To some, the arched snout and horns of skeletal Ice Age woolly rhinoceroses suggested not a vast land mammal, but the beak and claws of a giant bird.

对于某些人来说，冰河世纪毛犀牛的拱鼻和角并不意味着这种大型陆地哺乳动物，却是巨型鸟类的喙和爪。

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Archaeopteryx has a hallowed place in science, long hailed as not just the first bird but as one of the clearest examples of evolution in action.

“始祖鸟”在科学界有着神圣的地位，长久以来不仅被致敬为第一只鸟，同时也被看作动作进化史上最聪明的例子。

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I grew up living in northern rural areas, thinking myself not lack of the knowledge with birds, but for this continuous chirping bird like a soprano, it was also very strange to me.

我从小生活在北国农村，自认为不乏鸟类的知识，但像一个女高音那般、连续啼叫的鸟儿，对我说来还十分陌生。

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According to Mr Griffiths, it is "not a very adventurous bird and it's a bit of an evolutionary loser".

BBC: Brazil hunts for unique lost bird

And if you want a symbol of 21st Century Britain, why not go for the black redstart, a robin-like bird that has adapted to the furious urbanisation of the last two centuries.

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Two men have died in the Chinese city of Shanghai, after contracting a strain of bird flu not previously known in humans, Chinese officials say.

BBC: China bird flu: Two men die in Shanghai