Horse head clover leaf , sword Ying grebe ( "Continued English Poems")
The water area of the earth is much larger than that of land. Many creatures live on water, including humans.
In southern China, there is a group of people called "dan (dan) people". They are not considered to be ethnic minorities, but their lives are very different from ordinary Han people because they are active from life to death. On the water. The boat is their home. The usual food, clothing, shelter and transportation are carried out on board. These people have already merged with Jiang Hai. Ordinary people get seasick, but they actually get seasick. In fact, it means living on the water for too long and not getting used to returning to solid ground.
, the floating city of
, also has
birds. After counting the "pseudo waterbirds" such as hornbills and great bustards, we will introduce a real water bird, which is a grebe. The
Pi (Ti) is probably the most unexpected bird in the world. Although its distribution range can be said to be all over five continents and four seas, the family is still prosperous, but it is always ignored intentionally or unintentionally. The reason is simple. The duck family has already achieved the first place in the waterfowl world. As a result, almost all other waterbirds that are not too different from them are classified into their categories either intentionally or unintentionally. So many legends were annexed by the duck tribe. To say "Greek", few people know it, and to say "The Eighth Duck" may have a reaction. In fact, the difference between grebe and them is quite big. First of all, ducks have flat beaks and grebes have sharp beaks. Secondly, the duck's feet have webbed fins that are connected together, while the grebe's feet are strange. Its toes are separated and have film-like toe flaps. This makes it appear to have big toe disease. In terms of height, ducks are generally bigger, and grebes are smaller. The most important thing. Ducks just forage in the water. I still have to go ashore. The grebe has been in the water almost all his life. They like water so much that they even fly almost to the surface. Usually they don't go ashore, they stay in the water. Even when they go ashore, they act awkwardly like a severely disabled person, and they can't move forward. But once it is put into the water, its body will be as stable as a boat, and its big feet will immediately transform into propellers, which will push it to wherever it wants to go.
But these characteristics are almost non-existent in the eyes of careless humans. Therefore, grebes are also called "oil ducks" and they are still regarded as a member of the duck family. That's why it's called this name, regardless of whether it's because of the oily body. The ointment refined by the grebe is an important raw material for the maintenance of swords in ancient times. ,
crested crested crests
There are five types of crested crested crests in China. Among them, crested crested crests is the largest and the most gorgeous, because it wears a dark crest on top and neck There are also feathers like lion's mane. It is distributed in all provinces of China except Hainan. The second child of
is red-necked wreck . Its name is its characteristic. In addition, it also wears a crown cap and a gray-white mask. It can generally be seen in Northeast my country, Hebei, Fujian, and Guangdong. To its shadow. The third child of
belongs to the horns and , so the name is not because it has horns, in fact. It's a cosplayer from Wolverine, just swapping the colors of the eye mask and headgear ingeniously. The golden blindfold came out of his forehead, like a horn. It can also be seen in most parts of China.
old fourth black-necked crepus is somewhat similar to horned crepus, there are also yellow feathers on the face, but it will not pass the eyes, and it looks looser. Its mouth is also slightly upturned, which is different from the horned worm. The biggest difference is their necks. The black-necked slugs are really black, and the horned slugs are brown-black. It is also distributed in other regions of China except Tibet and Hainan. The youngest member of
is called , which is almost half the size of the boss. Note that it is still a sibling relationship with other grebes, not a father-son relationship. It does not have a crest, its head and neck are slightly reddish, and its feather coat is dark brown. It is also widely distributed, and they can be seen even in mountain lakes at an altitude of about 2000 meters. There are many aliases for
, such as Lingding, Xuying, etc. In the Kunming Pool, they used to be called Water Zhaniao. Because they have a peculiar personality, that is to help people clean up dirt for free. Salvage all kinds of dirt thrown into the water intentionally or unintentionally to protectKeep the water body clean.
