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In spite of these sinister undertones, our relationship with magpies has also been part of our everyday life. How many of us haven't saluted the magpie or recited the verse \"one for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy\" as we pass the bird?

And these encounters are becoming more common. Much less persecuted than in the past, magpies are on the increase and cashing in on the refuse and litter we throw away. Chattering roosts of over a hundred birds aren't uncommon. An earlier name for the birds was \"magot pie\" which many people assume was a reference to \"their delight in probing cowpats or carrion for maggots\". Their pied plumage isn't just black and white, but gleams with iridescent greens, blues and purples.

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