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starling

stor ling

  • n  gregarious birds native to the Old World

  • In fact, Surowiecki writes, each starling is acting on its own, following four simple rules: "1) stay as close to the middle as possible; 2) stay 2 to 3 body lengths away from .
  • When the birds first arrived in October, choosing a roost near Fort Campbell's barracks, soldiers played recorded starling distress calls and set off firecrackers.
  • A disagreeable bird is the starling.
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  • Mike Haverty in MarketWatch (press release)
    When Dave Starling assumed the position of president and director general of PCRC (Panama Canal Railway Company, a KCS affiliate) in June 1999, he began a reporting relationship to me as co-chairman of PCRC,said Mr. Haverty. "In July 2007,...
  • Daniel in Sydney Morning Herald
    Now we find that we have been joined on this side of the boundary by the starling. It should no longer be considered an insult to be called a bird-brain,said Daniel Margoliash of the University of Chicago, a co-author of the study.
  • Paul Grayson in Northampton Saints
    Grayson said: "We wanted to be consistent with selection. I was pretty ordinary on Sunday and Luke has played well in Wanderers games. Boys from the Academy, like Paul Diggin and Neil Starling, have also done well and to be consistent, we need to...

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