starlingn. talking starling,a small bird with blackish-brown speckled lustrous plumage and with remarkablepowers of mimicry 八哥。
△1H .IV.1.3.224:“I’ll havea starling shall be (i. e. that shall be ) taught tospeak / Nothing but ‘Mortimer’，and give it him / Tokeep his anger still in motion.”我要养一只八哥，教它只会说“摩提麦”，送给他，让它不停地激动他的怒火。 starling椋鸟(Sturnidae)雀形目椋鸟科鸟类总称。除南美外遍布世界各地。最常见的一种是紫翅椋鸟(S.vulgaris)。体长约20厘米。羽黑色，有紫、绿、白色虹彩。性喜群飞，整年鸣叫。杂食种子和昆虫。 |