gull]. 



Chinese : Jan o. 



The " Mirror " says : The Cin somewhat resembles the white weijun (No. 15) but is smaller. 

 It sits on the water and feeds on fish. 



38. Su Tasqara. L» .JJ y# 



The white Ibis. 



Ibis melanocephala. 



Manchu: Muke tashari [Z. Carbo cormor anus, Russian baklan]. 



Chinese : T'u Ch'iu [G. bald-headed crane]. 



Zakharoff (who in this instance gives fuller details than the '* Mirror") says: This bird is 

 found in marshy land; it is a very large bird, has red eyes and a long neck ; but has no feathers 

 011 the head and neck. It feeds on fishes and snakes. 



The Turki appears to be a bald translation of the Manchu. Su=muke (water) 

 tasqara is perhaps merely a transcription of tashari. In the next number it will be 

 seen that tashari is translated by qus. 



39. Sarigh Qus. ^J.y Q^ 



? The Yellow Crane. 



Manchu: Sohon tashari. 



Chinese : Mai huang ch'iu. 

 The " Mirror " says : It frequents the fields when the corn is ripening. 

 The same Turki name is applied to an owl, see No. 97. 



40. Gha6ir. ^i 



The Great Bustard. 



Otis tarda. 



Manchu : Humudu [Z. Bustard; Russ. dudak and drakhvd]. 



Chinese : Pao [G. Otis tarda]. 



The " Mirror " says : It is larger than the wild-goose ; neck and breast white ; back mottled ; 

 tail short. 



P. de Courteille gives qacir as the Turki name for a vulture. Compare No. 36. 



41. Quy Gha6ir. yj.»c ^jS 



? MacQueen's Bustard. 



Otis macqueenii. 



Manchu: Todo [Z. Russ. dudak]. 



Chinese: Yang pao [lit. " sheep bustard"]. 



