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	Australian Magpie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized fl and white bird, closely related to the butcherbirds and currawongs.
		Magpies were introduced into New Zealand in the 1860's and are proving to be a pest by displacing native birds.
		Magpies tend not to be afraid of people, and they live in urban areas as often as in the bush, so magpies are a familiar sight to most Australians, and their melodic song is widely enjoyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Magpie (632 words)

	Magpie - Pica pica: More Information - ARKive
		The common magpie is an unmistakable species with its fl and white plumage, and iridescent green or blue glossy sheen (2).
		Magpies are sociable birds, gathering in groups to roost, and occasionally forming noisy gatherings called 'magpie parliaments' (4) in the first few weeks of the year.
		It is believed that the magpie refused to mourn Christ at the crucifixion, it is also said that the magpie refused to enter Noah's ark, instead sitting on the roof and swearing for the duration of the deluge (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Pica_pica/more_info.html (642 words)

	Jays, Magpies, and Crows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the Western Upland, blue jays are common in Southern Deciduous Forest and in remnants of oak savannah.
		This species is common to locally abundant in the Western Upland, fairly common in the Central Plain, and rare and local in the Northern Highland.
		Common crow breeding habitat is further characterized by the association of agricultural fields or Old Field Community.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/1998/stcroix/corvidae.htm (1152 words)

	magpie on Encyclopedia.com
		Magpies destroy other birds' eggs and young and kill sickly, wounded, or newborn sheep and cows by pecking.
		Magpies are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Corvidae.
		One for sorrow, two for a magpie on death row Last week a Glaswegian housewife was branded a 'murderer' after revealing that she has dispatched 100 of the rampaging carrion.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m1/magpie.asp (469 words)

	Magpie Notes
		Magpie is formed as a compound of Mag, the diminutive of Margaret, and pie, which probably comes from a French word imitative of the bird's call.
		Magpies were said to warn their human neighbors of the presence of foxes, wolves, or armed men; hence in Poitou formerly little bunches of heath or laurel wre tied up in the trees in honor of them.
		Magpie feathers were used for ceremonial costumes by many tribes; the Yokuts of south central California, for instance, used a tall dance headdress made of magpie tail plumes encircled at the base with crow feathers.
	www.wisdomportal.com /MagpieNotes.html (1372 words)

	Chapter III. Darwin, Charles Robert. 1909-14. The Voyage of the Beagle. The Harvard Classics
		In this case, both the direction of the heavy gales of wind and of the currents of the sea are favourable to the transport of seeds from Tierra del Fuego, as is shown by the canoes and trunks of trees drifted from that country, and frequently thrown on the shores of the Western Falkland.
		In the common mole the eye is extraordinarily small but perfect, though many anatomists doubt whether it is connected with the true optic nerve; its vision must certainly be imperfect, though probably useful to the animal when it leaves its burrow.
		Although thus common in these dry and open countries, and likewise on the arid shores of the Pacific, it is nevertheless found inhabiting the damp impervious forests of West Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
	www.bartleby.com /29/3.html (8506 words)

	Spain - Andalucia and Extremadura Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Common daily; nests on the way down to Zahara and on the Finca Santa Marta contained chicks.
		Common almost daily - exceptions being the Coto de Doñana marshes - nine at the lagoon at El Rocio 16th; scores breeding Monfragüe natural park 19th.
		Common daily, huge colonies in some villages, particularly the police station in El Rocio and bridge in Monfragüe natural park where there were hundreds of nests.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /reports2004/exandalucia.php (7754 words)

	Magpie by DaRC
		Magpies live for an average of two and a half years and the adults live in pairs during much of the year, meeting in the winter to fly in groups and spend the night in dense bushes.
		Another interpretation states that the magpie is the village spirit that announces good omens, and the tiger is the servant that does his bidding; another that the tiger is a yangban (aristocrat) and the magpie is the representative of the common people, scolding him for his insensitivity to their plight.
		In Scotland the magpie was once believed to carry a drop of the Devil's blood under its tongue which perhaps stems from another belief that the magpie was the only bird not to wear full mourning at the Crucifixion.
	druidry.org /obod/lore/animal/magpie.html (3119 words)

	The Corvids (Crows, Magpies, Ravens etc.)
		Magpies are believed to have evolved from a Jay-like ancestor and the 'pie' in Magpie and Treepie refers to the fl and white or pied plumage of many of them.
		The common Magpie was originally known simply as 'the Pie', but in the 16th century the prefix Mag was added meaning 'chatterer'.
		The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies, by Tim Birkhead
	www.earthlife.net /birds/corvidae.html (2568 words)

