magpies

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  1. noun Any of various birds of the family Corvidae found worldwide, having a long graduated tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings and noted for their chattering call. The species Pica pica, the black-billed magpie, is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. Also called pie2.
  2. noun Any of various birds resembling the magpie, such as the Australian bell magpie of the family Cracticidae.
  3. noun A person who chatters.
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  • One of the magpies was sitting on the grass, looking at the turtle. —  Death of a Hawker - Janwillem van de Wetering- Grijpstra-De Gier 04
  • Then here come magpies, and all that black and white and screeching! —  Asimov'sSF,October-November2007
  • A couple of jays flew overhead, toward the noise the magpies were making. —  A Grave Denied
  • Scientists have always believed that only mammals had the ability of self-recognition, but a recent German study shows that magpies are also capable of recognizing themselves in the mirror. —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
  • But German scientists reported on Tuesday that magpies -- a species with a brain structure very different from mammals -- could also identify themselves. —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
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