-
death of old age is recounted, each
verse finishing with the couplet: And
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle/The
magpies said,
except for the last verse,...
- Glover's poem "The Magpies", the
mature magpie's call is
described as
quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle, one of the most
famous lines in New Zealand...
- the poem each
verse except for the last one
ended with the couplet: And
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle/The
magpies said, This
imitation of the distinctive...
- area, as her
people were
located in Seattle. Her
maternal grandfather, Su-
quardle or Curley, was a
Duwamish leader related to
Chief Seattle. Rebecca's parents...
- "Arawata Bill", and "The Magpies" (1941). The
refrain of the
latter ("
Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle",
imitating the
sound of the
Australian magpie)...
