Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(sea raven). A large, greedy water-bird, pronounced “unclean” (Lev. 11:17; Deut. 14:17). Doubtless “pelican” (Isa. 34:11; Zeph. 2:14).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Cormorant
Cormorant
In Isaiah 34:11 and Zeph. 2:14 the Hebrew is qaath, and signifies PELICAN. In Leviticus 11:17 and Deuteronomy 14:17 the Hebrew word is shalak, and is rightly translated Cormorant, a large bird that lives upon fish. It dashes down upon its prey, and can follow it in the water or dive after it if it descends. It is only mentioned in scripture as an unclean bird.
Pelican
Pelicans in Senegal
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from 7993; bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)