What was the name of the ancient magpie?

Magpie, also known as magpie, guest magpie, flying magpie, dry magpie and goddess, is a kind of magpie in birds.

Habitat is diverse, often found in human activity areas, like to nest in trees next to houses. Most of them live in pairs all the year round, omnivorous, foraging in the wilderness and fields, preying on insects, frogs and other small animals during the breeding season, stealing eggs and chicks from other birds, eating fruits, grains, plant seeds and so on. Each nest lays 5-8 eggs. Eggs are light brown, cloth brown and grayish brown spots. Female birds hatch eggs, the incubation period is about 18 days, and they leave the nest about 1 month.

Magpie legend

People regard magpies as a symbol of "good luck". There are many beautiful myths and legends about it. Legend has it that magpies can bring good news. There is a story that there was a man named Li Jingyi in the last years of Zhenguan. There is a magpie nest in the tree in front of his house. He often feeds the magpies in the nest. For a long time, people and birds have feelings. On one occasion, Li Jingyi was wrongly imprisoned, which made him feel painful. Suddenly one day, the bird he fed stopped at the prison window and kept barking. He thought there would be good news. Sure enough, he was acquitted three days later.

It's because magpies become people and falsely preach the imperial edict. These stories prove that the custom of drawing magpies for good luck is very popular, and there are many kinds: for example, two magpies face to face, which is called "greeting"; Double magpies add an ancient coin called "happiness is in sight"; A badger and a magpie looked at each other under the tree and shouted "Happy". The most popular picture is the picture of a magpie climbing a plum branch to report good news, which is also called "beaming"

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Magpie