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Definition of Australian magpie
1. Noun. Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies.
Group relationships: Cracticidae, Family Cracticidae
Specialized synonyms: Butcherbird, Bell Magpie, Currawong, Gymnorhina Tibicen, Piping Crow, Piping Crow-shrike
Definition of Australian magpie
1. Noun. A species of magpie native to Australia and southern New Guinea, scientific name ''Cracticus tibicen''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Australian Magpie
Literary usage of Australian magpie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oceana, Or, England and Her Colonies by James Anthony Froude (1887)
"... Acquaintances— The Australian magpie— The Laughing Jackass—Interviewers—Talk
of Confederation—Sail for Melbourne—Aspect of the Coast—Will- ..."
2. My Theatrical and Musical Recollections by Emily Soldene (1897)
"... Adelaide, opened March, 1878—An Australian magpie—What he did to the cat—What
he did when he got to Putney—The chorus on horseback—A departure into the ..."
3. Australia and Homeward by Daniel Vannorman Lucas (1888)
"laughing-jackass or giant kingfisher, and the Australian magpie, ... The Australian
magpie has not that thieving, mischievous propensity which characterizes ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1895)
"From this day forth, however, the Australian magpie was headman of all the pets
on the premises, and none dared interfere with him any more. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... and the Australian "magpie" or piping crow (Gymnorhina) are to be found in
New Zealand, but only locally, especially the former. Reptiles and Amphibians ..."
6. A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical by John Ramsay McCulloch, Frederick Martin (1866)
"The same gentleman makes the same remark upon one species of Australian magpie (i.
302), and states further, that wild turkeys, of two varieties, ..."
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