magpie lark

American  

Or magpie-lark

noun

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

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magpie lark British  

noun

1. 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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