两次被认定消失的鸟
Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to be extinct.
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Keep it on your phone →在岛的东部,波莉飞进一片古老的森林。苔藓盖住了树。阳光很少照到地面。有一种灰粉色的小鸟只住在这里。它叫亚速尔灰雀。
这种鸟差点消失了。一九三二年以后,人们再也没有看到它。后来在一九六七年,人们又找到了一些。但是农田不断夺走它的家。很快只剩下不到一百对。它是欧洲最稀有的鸟之一。
人们很努力地帮助它。他们重新种回合适的树。波莉看见两只灰雀飞过。它们的胸口闪着浅粉色。
波莉一动不动。森林又安静下来。这像一笔好交易:用安静,换一只还活着的鸟。
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