magpie lark

American

Or magpie-lark

noun

a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.

magpie lark British

noun

Also called: peewee. a common black-and-white bird of Australia, Grallina cyanoleuca, that builds a mud nest

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Etymology

Origin of magpie lark

First recorded in 1885–90

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