	Animal Totems, spirit helpers that heal, empower awaken psychic talents, spiritual readings, orhai healing, prophecies, ...
		Since magpies are opportunists and seldom miss a chance to get something for nothing those with this medicine should pay attention to subtle omens that appear in their life then act accordingly so opportunities are not missed.
		Magpies are curious and have a reputation for steeling anything that they can carry away.
		Although relationship issues are common for those with this totem a panda medicine person will be forced to rely on their intuitive voice for nourishment and guidance.
	www.sayahda.com /cyc3.html (9697 words)

	Predators that Affect Duck Production
		From these accounts, we concluded fl-billed magpies were widely distributed and common throughout most of the prairie pothole region where tall brush and trees were available for nesting during the 1800's.
		Nevertheless, by the 1960's the fl-billed magpie was common to abundant throughout the prairie pothole region of Saskatchewan (Houston 1977) and in western North Dakota and South Dakota (Stewart 1975; South Dakota Ornithologists' Union 1991).
		Study areas in the prairie pothole region in which fl-billed magpies were seen and occupied nests were found during annual surveys in the 1-3 years each area was studied (Appendix Tables 4,12, and 13), and ratings of the abundance of fl-billed magpies in each area 1983-88.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/others/predator/species/magpiesm.htm (620 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - common leaves
		Kale, common name for a hardy biennial variety of cabbage, the leaves of which are similar in shape to those of the wild plant from which cabbage was...
		Henna, common name for a small shrub, (Loosestrife), and for the dye that is obtained from its leaves.
		Periwinkle (plant), common name for herbs in a genus of the dogbane family.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/SRPage.aspx?search=common+leaves (163 words)

	The Common Magpie
		These intrepid travellers first observed the Magpie near the great bend of the Missouri, although it was known to have been obtained at the fur-trading factories of the Hudson's Bay Company.
		The Magpie again descends, steps slowly over the green, looking from side to side, stops and listens, advances rapidly by a succession of leaps, and encounters a whole brood of chickens, with their mother at their heels.
		Were they unprotected, how deliciously would the Magpie feast, but alas, it is vain to think of it, for with fury in her eye, bristled plumage, and loud clamour, headlong rushes the hen, overturning two of her younglings, when the enemy suddenly wheels round, avoiding the encounter, and flies off after his mate.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F18_G2a.html (1202 words)

	birdwatching trip report - Happy Island, China - surfbirds.com
		The term "common" generally refers to a certain abundance of birds during the day that we did not bother counting.
		Common on April 28th and 29th, 35 on May 2nd, 10 on May 3rd, 20 on May 4th, 10 on May 5th, 6 on May 8th, 10 on May 9th, 15 on May 10th, 10 on May 11th.
		Common April 28th till 30th, 5 on May 4th, 1 on May 7th, 1 on May 11th.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/happy-gb-0203.html (3224 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Magpie
		Magpie, common name for any of several passerine birds of the crow family, and for unrelated birds of an Australian family.
		Not closely related to the true geese are several waterfowl that share the common name.
		These include the primitive magpie goose of Australia, with...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Magpie.html (94 words)

	EREMOMELA BIRDING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Common greenshank - five at Ampijoroa at lake Ravelobe; five at Le Mangrove.
		Common sunbird-asity - seen twice at Mantady near the waterfall and twice in the secondary forest at Ranamafana.
		Common jery - three times at Ampijoroa; twice at Kaleta; five at Ifaty; four times at Ranamafana.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Cove/2873/reports/madag/lists.htm (3015 words)

	AnimalWeb
		The common magpie is as familiar in Europe as it is in Alaska and Siberia.
		In North America it is known as the fl-billed magpie, to distinguish it from the similar yellow-billed magpie of California.
		Magpies will eat almost anything from insects, slugs, and earthworms to young rabbits, rats, mice, and even plant food.
	www.animalweb.com /animalworld/pages/magpie.asp (125 words)

	Fraser's Birding Website > Spanish Pyrenees Trip Report
		Common Starling and House Sparrow were common in the vegetation around the edge of the car park.
		Km-296 Common Buzzard (3) and Carrion Crow (2).
		Chiffchaffs common with many birds feeding in the reeds and flitting across the front of the hide.
	www.fssbirding.org.uk /Pyr04trip.htm (4879 words)

	magpie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Magpies learn to find food for them selves when they are very young.
		The beak of the magpie's skull is mostly fl.
		Some bones in the magpie are basically the same as human such as the rib cage.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /animals/magpie.htm (395 words)

	Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve - Sightings Highlights June 2005
		Common Swifts were feeding over the Haven and adjoining farmland with a minimum of 350 being estimated.
		Newly hatched Common Tern chicks were on the nesting platforms in the lower river.
		Common Swifts were numerous today with almost 200 birds feeding over the reserve.
	www.hants.gov.uk /countryside/titchfield/sightings/jun.html (887 words)

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		Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a common large stocky hawk.
		It is among the most common of the inland gulls.
		Common Raven Common Raven (Corvus corax) is similar to the American Crow but larger, with a heavier bill and a wedge-shaped tail, rather than the fan-shaped tail of the Crow.
	uen.org /utahlink/tours/tourElement.cgi?element_id=1056&... (754 words)

	ABC Online Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The "piping shrike" is the same as a magpie and it is the one that is SA's State (bird) emblem.
		Yep, that bird on the SA emblem is defintely a magpie not a magpie-lark, although I've never seen either standing with wings and legs akimbo like that.
		Common names, on the other hand, generally cause confusion---as demonstrated here by what started out by a pretty straighforward question.
	www2b.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum/newposts/99/topic99075.shtm (1798 words)

	Cool Juneau Photos 2.0 - Common Magpie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		09/25/2002 - The magpie is about 18-20 inches from beak to the end of its long tail, and as you can see it’s quite a handsome bird.
		Magpies are very intelligent as well, and are closely-related to crows and ravens.
		They eat insects and carrion, and I photographed this one near a porcupine carcass I came across last Saturday along the shore of Eagle River.
	www.juneauphotos.com /index.asp?r=1019 (97 words)

	BirdForum - Jays,magpies and woodpeckers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Having found a young magpie dead this morning, and taking a close look at it, I realised what a truly beautiful bird it is. Its' wing was damaged.
		Carrion crow is also one important death factor for magpie eggs and young magpies, as the carrion crow often develops techniques to open the magpie nest from above.
		The problem is that the magpie does things in the open in broad daylight and is a conspicuous bird even the non-birders know...
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=10655 (1155 words)

	IrishExaminer.com: The mysterious magpie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The azure-winged magpie is common throughout the lowlands of China.
		It is a most elegant creature, slimmer than the common magpie, with light blue wings and tail.
		Then, magpie bones were discovered which seemed to pre-date the voyages of the great explorers.
	www.irishexaminer.com /text/story.asp?j=397213863174&p=397zy3863576&n=397213863604 (969 words)

	Spain 1996
		We had no problems at all and even enjoyed the entertainment of two lorries being separated by a mechanical digger on the Ojen Valley road, mainly because we ignored the "road closed" sign, but they didn't seem at all surprised by our being there.
		White Stork: Common in Coto and Extramadura/La Serena.
		Griffon Vulture: Common in the area between Seville and Malaga.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/SpainMD96.html (826 words)

	Journal - June, 2003 - Stuart Healy, Western U.S. Bird Guide
		COMMON MURRES were abundant, most of them using the higher parts of the rocks.
		Many common species were singing and I drove along slowly listening for Arctic Warbler (arrives at this location in mid June and I thought that I might be too early).
		Although not common by any means, this is a species that I expected to see based on all that I had read.
	www.aztrogon.com /Logs/2003/ML0306.htm (17778 words)

	magpie - definition from Biology-Online.org
		The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. Caudata) is a fl and white noisy and mischievous bird.
		The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the fl magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus).
		(Science: zoology) Magpie lark, a fl and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth.
	www.biology-online.org /dictionary/magpie (99 words)

	Fraser's Birding Website > Extremadura & Andalucia 2001 Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Cleopatra, Magpie, numerous Swallows and Martins, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black Kite (1), Cattle Egrets and a flock of 20+ Spotless Starlings.
		Common Swift (20+), Red-rumped Swallows, House Martin, flocks of Feral Rock Doves overhead, Spanish Sparrows, Moorhen, Raven, Jackdaw, White Stork, Zitting Cisticola.
		Azure-winged Magpie scoped in the stone pine woodland to the right-hand side of the main road.
	www.fssbirding.org.uk /ext&and2001trip.htm (7830 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from China
		Both flycatcher species must have been passing through on migration as when I visited the park about 10 days later there were none present.
		Eurasian Blackbird - common around the lake in plantation areas.
		Godlewski’s Bunting - once I had identified the origin of the persistent ‘tsst’ they were quite common on one section of the hillside but spent most of their time underneath the bushes.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/china/china3/china-oct-03.htm (922 words)

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