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  Crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jackdaw-, crow- and raven-sized forms seem to have existed since long ago and crows were regularly hunted by humans up to the Iron Age, documenting the evolution of the modern taxa.
Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion.
In mythology and folklore as a whole, crows tend to be symbolic more of the spiritual aspect of death, or the transition of the spirit into the afterlife, whereas ravens tend more often to be associated with the negative (physical) aspect of death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crow   (1614 words)

  
 Jungle Crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the far northeast in Japan, the Kuriles and the Sakhalin peninsula, it is somewhat larger than the Carrion Crow, while the form from India in the southwest of its range is appreciably smaller than the Carrion crow.
In Japan, feral crows are considered to be a pest for ripping open garbage bags and taking wire coat hangers for their nests.
The voice is similar to the House Crow with which it is closest to, but deeper and usually more resonant and described as the usual loud "caaa-caaa-caaa".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jungle_Crow   (505 words)

  
 Crow - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
As a group they show remarkable examples of intelligence; it would not be at all an exaggeration to characterize crows as being to birds what higher primates (including humans) are to mammals.
Crows have been noted to have some type of funeral, and ravens often score very highly on intelligence tests.
Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers or doom (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doom) or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion, that causes them to circle above scenes of death such as battles.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Crow   (439 words)

  
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Over the years, being a collector of "crow prints" himself, this author has always kept a keen eye turned skyward with interest towards new "crow sightings." As a result, from time to time, new prints are obtained which then allow for further study, comparison, and contemplation.
The large “jungle crow” (Corvus macrorhynchos) is native to Japan, and has been seen it Japanese artwork for hundreds of years, and according to folk belief, was believed to be a messenger from the Gods.
Whatever the reason for their artistic popularity, the jungle crow has often and repeatedly appeared as the subject of woodblock prints.
www.ukiyoe-gallery.com /4crows.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Corvids of the Genus Corvus
The Indian Jungle Crow is not really a bird of jungles preferring to live on the edges of woodlands near human habitation.
Mexican crows are smaller than their N American cousins and more colourful with a seasonal shift in sheen from purplish in November to March, to greenish from April to June.
The Cuban Crow, Corvus nasicies, the White-necked Crow, Corvus leucocephalus, occur in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.
www.earthlife.net /birds/crows.html   (2885 words)

  
 Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Crow is the name of a tribe of American Indians living in the Great Plains of the United States.
The Crow Cast list, chat, and information on Brandon Lee's death, and how the movie was edited and finished.
Canoe.ca: Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow Paul Cantin's review: "the main weapon in her arsenal is her voice, which seems to move from a sweet rock 'n roll growl to a ragged, heartrending ballad purr within a single verse."
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Crow.html   (787 words)

  
 Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The true crows are in the genus Corvus ; they are large Passerine birds.
As a group they show remarkable of intelligence and one species the New Caledonian Crow has recently been intensively studied because its ability to manufacture and use its tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
Born on a Sioux reservation in the Dakotas to a wayward father and a mother who left the traditional life for Christianity, Mary Crow Dog overcomes the difficulties of a young Native American girl to become a leader in her people's movement.
www.freeglossary.com /Crows   (592 words)

  
 Observation Logs, Japan. The American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Crows usually attack from behind, kicking or pecking at the victim's head.
The species here is the tree-loving jungle crow, and they have taken over some of Tokyo's central parks.
Complaints about crows rocketed to 1,298 last year from 511 the year before, partly because the increase in the crow population means so many more crows are living close to people.
www.crows.net /japnlogs.html   (1015 words)

  
 Scrumcap's Reports
Wednesday 17th saw the Jungle Crows attempting to reach the semi-finals of the Centenary Cup in an afternoon clash against the Sergeants' Institute at CCFC.
The Crow replacement second-row tried gallantly at the line-out but their inexperience as jumpers was apparent and most line-outs went the police way.
There was some admirable Crow defending on their own goal line but as in Delhi they were defending their line as a consequence of missed tackles and sloppy play.
www.junglecrows.com /cencup_170805.html   (773 words)

  
 India - News - Crowing Over A Pest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Two types of crows make their home in Sri Lanka, the Black or Jungle Crow and the House Crow, with the latter being responsible for the growth spurt.
Part of the reason for the increase is the destruction of the traditional nesting ground for most of the island's crows, an islet in a lake near Colombo.
Crow Island has been urbanized in the last few years with blocks of middle class housing sending the birds flying to other hospitable nooks.
www3.estart.com /india/news/crowinginlanka.html   (339 words)

  
 12/18/01: The menacing dark ones are being destroyed by the Japanese.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The aggressive crows are as adept at picking off prairie dogs at the city zoo as they are at ripping open garbage bags and littering the Japanese capital's streets with rotten food.
The increase is attributed to a number of factors, including the crows' ability to reproduce quickly and a lack of predators.
Besides plundering curbside trash like voracious dogs, Tokyo crows - which can have a wingspan of more than 3 feet - are known to dive-bomb people coming too close to their fortress-like nests during breeding season.
www.mrcranky.com /movies/notanotherteenmovie/112.html   (455 words)

