Note 29 — Chapter I · ON THE SHORT-WINGED HAWKS USED IN FALCONRY
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Bahrām was surnamed Gūr, from his passion for hunting the gūr or wild ass. He belonged to the Sassanian dynasty of Persian kings and his name frequently occurs in Persian poetry. The Greek Varanes is said to be a corruption of Bahrām.