TUBEI, MANCHU AND CHINESE. 295 



168. Baliq-gha Amraq Urdak. <Stty\ (jly°l <*e ^i' : 



A diver. 



Manchu: Aka niyehe. 



Chinese : IyO ho. 



The ''Mirror" says: Resembles the kanggo niyehe (No. 162). Has a curved beak; eats fish. 

 Its flesh is consequently unpleasant to the taste. 



The Turki name means " a duck resembling a fish." 



169. Hurluq Urdak. k*£>^' <J>J )j&> 



The Coot. 

 Fulica atra. 



Manchu: Karan kalja [Z. Russian, lisukha, a cootj. 

 Chinese : Ku ting. 

 The " Mirror" says: Resembles a crow ; body black, nose and beak white. 



170. Yasil Satuti. ^t^lA J Jib 



A green parrot. 

 Manchu: Yengguhe. 

 Chinese : Ying wu. 



The ''Mirror" says: A green parrot with a beak like that of the vulture. Can be taught 

 to talk. 



The common Persian word for a parrot is tuti ^1=^. The present list never uses 

 the word tuti alone, but always speaks of Shd tuti, which is probably a corruption of 

 Shah tuti ^Joyta »t-£, or " King Parrot," the term shah being applied out of respect, 

 just as the falcon is called Shah bdz. 



- - Only in this place is tuti spelled with the correct "t." Pavet de Courteille, in 

 his Dictionary s. v. bilik, p. 191, quotes the following line : — 



" Since the king knows the names of the animals, what wonder if one find among 

 them a kingly nature." 



P. de Courteille says this is an allusion to the name given to certain birds ; for 

 example, a parrot which talks very well is called ^V 3 ^ {shah tuti). 



171. Sirmurgh Satuti. ^j^ F y<> jf 



The Phcenix Parrot. 

 Manchu: Garudangga yengguhe. 

 Chinese : F£ng huang ying wu. 

 The " Mirror" says: Has a long body, measures three feet. Resembles the phoenix, and is 

 of five colours. 



