| 词源 |
peabody bird; peverly bird. This little sparrow is said to sound like it’s singing, “Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody,” hence peabody bird. As for peverly bird, an old story has it that a Mr. Peverly, a New England farmer, was walking in the fields one early spring day trying to decide whether he should plant his wheat yet. A little sparrow in the adjacent woods seemed to sing, “Sow wheat, Peverly, Peverly, Peverly!” so Mr. Peverly went ahead and did so, reaping an abundant harvest that fall. Ever after the little sparrow was called the peverly bird. |