magpie-lark

magpie-lark
A bird common in Australia.
Syn: mudlark, murray magpie, peewee

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  • Magpie-lark — Female Male …   Wikipedia

  • Magpie lark — Magpie Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • magpie lark — noun : a black and white passerine bird (Grallina cyanoleuca) of Australia of uncertain affinities * * * a black and white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea. Also, magpie lark. [1885… …   Useful english dictionary

  • magpie lark — a black and white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea. Also, magpie lark. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • magpie-lark — australinė gralina statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Grallina cyanoleuca angl. magpie lark vok. Drosselstelze, f rus. австралийская граллина, f pranc. gralline pie, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gralinos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • magpie lark — /ˈmægpaɪ lak/ (say magpuy lahk) noun a common black and white monarch, Grallina cyanoleuca, building a mud nest high in a tree, and having a loud piping song, often sung in antiphonic duet by pairs; found throughout Australia, New Guinea and… …  

  • Magpie — Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf. the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Magpie moth — Magpie Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lark — Taxobox name = Larks image width = 240px image caption = Crested Lark regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Alaudidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Mirafra * Pinarocorys * …   Wikipedia

  • Magpie (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Birds 2 Fish 3 Moths 4 Places …   Wikipedia

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