英语词汇lettuce bird的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	lettuce bird
词源	lettuce bird. A popular name for the goldfinch (Astraglinus tistis tistis) is “lettuce bird” because lettuce seed is among its fa- vorite foods. A good way to draw this attractive yellow bird to the garden is to let some lettuce plants bolt, blossom and bear seed. Because of its musical abilities the goldfinch is also called the “wild canary.”
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