TURKI, MANCHU AND CHINESE. 321 



310. Qongrogholoq Q,u6qac. gU»y C^jbj ±&y 



The Brass-Bell Bird. 



Manchu: Honggono cecike. 



Chinese : T'ung ling [lit. a brass-bell]. 



The "Mirror" says: It is somewhat bigger than the tomika cecike (No. 295). Body speckled. 

 When it sings its voice is like a brass-bell, being very flexible and clear. 

 RadlofI gives qongaraq and qongru as Turki words for a bell. 



311. Jirqiraq Qucqac. gl&aJi j'^J^ 



The Golden-Bell Bird. 

 Manchu: Honggon cecike. 

 Chinese: Chin ling [lit. a gold-bell]. 



The "Mirror" says : Smaller than the golin cecike (No. 237). When it sings its voice sounds 

 like a bell. 



The Turki Jirqiraq is apparently another form of the Ottoman word for a ll bell/' 

 which has several recognised forms: Hnghiraq, cinghirdaq. 



GROUP V. 



312. Erte Yazdaqi Qu6qa6. ^**>f ^^i **)\ 



The Spring Bird. 



Manchu: Niyengniyeltu cecike. 

 Chinese : Ch'ang ch'un hua niao. 

 The "Mirror" says: Head and neck uniformly white, wings and tail black. Strong clear 

 voice. Appears in the spring and sings unceasingly all through that season. 



313. Bahardaqi Qucqac. ^aaJ ?1^U> 



The vSpring Bird. 



Manchu: Tuniyeltu cecike. 



Chinese : Wan ch'un niao. 



The "Mirror" says: Another name for the above. 



314. Junubi Qucqac. ^S^J ^y^ 



The vSouthern Bird. 



Manchu: Jukidun [Z. : Russian, Byelaya kuropatka = white partridge]. 



Chinese : Cho ku [Giles : the common partridge]. 



The "Mirror" says: The body of this bird is white with black markings like those of the 

 young pheasant. It always migrates to the south. 



315. Tagh Junubi Qu6qa6. g&x*» i^.y** fi 



The Mountain Partridge. 

 Manchu: Alin-i jukidun. 

 Chinese : Shan cho. 



