Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Bird (niǎo)
Character: 鳵
Kangxi Strokes: 14
Page 1482, Entry 19
Jade Chapters (Yupian) states it is pronounced lao, and is identical to the bustard. Its habit is to never rest in trees.
Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): The cormorant, the crow, the 鳵, and the osprey. Li's commentary states that the 鳵 resembles a wild goose but lacks a hind toe.
Expanded Observations (Piya): The 鳵 has no tongue, and the rabbit has none.
Master Guan (Guanzi), Light and Heavy Section A: Without a crossbow of ten jun of strength, one cannot strike the kunji, the egret, or the 鳵.
Also rhymed as pronounced wu. Xu Gan, Rhapsody on the Capital of Qi (Qidu Fu): The domestic goose, the crane, the swan, the egret, and the 鳵. Flying in succession, their feathers and wings vibrating, covering the surface of the water, shadowing the islets.
Textual Research: In Ban Gu's Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu), in the passage listing the cormorant, the crow, the 鳵, and the osprey, the commentary states that the 鳵 resembles an eagle but is larger and lacks toes. We have corrected this according to the original text to reflect Li's commentary, which states the 鳵 resembles a wild goose but lacks a hind toe.