Hmmm - just checked. Ours is the Australian Magpie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Magpie), which is quite a bit different to the European Magpie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie), which actually is part of the crow family.
And Quardle ardle oodle ardle wardle doodle... (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Quardle+ardle+oodle+ardle+wardle+doodle)
You've nothing to match that in all of Russian literature, have ya?
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Hmmm - just checked. Ours is the Australian Magpie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Magpie), which is quite a bit different to the European Magpie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie), which actually is part of the crow family.
And Quardle ardle oodle ardle wardle doodle... (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Quardle+ardle+oodle+ardle+wardle+doodle)
You've nothing to match that in all of Russian literature, have ya?