Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Duo Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 1493, Entry 05 Pronounced duo. Duo-jiu is the name of a bird. Classic of Etymology (Erya), Explanation of Birds: The duo-jiu is a pheasant. Guo commentary: The duo is as large as a pigeon and resembles a female pheasant. It has feet without a hind toe and a forked tail. As a bird, it is stupid and hasty, flying in flocks, and originates from the northern desert regions. Sub-commentary: It is also called yi-yi, which is the so-called pheasant yi-yi. Classic of Birds (Qin jing): To snatch is called duo. Commentary: Like a sparrow hawk but smaller, it snatches birds and sparrows as if robbing them. Examination of Strange Things (Yiwu kao): The fan-que is the duo. Jade Chapter (Yupian): The duo is also called the crown sparrow. Materia Medica (Bencao): Also known as the tujue-huan. Zhang Xie, Seven Commands (Qi ming): Morning mallards and dewy cranes, frosty duo and yellow sparrows. Also pronounced zhuo. Also pronounced zhuai. Also pronounced duo. The meaning is the same. Textual Research: In the Guo commentary, the original text says resembles a male and female. According to the original text, this has been corrected to resembles a female pheasant.