Anonymous ID: e2946e Jan. 6, 2019, 6:47 p.m. No.4637191   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7328

The Yellow-billed Magpie

 

Magpie is one of those funny names, but interesting, so let’s examine it. “Mag” comes from Maggie which is a nickname for Margaret. In Europe, Maggie referred to a very talkative, gossipy person. So Mag refers to the birds’ raucous, chattering calls. “Pie” comes from pied or piebald, which means patched. You may remember that the Pied Piper of Hamlin who led the rats out of town had a coat of patches. The magpie has black and white plumage patches, hence the name.

 

https://ornithology.com/the-yellow-billed-magpie/

 

Maggie, please take Q's suggesting and start singing. WWG1WGA