Common Starling the Learling Bird
[AP 2006-04-26]

** HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 1 PM EDT WEDNESDAY APRIL 26 2006 AND THEREAFTER ** This photo provided by the University of California at San Diego shows an undated photo of a starling, the sturnus vulgaris. According to a study published in the April 27, 2006, journal "Nature" , the songbirds can learn a basic grammar form, and differentiate between a regular bird "sentence" and one interrupted by a clause or a phrase. (AP Photo/University of California at San Diego, Daniel Baleckaitis)