A common ground-dwelling Australian songbird with black-and-white plumage, long legs, and a loud piping call.
鹊鹨。亦称PEEWEE
Grallina cyanoleuca, family Grallinidae
Also called peewee
Example sentencesExamples
‘How long before feral pigeons and sparrows replace local magpie larks and crested pigeons feeding beneath the cafe tables of Alice Springs? ‘he asks.’
A large number of magpie-larks forage in the park surrounding Calamvale Creek.
Pairs of magpie-larks use choral skills to intimidate rivals.