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The WREN is a tiny insect-eating 鷦鷯是一種嬌小的食蟲鳥，但是叫聲很
bird with a loud voice. The 大。鷦鷯愉快的叫聲特別多變富旋律。
cheerful trills of Wrens are
extraordinarily varied and
melodious.
The SWALLOW is easily recognized 燕子容易以牠的開叉尾辨識。燕子在飛
by its forked tail. Swallows catch 行時抓昆蟲，並有唧唧，啁啾的歌聲。
insects in flight, and have
squeaky, twittering songs.
The WARBLER is an exceptional 鶯是很特別的歌手，曲風範圍廣到組合
singer, whose extensive songs 了雀鳥、鷦鷯及燕類。
combine the best qualities of
Wrens and Swallows.
The NUTHATCH climbs down trees 五十雀會先從樹頭跳下來，找尋樹皮裏
head first, searching for insects 的昆蟲。牠以一連串反覆帶鼻音的音調
in the bark. It sings a repetitive 唱著。
series of notes with a nasal tone
quality.
The agile CHICKADEE has a buzzy 一種靈活的山雀有「唧—呃—滴—滴」
"chick-a-dee-dee" call, from which 的叫聲，就像牠名字的發音一樣。牠的
its name is derived. Its song is a 歌聲是一連串的口哨音。
series of whistled notes.
The THRUSH is a brown bird with a 鶇是種胸前有班點紋路的棕色鳥，吃蟲
spotted breast, which eats worms 和蝸牛，而且有美妙的叫聲。鶇鳥們會
and snails, and has a beautiful 用石頭當做砧板來砸碎蝸牛殼。
singing voice. Thrushes use a
stone as an anvil to smash the
shells of snails.
The little NIGHTINGALE is also 夜鶯也以牠的美妙歌聲聞名，牠常在夜
known for its beautiful song, 晚叫。
which it sings even at night.
The STARLING is a small dark bird 椋鳥是黃嘴的暗色小鳥，有高音刺耳的
with yellow bill and a squeaky, 歌聲。椋鳥們可以模仿其他鳥類的叫聲
high-pitched song. Starlings can 。
mimic the sounds of other birds.
The SLYLAR sings a series of 雲雀在飛的時候會發出一連串高音有旋
high-pitched melodious trills in 律的叫聲。
flight.
The FINCH is a small seed-eating 雀鳥是一種小型食蟲鳥，有圓錐狀的嘴
bird with a conical beak and a 以及音樂般的鳴叫歌聲。
musical, warbling song.
The CROSSBILL is a kind of Finch 交喙鳥是雀鳥的一種，有副怪異的交叉
with a strange crossed bill, which 鳥嘴，牠可以用來從松果中咬出種子。
it uses to extract seeds from pine
cones.
The CANARY is a kind of Finch that 金絲雀也是種常被拿來當寵物的雀鳥，
is often kept as a pet. Miners 礦工們常想帶著一些金絲雀和他們一起
would often take Canaries 在地下作伴，用來警告他們工作現場有
underground with them, to warn 沒有危險氣體混入空氣內。
them of the presence of hazardous
vapors in the air.
The SPARROW weaves a nest of grass 麻雀會編草窩，並且有種不悅耳的嘰喳
,and has an unmusical chirp for a 聲。
voice.
The TOWHEE is a kind of Sparrow 紅眼雀是麻雀的一種，那連續不停的叫
that continually reminds listeners 聲讓聽到的人聯想到該喝茶了。
to drink their tea.
The SHRIKE is a gray bird with a 伯勞是種嘴彎彎的灰色鳥。伯勞有個息
hooked bill. Shrikes have the 性會把牠們的獵物戳在刺（尖枝）上。
habit of impaling their prey on
thorns.
The WOODPECKER has a pointed beak 啄木鳥有副尖嘴適合用來啄木頭並叼出
that is suitable for pecking at 裡面的蟲子。
wood to get at the insects inside.
