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In the News (Mon 9 Nov 09)

  
  The Corvids (Crows, Magpies, Ravens etc.)
The family Corvidae comprises a medium sized group of passerine (perching) birds.
It is a reasonably well known family, however in Sibley and Monroe's new phylogeny, many other traditional families have been incorporated into the family Corvidae giving it a huge and unwieldy 649 species.
There are several genera within the Corvidae which have only one species within them.
www.earthlife.net /birds/corvidae.html   (2568 words)

  
  CDC - Corvidae Feather Pulp and West Nile Virus Detection
Corvidae feather pulp and West Nile virus detection.
The cloacal swab, kidney and spleen pool, and feather pulp were the source of WNV in 38%, 43%, and 77%, respectively, of the carcasses.
Samples from carcasses of the family Corvidae have been used in the surveillance for West Nile virus (WNV) since the virus was detected in the United States in 1999 (1).
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol10no5/03-0825.htm   (1806 words)

  
  Corvidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Corvidae is a family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, magpies, treepies and nutcrackers (Clayton and Emery 2005, [1]).
Louis Lefebvre’s avian IQ test declared Corvidae the most intelligent bird based on the scale [24].
Ability of birds of the Corvidae family to operate by the empirical dimensions of figures.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Corvidae   (2560 words)

  
 Category:Corvidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Articles and media on this topic in other Wikimedia projects can be found at: Commons Category Corvidae
Corvidae is a family of the Passeriformes order.
There are 18 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Corvidae   (84 words)

  
 House Corvidae   (Site not responding. Last check: )
House Corvidae was pre-eminent, the idea for the council had come from them and they were able to be more involved with the Kingdom as a whole, rather than concentrating on the border regions.
This was no problem and the leadership of Corvidae was especially strong when in 1045AF the Lady Rioc became the head of the House Corvidae; she was wise and fair, a good military leader and in her youth was called the "Flower of Albion".
And thus was the doom of House Corvidae sealed, for in his battle with the Harts, who still believed in the coming of the Pendragon, only a mere handful of his household stood by him; the rest refusing to take the field.
www.hartsofalbion.org.uk /groups/corvidae.htm   (861 words)

  
 The Raven's Aviary - The Corvidae Family
Ravens and Crows belong to the Corvidae, or "Crow", family of birds.
Members of the corvidae family can be found on every continent in the world (with the exception of Antarctica) and are all considered very intelligent birds.
Members of the Corvidae family are thought to be among the most intelligent of birds.
www.shades-of-night.com /aviary/corvidae.html   (1288 words)

  
 Mundania Press LLC -- Extraordinary Book Publishers -- Wolfkin
Corvidae created an in-depth world, populated by different cultures with different histories and beliefs, and then set her characters loose in this world.
Corvidae takes you inside the minds of the characters...you become their demons and taste their fear.
Corvidae, are necessary to fill that world with color and tint like the Aurora Borealis in the skies over the northern pole.
www.mundania.com /books-wolfkin.html   (3129 words)

  
 Corvidae: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
An intelligence quotient or iq is a score derived from a set of standardized tests that were developed with the purpose of measuring a persons cognitive...
Jay is a common name for several species of medium sized, usually colorful and noisy passerine or perching birds in the family corvidae, or crow family,...
Pyrrhocorax is the name of a genus of fl european birds in the corvidae (crow) family....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/corvidae.htm   (772 words)

  
 About Corvidae   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Corvidae has written the content for many of the site's Place and Object of the Month features - follow the link, then use the 'next' link at the bottom of the page to see more items.
Corvidae is very excited to be creating an interactive virtual tour of The Homewood, a 1930s modernist house designed by Patrick Gwynne and Wells Coates.
The house is due to open for guided tours in March 2003, with Corvidae's virtual tour being used both at the propery and on the web to overcome problems of access.
homepage.ntlworld.com /simon.basketter/about.html   (701 words)

  
 About Corvidae
Corvidae was founded in 2003 to bring the exhibition and web expertise of Simon Basketter and Richard Crowest to the museum and heritage sector.
In Corvidae Limited, Simon and Richard's skills complement one another perfectly, offering a unique level of service and expertise to the museum and heritage sector.
The tour is being used both at the property and on the web to overcome problems of access.
www.corvidae.co.uk /about.html   (724 words)

