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白鷺 [White egret] (Pronounced lu. The Mao Commentary on the Shijing says: 'A white bird.' The Erya says: 'The 白鷺 is the chongchu [egret].' The Fangyan says: 'Between Qi and Lu it is called chongchu; in Wu and Yangzhou it is called 白鷺.' Lu Ji's Commentary on the Birds, Beasts, Insects, and Fishes in the Mao Shijing says: 'The white egret is as large as a chicken, with blue-green legs one foot seven or eight inches long, a tail like a hawk's, and a beak over three inches long. Atop its crown and back are long primary feathers over a foot long, branching and layered.' Guo Pu says: 'Today, the people east of the Yangtze pluck them to make hairpins called