magpie
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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
In contrast, the magpie was positioned over the cat and represented the common folk, cheekily flipping the hierarchy of the day.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
“I never know what I like but I really know what I don’t like. My fingertips squeal when they don’t like the fabric. It’s a bit of a magpie process.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024
But he adds that G. newtoni’s skull also has some parts that resemble skulls of other birds, such as the magpie goose, so “the situation is not so simple.”
From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024
A magpie fluttered out of one of the rhododendron bushes growing near the house, and a couple of fat sparrows pecked busily at invisible insects in the gravel, but that was all.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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