Red-necked Cree
may be because the word "cree" is too uncommon. In the "Birds of the Qing Palace", they have a new name. Crested Grebe changed its name to "Luohe", and Xiao Gree took up two names, one is "oil hyacinth" and the other is "water hyacinth". It may be a term for different subspecies, but also for their outstanding water quality. praise. Because of ancient times, the gourd is also an important water tool. Just like Tieguai Li in the Eight Immortals, he can turn the treasure gourd into a vehicle to cross the sea. Zhuangzi also suggested to his friends that he would tie multiple gourds to his body to make a swim ring across the river.
However, on the other hand, the ancients may not have regarded the grebe as an independent species, so the northern shoveler also has the name "skin gourd". Of course, now we know they are a family. But now our knowledge has been sorted out by modern biologists. People in Ming and Qing dynasties may not have such insights.
Before returning to the Zhou Dynasty, Grebe was also a great god. Some scholars pointed out this a long time ago. Zhang Shoujie’s "Historical Records of Justice" said in the middle: "Hebo is a water bird... if you ask for it by sound, you will immediately be a grebe."
The so-called Hebo is the god of the Yellow River. We all know that the Yellow River is known as the mother river of the Chinese nation. In ancient times, it was even more famous. The so-called "he" was "he". At that time, "he" was the proper name for the Yellow River. People believe that it is the essence of the universe from the galaxy in the sky, and the holy river that nourishes all things on this earth. Although
is so great and lofty, the Yellow River had a bad temper at that time, and it often flooded, flooding the fields on both sides of the bank and devouring people's lives. Therefore, people respect and fear this dragon, and try to make it happy.
So it is said that there is a river god in the Yellow River. It is called "He Bo". He was originally named Feng, but he became the god of the Yellow River by mistake. His godhead is very high. It is said that He Bo's wife is the god Mi Consort of Luoshui and the daughter of the great god Fuxi. Be able to become the son-in-law of the God of Creation, this is because he is also the God of Central Plains.
In ancient times, beasts and humans had not been separated, and almost every great god had an animal body. For example, Xuannv is a swallow, Emperor Yan is an ox, Queen Mother is a tiger, and He Bo's animal body is not surprising. Because it is a real water bird.
Creepers live in the water almost their entire lives. Even if they encounter a strong enemy, their best strategy is not to fly away, but to dive into the water. They can only show the tip of the mouth, eyes or nostrils to observe the enemy's movements. If the situation is really bad, the tactics of diving and escape will be adopted.
But since grebes are so magical, why are they so common? There is a story behind this.
returns to the pre-Qin era. Every spring, if you walk along the river, you will often see such a group of people, blowing and beating, carrying the sedan chair, as if to marry the bride, but the accompanying people have no joy on their faces, and often even cry. sound.
because this is the team where He Bo married. To make him happy, people hold weddings for him every year. Just like this girl who is about to become the bride of He Bo, they are the daughters of poor families. They were bought from their parents for the sake of their brothers' living food and sacrificed to He Bo. Such tragedies happen every year. Even entered the Warring States era when humanism prevailed. There are remains. After the ceremony, the girls will be dressed up and put into a small boat. The bottom of the boat is made of reed mats. As they sail into the water, the reed mats are slowly immersed in the water, and the boat and the girl are slowly submerged in the water. It is believed that He Bo will greet his beautiful bride underwater at this time.
Black-necked Creepy
The transformation of gods after death is originally the tradition of ancient mythology, especially the water god, He Bo and Mi Concubine are like this, and later there are two wives of Emperor Shun-Ehuang and Nuying. The girl would be welcomed by He Bo into his underwater palace. The place is called "Dragon Hall", and the colored stones are used as tickets and shells are used as roof tiles. This is the forever home of this poor girl.
However, this dragon hall should be very big, like a city, to fit all He Bo's wives. Think about it, in Guangye City, a girl is sacrificed to He Bo every year, and how many Yecheng are there in the country? How many girls? After hundreds of years, how many?
But this is not the number of wives in mythology. For example, in the Indian mythology, the number of wives is equal to the total population of Beijing and Tianjin. but,As a god, Di Shitian can have magical powers that can satisfy every wife, and he can separate a clone that can accompany everyone. It is estimated that He Bo is the same.
