Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot.
Source: New York Times
The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings
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