Leviticus 11:18

Verse 18. Bittern, onocrotalum. See verse 17. Protestant version has “pelican and the gier-eagle,” for porphyrion. Bible.—Its beak and long legs are red. Plin. x. 46. Bochart understands the vulture, and the Samaritan version the pelican; both of which are remarkable for the care they take of their young. Reme may be derived from rem, “mercy.”