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The pelican goes by a number of names in Chinese. The standard common name is 鵜鶘 , occasionally seen as 鵜鶘鳥 'pelican bird'. Others are:
- 塘鵝 'pond goose'
- 淘河 'dredge river'
- 犁鶘 'plough pelican' (possibly 'plough lake'?)
- 伽藍鳥 'temple bird'
What is remarkable about the above names (except for the ancient 伽藍鳥 'temple bird') is that all are reminiscent of 鵜鶘 , but modified in ways suggestive of folk etymology. 塘鵝 appears to be mainly used in the south of China.
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Pelecanus crispus |
Dalmatian pelican | 卷羽鵜鶘 (卷羽鹈鹕) 'curly feathered pelican' |
(卷羽鵜鶘) 卷羽鹈鹕 'curly feathered pelican'  Taxonomy |
鹈鹕 (鵜鶘) 'pelican' |
ニシハイイロペリカン (西灰色ペリカン) nishi hai-iro perikan 'western grey pelican' (Wikipedia) |
ハイイロペリカン (灰色ペリカン) hai-iro perikan 'grey pelican' (shared with P. philippensis) ガランチョウ (伽藍鳥) garan-chō 'temple bird' |
사다새 sada-sae 'pelican-bird' |
Chim Bồ nông trắng đốm đen 'black-spotted white pelican (bird)' (from Cites list on Internet) |
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
中国鸟类分布名录 第二版 郑作新 科学出版社 北京 1976年
(Checklist of the Classification of Birds of China 2nd edition by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 1976)
香港及華南鳥類（第六版）（翻譯成中文及重新修訂） 尹璉、費嘉倫、林超英 香港性徵特區政府新聞處政府印務局 1994年
Birds of Hong Kong and South China (6th edition, translated into Chinese and newly revised) by Clive Viney, Karen Phillipps, Lin Chaoying, Hong Kong Govt. Press 1994
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
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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