  
 LEFT OFF THE DIAL - Album Reviews - Myshkin's Ruby Warblers: Corvidae
Corvidae is burnished and lustrous, due in no small part to Myshkins arresting and pervasive voice.
It is the true warble here throaty, smooth, an elastic tool that she has obviously honed through her touring and collaborations with other local artists.
Corvidae is a classic New Orleans album blues, jazz, folk and messages of social and political struggle rolled into a smooth blend that is entirely Myshkins own.
www.leftoffthedial.com /Myshkin_Corvidae.htm   (319 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wolfkin: Books: Elaine Corvidae   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Romance is definitely not the dominant theme, but it is woven in as a key part of the plot nonetheless.
Corvidae has made a diehard fan here, who now intends to run out and purchase the rest of her books.
Once again, Elaine Corvidae has produced a page-turner the reader will not be able to put down.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594260540?v=glance   (2894 words)

  
 Mundania Press LLC -- Extraordinary Book Publishers -- Heretic Sun
Elaine Corvidae is a wonderfully creative storyteller who knows how makes her audience adore her naively innocent hero as he overcomes magical and mundane obstacles while staying true to his beliefs.
Elaine Corvidae is a skilled author and well worth trying.
Corvidae has amazing talent in the fantasy genre, and she'll be on my autobuy list from now on.
www.mundania.com /books-hereticsun.html   (1859 words)

  
 Splendid Magazine reviews Myshkin's Ruby Warblers: Corvidae
The crow family corvidae was named by Dr. Louis Lefebvre to be the most intelligent type of bird on the avian IQ scale.
Corvidae the album is an intelligent, lyrical effort, peopled with characters you'd never encounter in the strip malls of suburbia.
Circus tale "Human Cannonball" picks up the mood a bit: Myshkin draws on his jazz background, creating upbeat, finger-snapping blues reminiscent of Os Mutantes, and Sailor Banks's trumpet slinks over, under, around and through the jazzy syncopated drums, Myshkin's bouncy vocals and muted guitar.
www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=11238437951901141   (198 words)

  
 Elaine Corvidae Spotlight Fantasy Novel Review
Well, it could be her brilliant mind, her profound take on life, or the fact that she seems to be one tough cookie (in a pretty shell).
Well, my last name (and yeah, it isn't a pen name) is Corvidae," which is the family name for crows, ravens, magpies, and jays.
Okay, so I got a little sappy at the end, but Elaine Corvidae truly is a star in her own right.
fantasynovelreview.com /ElaineCorvidaeSpotlight.html   (3538 words)

  
 Corvidae Press
Corvidae Press is an association of artists who share an interest in printmaking
Membership is based on an interest in printmaking and a commitment to the cooperative structure and spirit of the organization.
Corvidae Press is a nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors, dedicated to the pursuit of the printmaker’s craft,
www.corvidaepress.com   (93 words)

  
 Corvidae - Crows Jays Magpies Treepies Minivets Drongos Orioles - Birds of India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The large number of species endemic to eastern Asia and the New World suggest that Corvidae may have originated in the Far East.
In 1990 Sibley and Ahlquist enlarged the family to include Cuckooshrikes, Birds of Paradise etc, placing the Corvids together in Corvinae subfamily.
Other authorities consider Corvidae to be a far smaller family consisting only of Corvids (Crows and Jays) and place Orioles (Oriolidae), Drongos (Dicruridae), Woodswallows (Artamidae) in families of their own.
www.birding.in /birds/Passeriformes/corvidae.htm   (361 words)

  
 Corvid family
The close relationship of these groups to the corvids is, however, one of the major findings of Sibley and colleagues, and has served to reorganize the taxonomic arrangement of the world's families.
I am particularly interested in endemism, and there is a fair bit of it in the Corvidae.
Instead it has the now familiar set of color plates for every species opposite short details and a range map, and then the bulk of the book is species accounts.
www.montereybay.com /creagrus/corvids.html   (2213 words)

  
 Alibris: Corvidae
Corvidae tells the story of a dying mage who must help a barbarian warrior inher quest to save her people.
Birds of the wayside and woodland : comprising a descriptive history of the families Corvidae to Tetraonidae, based upon the standard work "The birds of the British Isles and their eggs"
In no other group of perching birds has evolution produced such a degree of variation as in the 120 species of crows and jays that inhabit the world today.
www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Corvidae   (582 words)

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