This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of the 爆料公社. BirdNote episodes air daily on public radio stations nationwide. 7478 Transcript: Birds can be sleek, aerodynamic, and powerful—all in one package. Automakers picked up on this early: A cool bird name will sell cars. So far, more than twenty models of cars have been named for birds—some real, some mythical—and they go way back. In 1928, you could buy a Stutz Blackhawk. The following year, a Kissel White Eagle. All through the 1960s, Ford Falcons glided over the roadways, dodging Thunderbirds, Buick Skylarks, Plymouth Roadrunners, and AMC Eagles. Did you know the Toyota Tercel [tur-SELL] shares the name of a male falcon, a tercel [TUR-suhl]? Bird-named cars peaked in the ‘60s and ‘70s, with Pontiac Firebirds and Jeep Golden Eagles. Today, instead of soaring bird names, we’re more likely to drive cars with names that seem a little less inspired. The...