The KINGFISHER dives for fish, 魚狗會潛水找魚，用又長又尖的嘴把魚
which it catches with its long, 抓起來。
pointed beak.
The TERN migrates over great 燕鷗長距離遷徙，每年從不列顛尼亞的
distances, from one end of 一端飛到另一端。燕鷗會從空中潛到水
britannia to the other each year. 裡去抓魚。
Terns dive from the air to catch
fish.
The PLOVER is a bird that [行鳥]會假裝翅膀斷了來使獵食者分散
distracts predators by pretending 注意力。
to have a broken wing.
The LAPWING is a kind of Plover 田鳧是種[行鳥]，有很長的黑羽。
that has a long black crest.
The HAWK is a predator that feeds 鷹是個掠食者，以小型鳥、老鼠、松鼠
on small birds, mice, squirrels, 以及其他小動物為生。小型的鷹叫鳶。
and other small animals. Small
hawks are known as Kites.
The DOVE is a seed-eating bird 鴿子是吃種子的鳥，有和平的名聲，鴿
with a peaceful reputation, Doves 子有低音的咕咕叫聲。
have a low-pitched cooing song.
The PARROT is a brightly colored 鸚鵡是有彎嘴而且色彩鮮豔的鳥，海盜
bird with a hooked bill, favored 喜歡養來當伴。可以教鸚鵡模仿人聲。
as a companion by priates. Parrots
can be taught to imitate the human
voice.
The CUCKOO is a devious bird that 杜鵑是在鶯或其他小型鳥巢內下蛋的狡
lays eggs in the nests of Warblers 猾鳥類。杜鵑有感知時間的神秘能力，
and other small birds. Cuckoos 會在每小時開頭叫。
have the uncanny ability to keep
track of time, singing once at the
beginning of each hour.
The ROADRUNNER is an unusual bird 走鵑是長尾的希奇鳥類，在地上獨自疾
iwth a long tail, which runs 行尋找蜥蜴和蛇。
swiftly along the ground hunting
for lizards and snakes.
The SWIFT is a very agile bird 雨燕是非常靈活的鳥類，幾乎大半輩子
that spends nearly its entire life 的時間都在空中。當牠們嘴巴大開，雨
in the air. With their mouths wide 燕就在飛行中抓飛蟲。
open, Swifts capture insects in
mid-flight.
The HUMMINGBIRD is a cross between 蜂鳥是雨燕和小妖精的混種。這些嬌小
a Siwft and a Fairy. These tiny, 、顏色光鮮的鳥神奇地飛近花朵，並以
brightly colored birds hover 它們供應的花蜜為生。
magically near flowers, and live
on the nectar they provide.
The OWL is a reputedly wise bird 貓頭鷹是以睿智聞名的夜行鳥類，和其
that is active at night, unlike 他鳥類不同。貓頭鷹有極佳的夜間視覺
most birds. Owls have excellent 和低音的嗚嗚叫聲。牠們的翅膀可以安
night vision and low-pitched 靜地飛行。
hooting calls. Their wings are
silent in flight.
The GOATSUCKER is a strange 夜鷹是種貓頭鷹似的怪鳥，被認為以山
owl-like bird that is thought to 羊奶為生。這些神秘的鳥在夜間發出加
live on the milk of goats. These 加聲，因此牠們也叫Nightjar。
mysterious birds make jarring
sounds at night, for which reason
they are also called Nightjars.
The DUCK is a bird that swims more 鴨子是種游的比飛得還多的鳥，並有種
often than it flies, and has a 帶鼻音的叫聲被描述成「呱」。
nasal voice that is described as
a "quack".
The SWAN is a kind of long-necked 天鵝是種全白的長頸鴨。天鵝常常不出
Duck that is all white. Swans are 聲，但傳說牠們具有美妙的歌聲。
usually voiceless, but they are
said to have an extraordinarily
beautiful song. |
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