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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A South American tanagrine bird, Lanius picatus of Latham, now known as Cissopis leverianus, about 10 inches long, glossy black and white in color, with a long graduated tail, thus resembling a magpie.
  • noun The pied piping-shrike of Australia, somewhat resembling the English magpie, having a rich bell-like warble. This bird is apparently Oreœca cristata. Commonly called magpie by the English residents.

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