《新唐书·列传·卷一百四十六》
开元时，中天竺三次派使者来，南天竺来人一次，献五色会说话的鸟，求兵讨伐大食、吐蕃，还请求为其军队赐名。
开元时，中天竺遣使者三至；南天竺一，献五色能言鸟，乞师讨大食、吐蕃，丐名其军。
During the Kaiyuan period, Zhong Tianzhu sent envoys three times, and Nan Tianzhu came once, offering a five-colored talking bird, asking for troops to attack Dashe and Tubo, and also asking for a name for their army.