magpie
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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
A six-eyed magpie is a good indicator that it’s from another realm and not your average two-eyed terrestrial bird.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
There are a number of cultural quirks which mean Cabanagate has Australians more worked up than a magpie in spring.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
But he adds that G. newtoni’s skull also has some parts that resemble skulls of other birds, such as the magpie goose, so “the situation is not so simple.”
From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024
Katherine is chatty as a magpie on the way to the mayor’s house, and even Miss Duncan looks a bit fatigued from attempting to share in her good humor.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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