The bird was named for its similarity in colouration to the European magpie; it was a common practice for early settlers to name plants and animals after European counterparts.
The NHS was the brightest jewel in our socialist crown, but the capitalist magpies have, it seems, finally got it. .
But from watching the Magpies play, it seems like the only reason it's even alive in New York.
That show explored how the Japanese fascination with American pop culture may say more about the Japanese as cultural magpies than it does about the global influence of the United States.
I'm a real magpie when it comes to music; it's all random and there's no pattern to what I like.
If you see a magpie, salute it.
I've always been a magpie when it comes to inspiration for music.
He's a clever magpie when it comes to looking around for shards to assemble his characters from.
The most common bird-sound I used to hear was the clack of a handsome azure-winged magpie as it rummaged through my crab-apple tree.
With a new shell and fittings gathered with magpie glee, it has the same "as found" feel of the Everyman that has become the practice's trademark style.
