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Definition of Magpie lark

Magpie lark
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 Magpie lark from wikipedia

- The magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca), also known as wee magpie, peewee, peewit, mudlark or Murray magpie, is a p****erine bird native to Australia, Timor...
- term lark being applied to someone who habitually rises early in the morning. "Alouette" (a song) Lark bunting Lark sparrow Magpie-lark—Neither a lark nor...
- p****erine birds which includes shrikebills, paradise flycatchers, and magpie-larks. Monarchids are small insectivorous songbirds with long tails. They inhabit...
- Peewit may refer to: Magpie-lark, a species of bird found in Australia and southern New Guinea Northern lapwing, a species of bird found in Eurasia and...
- The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a black and white p****erine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea, and introduced to New Zealand...
- as a White-backed Magpie. The Piping Shrike is sometimes mistakenly ****ociated with the Magpie-lark, also known as the Murray Magpie, Pee Wee and Mudlark...
- sulphur-crested ****atoo, wedge-tailed eagle, superb lyrebird, Australian magpie, magpie-lark, white-throated needletail and pheasant coucal. Latham has been called...
- Narr-Maen Reserve. Native birds such as the kookaburra, magpie, galah, sulphur crested ****atoo, magpie-lark, purple swamphen, Eurasian coot, Pacific black duck...
- Trahan (1938–2016) Peewee, an alternative name in Australia for the Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) Pewees, a group of songbirds from the New World...
- Magnificent sunbird Magnolia warbler Magpie goose Magpie mannikin Magpie shrike Magpie starling Magpie tanager Magpie-lark Maguari stork Makatea fruit dove...