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The painted snipe is known as 彩鹬 'coloured snipe' in Chinese.
画眉
'painted eyebrow zha' or 'hwamei zha' is an alternative Chinese name. The term is an old word for some kinds of waterfowl, probably the grebe.
Species names
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Rostratula benghalensis |
Greater painted-snipe Painted snipe |
彩鹬 (彩鷸) 'coloured snipe' |
(彩鹬) 彩鷸 'coloured snipe' |
画眉 (畫眉  )'painted eyebrow (= hwamei) zhā' |
タマシギ (玉鷸 or 玉鴫) tama-shigi 'jewelled snipe' |
호사도요 hosa-doyo 'sumptuous snipe' |
Chim Nhát hoa 'flowery woodcock bird' (12, 13, 34) |
Өнгөт хараалжир ᠦᠩᠭᠡᠲᠦ ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠵᠢᠷ öŋgöt kharaaljir 'coloured snipe (variant form)' Inner M: Мяраан зараг ᠮᠢᠷᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᠷᠠᠭ myaraaŋ zarag 'varicoloured snipe' (32) |
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
汉蒙名词术语分类词典（自然科学部分） Mongolian (Cyrillic): Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь (байгалийн шинжлэх ухааны бүлэг) (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary, natural sciences part) by 《汉蒙名词术语分类词典》编纂委员会 Mongolian (Cyrillic): "Хятад Монгол нэр томъёоны зүйл хуваасан толь" найруулах комисс (Chinese-Mongolian classified terminological dictionary editorial committee), Inner Mongolian People's Press, Hohhot 1990
内蒙古动物志 (第三卷 鸟纲 非雀形目) Fauna Inner Mongolia (Volume 3 Aves Non-Passerines) 主编：旭日干 (Chief Editor: Xurigan), 内蒙古人大学版社 (Inner Mongolian University Press), Hohhot 2013
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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