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Вопросы к орнитологам
I have undertook the wonderful trip of translating C.Smart's Jubilate Agno into my native language; but it had appeared to me soon that I have set forth without the education matching the task. So now I am running across the Internet in search of information neccessary to make the translation at least reflect the magnificence of the original.
>[I]Let Raguel rejoice with the Cock of Portugal [/I]
I know that there exists some legend on account of this cock in Portugal, but I could not find out which bird it exactly is about.
>[I]Let Chesed rejoice with Strepsíceros, whose weapons are the ornaments of his peace... [/I]
Could this occasionally be a bird too?
[I]>Let Hagar rejoice with Gnesion, [/I]
Is there some bird corresponding nowadays to this one mentioned in Pliny?
[I]>Let Nahshon rejoice with the Seabreeze, the Lord give the sailors of his Spirit... [/I]
What this one may be?
[I]>Let Ephah rejoice with Bupréstis, the Lord endue us with temperance and humanity, till every cow have her mate!... [/I]
Is this one a beetle or something else too?
[I]>Let Eli rejoice with Leucon - he is an honest fellow, which is a rarity...[/I]
Who may be this one? Crocidura leucon or Leucon sp. (which is harder to suggest)?
[I]>Let Pharaoh rejoice with Anatária, whom God permits to pray upon the ducks to check their increase... [/I]
Is there some bird corresponding nowadays to this one mentioned in Pliny?
[I]>Let Atad bless with Éleos, the nightly Memorialist - eléison kýrië... [/I]
Does this one has latin name? and, if so, isn't it one of these two? and if so, which one: Aquila aleni or Ololigus lucarus?
[I]>Let Zohar rejoice with Cýchramus who cometh with the quails on a particular affair... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Becher rejoice with Oscen who terrifies the wicked, as trumpet and alarm the coward... [/I]
What is this? Just any Oscia, a singing bird?
[I]>Let Shaul rejoice with Circos, who hath clumsy legs, but he can wheel it the better with his wings. - [/I]
Which circos is specifically renowned for its clumsy legs?
[I]>Let Mibzar rejoice with the Cadess, as is their number, so are their names, blessed be the Lord Jesus for them all... [/I]
What may be this creature?
[I]>Let Aréli rejoice with the Criel, who is a dwarf that towereth above others... [/I]
This certainly is a bird, but which one? Some kind of a lark maybe?
[I]>Let Ábigail rejoice with the Lethóphagus - God be gracious to the widows indeed... [/I]
This one rather seems to be a fish... but there is a chance that it turns out to be a bird too.
[I]>Let Ánanthoth bless with Saurix, who is a bird of melancholy... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Shobab rejoice with Evech who is of the goat kind which is meditation and pleasantry... [/I]
Am I right supposing that this one is Nycticorax?
[I]>Let Eliáda rejoice with the Gier-eagle who is swift and of great penetration...[/I]
This one I have some guesses about, but would like to have some authoritative opinion.
[I]>Let Jonathan, David's nephew, rejoice with Oripelárgus who is noble by his ascent... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Élkanah rejoice with Cymíndis - the Lord illuminate us against the powers of darkness... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Ziba rejoice with Glottis whose tongue is wreathed in his throat... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Lápidoth rejoice with Percnos - the Lord is the builder of the wall of CHINA - REJOICE! [/I]
Is this identified with some specific eagle?
[I]>Let Phurah rejoice with Penélope, the servant of Gideon with the fowl of the brook...[/I]
???
[I]>Let Mahlah rejoice with Pellos who is a tall bird and stately... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Gera rejoice with the Night Hawk - blessed are those who watcheth when others sleep... [/I]
Nycticorax again?
Please crosspost your answers to tmpechkin@hotmail.com, if it is not too much trouble.
>[I]Let Raguel rejoice with the Cock of Portugal [/I]
I know that there exists some legend on account of this cock in Portugal, but I could not find out which bird it exactly is about.
>[I]Let Chesed rejoice with Strepsíceros, whose weapons are the ornaments of his peace... [/I]
Could this occasionally be a bird too?
[I]>Let Hagar rejoice with Gnesion, [/I]
Is there some bird corresponding nowadays to this one mentioned in Pliny?
[I]>Let Nahshon rejoice with the Seabreeze, the Lord give the sailors of his Spirit... [/I]
What this one may be?
[I]>Let Ephah rejoice with Bupréstis, the Lord endue us with temperance and humanity, till every cow have her mate!... [/I]
Is this one a beetle or something else too?
[I]>Let Eli rejoice with Leucon - he is an honest fellow, which is a rarity...[/I]
Who may be this one? Crocidura leucon or Leucon sp. (which is harder to suggest)?
[I]>Let Pharaoh rejoice with Anatária, whom God permits to pray upon the ducks to check their increase... [/I]
Is there some bird corresponding nowadays to this one mentioned in Pliny?
[I]>Let Atad bless with Éleos, the nightly Memorialist - eléison kýrië... [/I]
Does this one has latin name? and, if so, isn't it one of these two? and if so, which one: Aquila aleni or Ololigus lucarus?
[I]>Let Zohar rejoice with Cýchramus who cometh with the quails on a particular affair... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Becher rejoice with Oscen who terrifies the wicked, as trumpet and alarm the coward... [/I]
What is this? Just any Oscia, a singing bird?
[I]>Let Shaul rejoice with Circos, who hath clumsy legs, but he can wheel it the better with his wings. - [/I]
Which circos is specifically renowned for its clumsy legs?
[I]>Let Mibzar rejoice with the Cadess, as is their number, so are their names, blessed be the Lord Jesus for them all... [/I]
What may be this creature?
[I]>Let Aréli rejoice with the Criel, who is a dwarf that towereth above others... [/I]
This certainly is a bird, but which one? Some kind of a lark maybe?
[I]>Let Ábigail rejoice with the Lethóphagus - God be gracious to the widows indeed... [/I]
This one rather seems to be a fish... but there is a chance that it turns out to be a bird too.
[I]>Let Ánanthoth bless with Saurix, who is a bird of melancholy... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Shobab rejoice with Evech who is of the goat kind which is meditation and pleasantry... [/I]
Am I right supposing that this one is Nycticorax?
[I]>Let Eliáda rejoice with the Gier-eagle who is swift and of great penetration...[/I]
This one I have some guesses about, but would like to have some authoritative opinion.
[I]>Let Jonathan, David's nephew, rejoice with Oripelárgus who is noble by his ascent... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Élkanah rejoice with Cymíndis - the Lord illuminate us against the powers of darkness... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Ziba rejoice with Glottis whose tongue is wreathed in his throat... [/I]
Is this Pliny's bird identified?
[I]>Let Lápidoth rejoice with Percnos - the Lord is the builder of the wall of CHINA - REJOICE! [/I]
Is this identified with some specific eagle?
[I]>Let Phurah rejoice with Penélope, the servant of Gideon with the fowl of the brook...[/I]
???
[I]>Let Mahlah rejoice with Pellos who is a tall bird and stately... [/I]
???
[I]>Let Gera rejoice with the Night Hawk - blessed are those who watcheth when others sleep... [/I]
Nycticorax again?
Please crosspost your answers to tmpechkin@hotmail.com, if it is not too much trouble.