Magpie
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A long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green) plumage and a noisy call.
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Magpie in Shooting - Rifle Shooting. Ring of white on a British National Rifle Association target with a scoring zone of three.
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a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail:
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an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
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A talkative person; a chatterbox.
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One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
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A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen.
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Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as collecting, or committing robbery.
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Fan or member of Newcastle United FC.
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someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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someone connected with Notts County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the worlds most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica.
Magpies of the genus Pica are generally found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and western North America, with populations also present in Tibet and high-elevation areas of Kashmir. Magpies of the genus Cyanopica are found in East Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. The birds called magpies in Australia are, however, not related to the magpies in the rest of the world. Magpies are national birds in Bangladesh. -
A magpie is a type of bird, typically belonging to the Corvidae family, characterized by its distinctive black and white or brightly colored plumage and long tail. They are known for their intelligence, with abilities to recognize themselves in a mirror. Some species of magpies are also known for their tendency to collect shiny objects. They are native to various parts of the world including Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
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long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
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someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the worlds most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica.
Magpies of the genus Pica are generally found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and western North America, with populations also present in Tibet and high-elevation areas of Kashmir. Magpies of the genus Cyanopica are found in East Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. The birds called magpies in Australia are, however, not related to the magpies in the rest of the world. Magpies are national birds in Bangladesh. -
Magpies are intelligent birds of the corvidae family, including the black and white Eurasian Magpie, which is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Others include the Black-billed Magpie, Yellow-billed Magpie and Korean Magpie of the Pica genus, the Formosan Blue Magpie, Red-billed Blue Magpie and Gold-billed Magpie of the Urocissa and also the Common Green Magpie, Yellow-breasted Magpie, Short-tailed Magpie of the Cissa genus.
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long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
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