Táng'é bǔyú shí huì cóng kōngzhōng fǔchōng rù shuǐ.
When gannets catch fish they dive into the water from the air.
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usage
The name covers several large fish-eating seabirds: in older literature 塘鹅 often means pelican, but in modern ornithology it's also used for gannets (鲣鸟) and boobies. The standard modern term for pelican is 鹈鹕; 塘鹅 is more colloquial and regional.
memory
塘 = 'pond', 鹅 = 'goose'. Literally 'pond goose' - a folksy name reflecting how the bird looks like a heavy goose hanging around bodies of water.
