Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) 鷲 Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1501, Entry 05 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is jiu. Guangyun states it is the name of a bird. It is black and has many offspring. Shi Kuang says: In the south, there is a bird called qiang jiu, which has a yellow head, red eyes, and possesses all five colors. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao) states: The vulture (jiu) is fierce and strong; it circles in the sky and sees everything, no matter how small; it is the white eagle (bai diao). Sometimes written in a variant form (jiu). Also, Lingjiu is the name of a mountain. Records of the Western Regions (Xiyuji) states: Mount Grdhrakuta (Qisheduojue shan) has two peaks standing side by side; vultures frequently inhabit the ridges, and from a distance, the mountain looks like a vulture, hence it is named Vulture Peak (Lingjiu shan). Shen Yue's Inscription on the Stone Elephant (Shi xiang ming) states: Forever speaking of the Vulture Chamber, dwelling in the admonishing Buddhist temple.