She glanced up to see if the magpies were about that day; but they were not.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard
A great chattering as of many magpies ensued.
"Her Mother's Secret"
Emma D. E. N. Southworth
She and Alix, taking this trip, would have been chattering like magpies.
"Sisters"
Kathleen Norris