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Re:I’ve had the same supper for 10 years by mellavora on Saturday May 08, 2021 @12:11PM (#27088399)
Shouldn't that be: “What do you mean, an African or European Swallow?"
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Re:I’ve had the same supper for 10 years by falsaberN1 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @01:33PM (#27089175)
I know you are referencing something, but in this case it's a very legit question, Eurasian magpies are corvidae (and remarkably clever ones at that), while the ones found in America or Australia aren't.

Now if I could find who decided to name them the same...

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Re:I’ve had the same supper for 10 years by xvedejas on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:12PM (#27090740)
American magpies are indeed corvidae, unlike the Australian ones.
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Re:I’ve had the same supper for 10 years by helloworld11 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @02:22PM (#27089538)
Monty Python became unavoidable after the above comment. Thanks.
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