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 MAdoFFIN MAGPIE penhagen, 1 *_>"), in which he maintained th siii!i..liriU ideality of the Norse myths which makes them aa appropriate as those o - reeks for artistic representation ; ' Boreal inm Mythologies Lexicon e >e Calendarium (1828); a translation and -, atin of the elder Edda, ^Eldre Edda otfTMt og fort' -Is., 1821-'3); an ,'<*ren og dent Oprindelte (4 vols., 1824- Ma from the standpoint of comparative mythology. In connection with Rafn he pro- diiced vrfftfaub hUtoriske Mindesmcerker (3 vols., 1838-'42), and Antiquite* nue* (2 vols., I860-'.")-' i. II-- also wrote a work on runes, Runaino og Runerne (1841). HAGOFFIV, an E. county of Kentucky, wa- tered by Licking river; area, about 600 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 4,684, of whom 179 were <!. The surface is hilly and the soil moderately fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 5,971 bushels of wheat, 174,591 of Iuli:tn corn, 17,488 of oats, 10,660 of potatoes, Thero were 1,063 horses, 1,532 milch cows, 2,908 other cattle, 6,130 sheep, and 5,848 swine. Capital, Salyersville. M (.oo>, KlMia L., an American clergyman, born at Lebanon, N. II., Oct. 20, 1610. He was the son of an architect who was impov- eri-hed by sickness, and obtained a good edu- cation by his earnings as a bricklayer. He was ordained in 1840, and immediately settled at Richmond Va., as pastor of the second Baptist church, where he remained six years, and then made the tour of Europe. On his return he became pastor of a church in Cin- cinnati. Here he remained till 1849, when he IMT.-UIIO pastor of the Oliver street Baptist church, Xev York. In 1857 he was called to the pastorate in Albany, and about 1860 re- moved to Philadelphia, where he now resides il-^Th. Mo formed a valuable collection of pictures especially in water colors, which he sold to Vassar college, Poughkeepsie. In 1853 Rochester university conferred upon him the degree of D. D. His published works are- n of the American Revolution" (New York, lsis ); - Li vinff Orators in America" 1849) ; "Proverbs for the Peo- ple ; (Boston, 1848); "Republican Chris- w York, 1866). MiCOT. SeeMACA<, M1CPIK, a oontaMtral bird of the crow fam- the genus pica, (Briss.). The bill is long and strong, about as high as broad at the we, with oomprened sides, hooked tip, and covered wah hri* very long a.,,1 graduated the W J WttMfl learoeh more than half the n.i.l- with broad scales in front- toes strong, and the hind one long, with curved sharp claws ; a naked patch behind and below the eye ; head without crest ; nostrils circular. Nearly a dozen species are described, inhabit- ing the old world and North America; they are seen generally in pairs, but sometimes in flocks, noisy and restless ; they will eat vege- tables, grains, mollusks, worms, insects, and even carrion, and destroy eggs and young birds. The nest is made upon high trees or in thick bushes, of large size, of coarse materials plastered with clay, and softly lined with wool, hair, and feathers; there is generally a kind of roof over the nest, with a narrow entrance for the birds. The common magpie of Europe (P melanoleuca, Vieill.) is 18 in. long, with an extent of wings of 2 ft., the tail 10 in., and bill 1 in. ; the plumage of the head, neck, back, anterior part of breast, and abdo- men black ; the rest of the breast and the out- er scapulars white ; the tail and wings splen- dent with green and purple, most of the inner web of the outer quills white ; iris dark. This elegantly formed and handsome bird is gen- erally distributed in the wooded districts of Europe ; in form it approaches nearest to the jackdaw, but the wings are shorter and the tail much longer. It is fond of coming near human habitations ; the flight is rather heavy, but moderately rapid; the notes are almost "ncessant and hard ; the tail is elevated while valking. The eggs are from three to six, about by 1 in., of a pale green with brown and purplish freckles, or pale blue with smaller spots resembling those of the jay; it is fond of milding in the same locality, and frequently in the same nest. From its docility it is an agree- able pet, though it has the propensity common to the crow family of stealing whatever objects, American Magpie (Pica Hudsonica). and especially bright ones, may attract its at- ention. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica, tJonap.), though closely resembling the Euro- pean, is a distinct species; it has a much
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