《荀子·劝学》
南方有一种叫 蒙鸠 的鸟，用羽毛作窝，还用毛发把窝编结起来，把窝系在嫩芦苇的花穗上，风一吹苇穗折断，鸟窝就坠落了，鸟蛋全部摔烂。
南方有鸟焉，名曰蒙鸠，以羽为巢，而编之以发，系之苇苕，风至苕折，卵破子死。
There is a kind of bird in the south called the oriole, which uses feathers to make its nest, and also uses hair to weave the nest, and ties the nest to the tassel of the tender reed. When the wind blows, the reed breaks and the nest falls, and the bird eggs are all broken.