《梁书·列传·卷五十六》
他所居的殿上常有猫头鹰叫，侯景很讨厌它，经常派人到山上和野地去，要求捕尽射绝猫头鹰。
所居殿常有鸺鶹鸟鸣，景恶之，每使人穷山野讨捕焉。
Owls often hooted in the hall where he lived. Hou Jing detested them. He frequently sent people to the mountains and the countryside to catch or shoot all the owls.