black-billed magpies are easily seen. They hop and walk on the ground with a swaggering and confident gait. Monotypic. Length 19". An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill.

Many, on meeting the bird, raise their cap to it or even salute it to avoid bad luck. Seeing a lone magpie before going out ...

He told other news outlets that the white magpie was with three other black-and-white magpies and that the other birds seemed to accept "their differently feathered friend," as the four of them ...

Lumsden is the club's second top scorer this season with three goals, but hasn’t pulled on the black and white shirt since the Magpies' win over Middlesbrough in the Adobe Women's FA Cup.