中山伝信録 巻六 - 翻刻

翻刻

　獣有牛馬羊豕犬猫鹿猿山豬無虎兎獐《割書：明一統志｜言其土産》
　《割書：有熊羆豺狼｜今考皆無之》
　畜有鶏鴨鵝異畜有太和鶏比常鶏特小短足長尾
　種出七島
　禽有雀烏鴿鷺鷗鳬鵯班鳩緑鳩《割書：十二｜月来》野鳩鶉鴗《割書：俗｜呼》
　《割書：神｜鳥》田鳥雉鶺鴒杜鵑鴛鴦燕七月来不巣人屋鷹九
　月中東北風従外島飄来雁偶有之不恒至鶴或一
　有亦希見之異鳥有古哈魯等
　[古哈魯]金黄毛羽長觜短尾四月鳴
　[麻石]趐羽緑色白眉九月来又[伊石求子]似麻石
　[烏鳳]一名王母鳥四月来
　[恨煞]毛羽似鷹而差小八月来
　[容蕋]翅灰褐色黒頭八月来
　[石求読]毛羽似雀十月来春乃鳴
　[莫読吏]緑毛十月来
　虫有鼠蝙蝠蝎虎能作声如雀冬夏皆然蜥蜴生水
　池中紅腹背有金光又有四脚小青蛇常見之国中
　蛇最毒九月中毎出傷人人立斃《割書：前使録云其蛇｜不傷人未然》蚊

現代語訳

獣には牛、馬、羊、豕、犬、猫、鹿、猿、山豬がいる。虎、兎、獐はいない。《注記：明一統志にその土産として記載》《注記：熊羆、豺狼がいるとあるが、今調べるといずれもいない》

家畜には鶏、鴨、鵞がいる。異畜には太和鶏があり、普通の鶏に比べて特に小さく、短足で長尾である。種は七島から出る。

禽鳥には雀、烏、鴿、鷺、鷗、鳬、鵯、班鳩、緑鳩《注記：十二月に来る》、野鳩、鶉、鴗《注記：俗に呼ぶ》《注記：神鳥》、田鳥、雉、鶺鴒、杜鵑、鴛鴦、燕がいる。燕は七月に来るが人屋に巣を作らない。鷹は九月中、東北風に従って外島から飄来する。雁はたまにいるが常には至らない。鶴はまれに一羽いることもあるが滅多に見られない。異鳥には古哈魯等がいる。

【古哈魯】金黄の毛羽、長い觜、短い尾。四月に鳴く。

【麻石】翅羽は緑色、白眉。九月に来る。また【伊石求子】は麻石に似る。

【烏鳳】一名を王母鳥という。四月に来る。

【恨煞】毛羽は鷹に似るがやや小さい。八月に来る。

【容蕋】翅は灰褐色、黒頭。八月に来る。

【石求読】毛羽は雀に似る。十月に来て春になって鳴く。

【莫読吏】緑毛。十月に来る。

虫には鼠、蝙蝠、蝎虎がいる。蝎虎は雀のような声を出すことができ、冬夏ともそうである。蜥蜴は水池中に生息し、赤い腹で背に金光がある。また四脚の小青蛇もあり、よく見かけられる。国中の蛇は最も毒があり、九月中毎に出て人を傷つけ、人はたちまち斃れる。《注記：前使録にはその蛇は人を傷つけないとあるが、そうではない》蚊

英語訳

Animals include cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats, deer, monkeys, and wild boars. There are no tigers, rabbits, or roe deer. [Note: The Ming Unified Gazetteer lists these as local products] [Note: It mentions bears, wolves, and jackals, but upon investigation, none of these exist there]

Domestic animals include chickens, ducks, and geese. Among exotic livestock is the Taihe chicken, which is particularly small compared to ordinary chickens, with short legs and a long tail. The breed originates from the Seven Islands.

Birds include sparrows, crows, pigeons, herons, gulls, wild ducks, bulbuls, turtle doves, green pigeons [Note: come in the twelfth month], wild pigeons, quail, and wagtails [Note: colloquially called] [Note: divine bird], field birds, pheasants, wagtails, cuckoos, mandarin ducks, and swallows. Swallows come in the seventh month but do not nest in human dwellings. Hawks come with the northeast winds from outer islands in the ninth month. Geese occasionally appear but do not come regularly. Cranes sometimes appear singly but are rarely seen. Among exotic birds are the Kohaeru and others.

[Kohaeru] Golden-yellow plumage, long beak, short tail. Sings in the fourth month.

[Maseki] Wing feathers are green with white eyebrows. Comes in the ninth month. Also [Ishikyūshi] resembles the Maseki.

[Uhō] Also called the Queen Mother Bird. Comes in the fourth month.

[Konsatsu] Plumage resembles a hawk but is somewhat smaller. Comes in the eighth month.

[Yōzui] Wings are grayish-brown, black head. Comes in the eighth month.

[Ishikyūdoku] Plumage resembles a sparrow. Comes in the tenth month and sings in spring.

[Bakudokuri] Green plumage. Comes in the tenth month.

Insects include mice, bats, and geckos. Geckos can make sounds like sparrows, doing so in both winter and summer. Lizards live in water ponds, have red bellies with golden light on their backs. There are also small four-legged green snakes commonly seen. Snakes in this country are extremely venomous; they emerge every ninth month to harm people, causing immediate death. [Note: Previous envoy records claim their snakes do not harm people, but this is incorrect] Mosquitoes