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Definition of Cracticus picatus

Cracticus picatus
Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus). Magpie lark (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also little magpie. Magpie moth (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.

Meaning of Cracticus picatus from wikipedia

- described Cracticus picatus in 1848 from northern Australia, calling it "A miniature representative of, and nearly allied to, but distinct from, Cracticus nigrogularis...
- Order: P****eriformes Family: Vangidae Genus: Hemipus Hodgson, 1844 Type species Hemipus picaecolor Hodgson, 1844 Species H. hirundinaceus H. picatus...
- butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis Hooded butcherbird, Cracticus c****icus Tagula butcherbird, Cracticus louisiadensis Black butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi Australian...
- blainvillii Black-backed butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis Hooded butcherbird, Cracticus c****icus Black butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi Australian magpie, Gymnorhina...