He Bo's palace is already very beautiful, but just like modern urban people love to travel, He Bo will take his favorite Ji concubine to the "Jiuhe" area whenever he has time. It is said that they would ride in a vehicle with lotus leaf as the car cover. In fact, this should refer to the gibbers playing in the water hiding under the lotus leaves. Because God can't be easily seen by mortals. So they turned into grebes and started a love game on the water.
Crowds of grebes emerged from the river, swimming in pairs. This is actually He Bo's clone, taking his brides to walk in the water. In the eyes of a mortal, it is the two grebes swimming together on the water, gazing at each other, and dancing a "dusty dance" together. Then they plunged into the water together, and then surfaced. Finally, the two were happy, shaking their heads, and then sending a handful of water plants to each other. This is the engagement ring. Then they went into the bridal chamber together under the lotus leaf. The so-called "Nine Rivers" are the nine tributaries of the Yellow River. The scenery along the way is exceptionally beautiful. The ancients through the ages have provided us with many gorgeous chapters, engraving these sceneries in the blood of the Chinese nation. When it is fine, it can be seen that " is clear and the sky is full of smoke, ", when it rains, it is ", the clouds are green and blue, and the water is smoky ", when it rains, ", the river is broad and the clouds are low, and the geese are broken. Called West Wind ". The flowers and plants on both sides of the strait are also: " sunrise, river blossoms are more red than fire, spring comes as the river is as green as blue ", the sunset on the water is ", a setting sun spreads in the water, half the river is sore and half the river is red ", and the moonrise on the water is " Jiangtian" There is no dust, a solitary moon wheel in the sky" .
Not to mention that there are many strange animals in ancient water that modern people have never seen. According to the "Book of Deng Da Lei An and Sisters", there are teal ducks, mandarin ducks, mackerel, water tigers, dolphin heads, elephant trunks, beards, pintail tribes, stone crabs, earth mussels, and Yan Ji The generation of clams has the genus of folded armour, curved teeth, inverted scales and back tongue.
Xiao Ge,
He Bo just lingered in this beautiful scenery with his bride, and even Longtang didn't bother to go back. They even gave birth to babies in the water to make up for the lack of children when the girl was alive. The bird's nest of
is very distinctive. It is a floating nest drifting along the water, just like the home of Danmin on a boat, which can be moved at any time.
When building the nest, the male bird, that is, the clone of He Bo, is responsible for collecting the stems and leaves of various aquatic plants, and handing them to the careful female bird, that is, the girl, weaving into a "firewood stack", or rather "Pyramid", I'm afraid it comes from the vague memory of the ship that sent the girl to the "Dragon Hall". The two birds shuttled back and forth while using their own weight to compress these materials to make them as a whole. The final product will have a groove in the middle. Grebes lay baby eggs here, one to two each time. Most of the floating nest is still underwater, and sometimes it will be tied to a reed pole or water grass, which is like a boat anchored and then fixed, so that it can avoid wind and waves. Untie it when needed.
<和汉三才图会> slugs
slugs like to build nests in groups, and the distance between the nests is no more than one or two meters. A clone, a bride, soon becomes a floating nest. Sometimes there are eggs in the nest, sometimes there are no eggs in the nest, and there is a handful of aquatic plants on it, this is to fool the eyes of some egg thieves. But how do they hatch baby eggs? This is still a mystery. After all, the nest is in the water, and it is very humid. Not conducive to hatching. Some people say that this is dependent on the heat generated by plant decay. Some people say that the body temperature of the industrious parent bird is not clear. They only know that the temperature in the nest is higher than that outside the nest. Maybe it is He Bo's spell? In short, three weeks later, the small scorpion was born.
is the same as other birds, the little groan who has just arrived in this world has hairs that are completely different from those of his parents. Grebe parents also love their children very much, and sometimes they even carry a small grebe to swim on their backs. This is not common in other waterfowls, and it may be just to make up for the regrets of being a human. However, this time will not be long. The chicks will become independent after six to twelve weeks, organize into small groups with other partners, and act together.
So in this beautiful world, He Bole forgets to return and rarely returns to Longtang. So I left out my wife and concubine in the family, and many things happened, but that was another story.
The floating nest of
grebe.
