Bisa ga daidaitattun ƙamus na Turanci, kalmar "American magpie" yawanci tana nufin nau'in tsuntsaye da aka sani da Pica hudsonia, wanda shine memba na dangin crow (Corvidae) da aka samu a Arewacin Amirka. Anan ga wasu ma'anar ƙamus:Kamus na Merriam-Webster: Magpie na Amurka (suna): babban hankaka, baki da fari (Pica hudsonia) na Arewacin Amurka Oxford English Dictionary: American magpie (suna): wani nau'in hankaka (Pica hudsonia) da ake samu a Arewacin Amurka, mai baƙar fata da fari da doguwar wutsiya Collins English Dictionary: American magpie (suna): babban hankaka na Arewacin Amurka (Pica hudsonia) mai baƙar fata-da-fari da kuma doguwar wutsiyaGaba ɗaya, an san magpies da ban mamaki. baƙar fata da fari, dogayen wutsiya, da hankali. An san su a matsayin ’yan kasuwa masu son cin abinci, kuma galibi ana danganta su da satar abubuwa masu sheki, wanda hakan ya sa suka yi suna a matsayin “barayi” a cikin tatsuniyoyi da tatsuniyoyi. Magpie na Amurka, musamman, ana samunsa a sassa daban-daban na Arewacin Amurka, gami da yammacin Amurka, Kanada, da Alaska.