Magpies Sentence Examples

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  • There are deer (at least five species), boars, bears, antelopes, beavers, otters, badgers, tiger-cats, marten, an inferior sable, striped squirrels, &c. Among birds there are black eagles, peregrines (largely used in hawking), and, specially protected by law, turkey bustards, three varieties of pheasants, swans, geese, common and spectacled teal, mallards, mandarin ducks white and pink ibis, cranes, storks, egrets, herons, curlews, pigeons, doves, nightjars, common and blue magpies, rooks, crows, orioles, halcyon and blue kingfishers, jays, nut-hatches, redstarts, snipe, grey shrikes, hawks, kites, &c. But, pending further observations, it is not possible to say which of the smaller birds actually breed in Korea and which only make it a halting-place in their annual migrations.

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  • A pair of Australian magpies were around the area.

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  • Green and grey parrots, ravens, swallows and magpies are also common.

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  • The second half saw the magpies stick to their task of breaking down probably the physically toughest side in the division.

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  • He believes a packed York Road will gives the magpies the boost they need to defeat Lewes tomorrow (Saturday ).

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  • Magpie killer Autumn 2003 Magpies have been persecuted by gamekeepers for the past 250 years.

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  • Large numbers of Azure-winged magpies fed in the surrounding olive groves, with a flock of at least 70 seen going to roost.

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  • With two of our players on first team duty, a number away on their holidays, things look bright for the young magpies.

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  • In the surrounding scrub there were lots of common magpies, of the local race with the bright blue mark behind the eye.

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  • Keen-eyed Golden Eagle and Coyote patrol the area, while Black-billed magpies watch for leftovers.

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  • The qualities for which he is celebrated by today's postmodern cultural magpies are the very ones that cost him half his career.

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  • Live prey is preferred at this time (especially young crows, rooks, magpies, voles and rabbits ).

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  • Disturbingly, there now also appears to be a trend in individuals killing magpies under the guise of conserving local songbirds.

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  • On paper, this game should prove pretty straightforward for the Magpies.

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  • However, despite an encouraging performance from his players, Magpies manager Carl Taylor seemed surprisingly subdued.

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  • It was a stunning strike which sealed a morale-boosting victory for the Magpies.

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  • Live prey is preferred at this time (especially young crows, rooks, magpies, voles and rabbits).

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  • The Magpies main concern is their shaky defense, having conceded eight goals in the same six fixtures.

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  • Little ringed plovers have nested on these islands since 1997, in spite of heavy predation from crows, magpies and herons.

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  • Out-of-contract defender Matt Somner, 23, has also left Aldershot to join the magpies on a two-year deal.

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  • But up stepped man of the match Wilson with a top class display of quality goalkeeping to keep the magpies in the game.

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  • Shearer played his part by putting the magpies in the lead from the penalty spot.

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  • Ever seeming on the increase are the Magpies in the area, especially the Park.

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  • New born cygnets are mainly lost to crows, herons, magpies, turtles, pike and large perch.

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