starling

• "I can just sit and look on; for, of course, the others didn't know what a dear good bird my starling was After tea, Caroline curled herself up into Mrs. Trigg's chair, and sat watching the others while they played. —  Carry's Rose, or, the Magic of Kindness. A Tale for the Young
• But I'll tell you what we shall do: Herbert and Charlie and I will catch another starling, and then you can tame him, and keep him out of Tom's reach for the future. —  Carry's Rose, or, the Magic of Kindness. A Tale for the Young
• Lightly and nimbly sprang Harald now from bough to bough, holding the bird in his left hand, and accompanied by the crying starling-parents, who flew terrified around his head. —  Strife and Peace
• The red starling (_Pastor roseus_) sometimes appears in large flights. —  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
• Thus two sparrows are one starling, two starlings are one fieldfare, two fieldfares one hen, two hens one goose, two geese one lamb, two lambs one kid, two kids one goat, two goats one cow, and so forth The next chapter is on the Religion of the Crapulians. —  Ideal Commonwealths

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