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Yu/顒
In the mountains, there is a bird that looks like an owl. It has a human face, four eyes, and ears. Its name is 顒(Yu). The sound it makes is like it is calling its own name. Whenever it appears, there will be a drought in the world.
又東四百裏,曰令丘之山,無草木,多火。其南有谷焉,曰中谷,條風自是出。有鳥焉,其狀如梟,人面四目而有耳,其名曰顒,其鳴自號也,見則天下大旱。
《山海經 南次三經》
Zhu/鴸
There is a bird that looks like a hawk, but it has human hands. Its voice sounds like the buzzing of a fly. Its name is 鴸(Zhu). It calls out, as if it is calling its own name. Wherever this bird appears, many people in that county will be exiled.
有鳥焉,其狀如鴟而人手,其音如痺,其名曰鴸,其鳴自號也,見則其縣多放士。
《山海經 南次二經》
QuRu/瞿如
In the mountains, there is a mythical creature that looks like a water bird. It has a white head, three legs, and a human face. Its name is 瞿如(Quru). The sound it makes is like it is calling its own name.
東五百裏,曰禱過之山,其上多金玉,其下多犀、兕,多象。有鳥焉,其狀如䴔而白首、三足、人面,其名曰瞿如,其鳴自號也。
《山海經 南次三經》