măg'pī'
A large bird (Corvus corax) of the Northern Hemisphere, having black plumage and a croaking cry.
An extremely talkative person.
An animal, such as a vulture or housefly, that feeds on dead or decaying matter.
Any of various small rodents of the genus Neotoma of North and Central America that collect in or around their nests a great variety of small objects.
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Any of several wading birds of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, having mottled brownish plumage and, in most species, a deep booming cry in the male.
Any of various small passerine birds with a black crown, esp. a chickadee (Parus atricapillus) and a European warbler (Sylvia atricapilla)
The largest species of European grouse (Tetrao urogallus)
A small, crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) with a long tail and yellow head
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Any of several rails with long legs and a short bill; esp., the corncrake
Any of various similar birds of the family Tyrannidae, found throughout the Americas.
A small freshwater European duck (Anas querquedula) resembling the American blue-winged teal
A New World plover (Charadrius vociferus) that has a distinctive noisy cry and two black bands across its breast.
kookaburra
An Australian kingfisher (Dacelo gigas) with an abrupt, harsh cry suggestive of loud laughter
A very large Old World vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) with grayish-black plumage streaked with white and a tuft of bristles over the nostrils and under the bill; bearded vulture
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A silly man.
Any of several swallows (esp. genus Progne), as the purple martin and various Old World birds (esp. Delichon urbica)
Any of various starlings found in South and Southeast Asia and on some islands of the South Pacific, most of which are bluish-black or dark brown with a yellow bill. Certain species, especially the hill myna, are known for mimicry of human speech.
night-heron
Any of several herons most active at night or twilight
A ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
ortolan
A small brownish bunting (Emberiza hortulana) of Eurasia and Africa, eaten as a delicacy.
The definition of a penguin is a bird that lives in the southern hemisphere, cannot fly and has flippers and webbed feet.
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Any of various birds, as a large-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
gossip (related)
A close friend or companion.
bird (related)
A small game bird
A wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
A person who chatters; a chatterbox.
Either of two migratory shorebirds (Tringa totanus or T. erythropus) of the Eastern Hemisphere, having long red legs.
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sapsucker
Any woodpecker that punctures the bark of trees and feeds upon the sap.
shoebill
A tall wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) native to swampy regions of eastern tropical Africa, having slaty plumage, long legs, a stubby neck, and a large shoelike bill with a hook on the upper mandible.
Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
towhee
A songbird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of eastern North America having black, white, and rust-colored plumage in the male.
tragopan
A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae "” the tragopans.
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veery
A small, brown and cream-colored thrush (Catharus fuscescens) of the E U.S.
whippoorwill
A dark, insect-eating, nocturnal nightjar (Caprimulgus vociferus) of E North America
The American goldfinch
yellowthroat
A mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
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azure-winged (related)
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(Mildly derogatory) someone who talks excessively
idle talker
Gossip
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
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