Leviticus 11:19

the stork In the two lists, and Psalms 104:17 (-the fir trees are her house"); Jeremiah 8:7 (-knoweth her appointed times," i.e. of migration), Zechariah 5:9 †. The Heb. word means -pious" or -merciful" (referring to her tenderness towards her young). In the difficult passage, Job 39:13, either the stork is mentioned, or there is a play upon words with reference to her name, and a contrast between her and the ostrich seems indicated. See R.V. mg. and A.V. mg.

the heron Many kinds of heron are found both in Egypt and Palestine. The ibis R.V. mg. was a sacred bird to the Egyptians, and one variety of heron found in great numbers round Lake Huleh is called the white ibis.

the hoopoe (lapwingA.V.) The traditional interpretation of this strange Heb. word dûkîphathfrom LXX. and Vulg. onwards is fixed. Some consider it to be derived from the cry of the bird, like that of the cuckoo. Cheyne thinks it is derived by transposition of letters from ḳippôd, the -porcupine" or bittern, Isaiah 14:23; Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14.

the bat In both lists and Isaiah 2:20 (there in plur.) †. The derivation of the Heb. word is uncertain, but its meaning is not questioned.