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a chubby pink songbird so good at copying tunes that Victorians taught them to whistle anthems.
living jukeboxHand-reared birds learned human melodies from tiny flutes
pricey petsTrained whistlers fetched fortunes across 1800s Europe
orchard menaceDevours fruit-tree buds, enraging gardeners for centuries
rosy chestMales flush bright pink, females stay drab gray
quiet talkerSoft, creaky song easily missed in hedgerows