Geisha girl or bearded bushranger?

 

Magpie-larks are found over wide areas of Australia, but they seem to be particularly prolific here on the Sunshine Coast.

I used to be a bit confused about the different patterns of  black and white I'd encountered, but it seems it's actually quite simple.

This one's a female. She's got a white face like a Geisha Girl.

 

And this one's a male, with his stern eyebrows and big black beard!