Part 6747

<note>&hand; <spn>Magnolia grandiflora</spn> has coriaceous shining leaves and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay (<spn>M. glauca</spn>)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are <spn>M. Umbrella</spn>, <spn>M. macrophylla</spn>, <spn>M. Fraseri</spn>, <spn>M. acuminata</spn>, and <spn>M. cordata</spn>. <spn>M. conspicua</spn> and <spn>M. purpurea</spn> are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. <spn>M. Campbellii</spn>, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</note>

<cs><col>Magnolia warbler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beautiful North American wood warbler (<spn>Dendroica maculosa</spn>). The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.</cd></cs>

<h1>Magnoliaceous</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<spn>Magnoliace\'91</spn>) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.</def>

<h1>Magnum</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"num</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Neut. sing. of L. <ets>magnus</ets> great.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A large wine bottle.</def>

<blockquote>They passed the <b>magnum</b> to one another freely. <i>Sir W. Scott</i></blockquote>.

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.</def>

<h1>Magot</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"ot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Barbary ape.</def>

<h1>Magot-pie</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"ot-pie`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A magpie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Magpie</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"pie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. & Prov. E. <ets>magot pie</ets>, <ets>maggoty pie</ets>, fr. <ets>Mag</ets>, <ets>Maggot</ets>, equiv. to <ets>Margaret</ets>, and fr. F. <ets>Marquerite</ets>, and common name of the magpie. <ets>Marguerite</ets> is fr. L. <ets>margarita</ets> pearl, Gr. <?/, prob. of Eastern origin. See <er>Pie</er> magpie, and cf. the analogous names <er>Tomtit</er>, and <er>Jackdaw</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of the genus <spn>Pica</spn> and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.</def>

<note>&hand; The common European magpie (<spn>Pica pica</spn>, or <spn>P. caudata</spn>) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (<spn>P. Hudsonica</spn>) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (<spn>P. Nuttalli</spn>) inhabits California. The blue magpie (<spn>Cyanopolius Cooki</spn>) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (<spn>Gymnorhina organicum</spn>), the black magpie (<spn>Strepera fuliginosa</spn>), and the Australian magpie (<spn>Cracticus picatus</spn>).</note>

<cs><col>Magpie lark</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common Australian bird (<spn>Grallina picata</spn>), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also <altname>little magpie</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Magpie moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a black and white European geometrid moth (<spn>Abraxas grossulariata</spn>); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.</cd></cs>

<h1>Maguari</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Ma`gua*ri"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From native name: cf. Pg. <ets>magoari</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American stork (<spn>Euxenara maguari</spn>), having a forked tail.</def>

<h1>Maguey</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"uey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>maguey</ets>, Mexican <ets>maguei</ets> and <ets>metl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The century plant, a species of <spn>Agave</spn> (<spn>A. Americana</spn>). See <er>Agave</er>.</def>

<h1>Magyar</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Mag"yar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Hung.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The language of the Magyars.</def>

<h1>Maha</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw>Ma"ha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def>

<h1>Mahabarata, Mahabharatam</h1> <Xpage=883>

<hw><hw>Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Skr. <ets>mah\'bebh\'berata</ets>.]</ety> <def>A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.</def>