一切經音義 36.74

36.74

鵂[(堊-王+田)*鳥]（上音休下音留案鵂[(堊-王+田)*鳥]者即釁侯夜飛怪鳥也亦名訓侯或名訓狐以所鳴之聲為名也多居土窟穴晝伏夜出捕鼠及鶣鶝小鳥等為食毛羽蒼斑大如鷹眼圓睛赤𭪿爪似鷹與角鴟荒鷄土梟等同類而稍大也）。

Collared scops owl (the first character is pronounced xiū; the second is pronounced liú. Examining the scops owl: it is an ominous bird that flies at night, also called the xùnhóu, or the xùnhú, named after the cry it makes. It mostly inhabits earthen caves and crevices, hiding by day and emerging at night to hunt mice, Eurasian scops owls, and other small birds for food. Its plumage is greyish and mottled, it is as large as a hawk, its eyes are round with red pupils, and its talons resemble a hawk's; it belongs to the same class as the horned owl, yellow owl, and barn owl, but is slightly larger).