My father was a vulture. My mother was a magpie. My oldest brother is a crow. My sister, a sparrow. I have never really been a bird." Lila resisted the urge to say he might have been a peacock. It didn't seem the time.

V.E. Schwab
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A vulture, a magpie and a crow are all birds. A sparrow is not. We don't know what Lila means by his "neighbor" might be a peacock. A peacock is a big bird with a colorful tail. It also has a very long tongue which it uses to display its beauty and to attract other peacocks for mating purposes.

Source: A Gathering Of Shadows

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