  
 Scrumcap's Reports
The Crow pack were keen to make their mark on the game and early scrums saw the LMOB scrum losing ground and possession.
Things were looking good until a Crow forward and the scrum-half decided challenging each other for the ball was more fun than making the ball available to those forwards standing off for the pass or the back-line who were eagerly awaiting quality ball.
Crows 8-0 in front -the conversion attempt wandering off at the last second to deny the Crows the extra two points.
www.junglecrows.com /cencup_300705.html   (1108 words)

  
 Article: Know Your Crow
My few reference books at the time told me that the House Crow had been living with human communities since time immemorial, but that the Jungle Crow was a rare forest bird that had only recently begun to be seen in areas of dense human settlement.
The Jungle Crow is now so well established as an urban resident that modern bird books have stopped calling it by its old name, preferring the rather less elegant name of Large-Billed Crow.
So, within the space of probably just a hundred years, the Jungle Crow transformed from a shy jungle bird to a savvy urban resident, and you can see for yourself that it is doing just fine.
www.un-bd.org /unwa/HomePage/Publications/womun-vol27/0210/p08_crow.htm   (341 words)

  
 IRSCH, WAYNE CHARLES Compiled by Task Force Omega Inc
At the same time Crow 02 was cleared in to attack the AAA gun emplacement that was also firing at the flight.
After attacking the AAA gun, Crow 02 was to return to orbit at altitude while Crow 01 completed its passes on the convoy.
Crow 01 made a third pass on the target and released their remaining ordnance.
www.taskforceomegainc.org /i003.html   (1062 words)

  
 Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The true crows are in the genus Corvus;they are large Passerine birds.
Asa group they show remarkable examples of intelligence and one species, the New Caledonian Crow, has recently been intensively studied because of its ability to manufacture anduse its own tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
They range in size from the relatively small pigeon -sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the Palearctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia.
www.therfcc.org /crow-77054.html   (240 words)

  
 Jungle crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Start the Jungle crow article or add a request for it.
Look for "Jungle crow" in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
Look for "Jungle crow" in the Wikimedia Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/jungle_crow   (168 words)

  
 pf - Floyd Red Crow Westerman - Native American Folk Artists - Corporate Entertainment Booking
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American Indian activist and country folk singer, was born on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Sioux reservation in South Dakota in 1936.
In the Dakota language Red Crow is pronounced 'Kanghi Duta.' At the age of ten, he was sent to a government boarding school 80 miles off the reservation.
Red Crow's commitment to help stop the cutting of the Rain Forest in the Amazon jungle gave him the opportunity to have an audience with many foreign dignitaries including, the Pope, Prince Charles, and President Mitterand of France.
www.delafont.com /music_acts/E/floyd-westerman.htm   (836 words)

  
 Jungle
What most people don't realize is that when you owe a little bit of money, the banks own you; when you owe a lot of money, you own the banks.
I remember a meeting we had with a bunch of bankers while I was helping Trammel Crow work through the real estate crash.
There was a big box of keys in the middle of the table, and we turned it over and said to them, "Here are the keys.
www.mbajungle.com /magazine.cfm?INC=inc_article.cfm&artid=1511&template=1&date=May2001   (1394 words)

  
 Indian Kids Stories, A Crow In The House, A young crow had fallen from its nest and was fluttering about on the road in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indian Kids Stories, A Crow In The House, A young crow had fallen from its nest and was fluttering about on the road in danger of being crushed by a car or a tonga, or seized by a cat, when I brought it home..., by Ruskin Bond, Bedtime, Teens stories
A young crow had fallen from its nest and was fluttering about on the road in danger of being crushed by a car or a tonga, or seized by a cat, when I brought it home...
Grandfather said this was because he was really a jungle crow-a raven of sorts, and probably felt contempt towards ordinary carrion crows.
www.4to40.com /story/index.asp?article=story_crowinhouse   (850 words)

  
 Jungle Crow
The Jungle Crow is extremely variable in both its overall size (46-59 cm in length) and body proportions across the large geographical region that it covers.
A young woman believes a crow to possess the soul of her brother, lost in the underworld.
Crow Village is the oldest community on the Kuskokwim river currently occupied.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Large-billed_Crow   (1638 words)

  
 Birds
The female manages to lay its egg in the crow's nest and the young koel often pushes the fledging crow overhead.
Although not as quick and bright as the house crow, it is physical stronger, and responsible for destroying of our smaller birds.
About the size of jungle crow, it hovers in the air to take aim at a morsel on the ground and then parachutes down with wings held up at an angle to land on its prey.
members.rediff.com /cool_sinha/sinha/birds.htm   (396 words)

  
 Fauna in Yeoor Hills
Jungle Bush Quail: It is fulvous brown above streaked and mottled with buff.
Jungle Crow: A glossy jet fl crow with a hoarse 'caw' call.
House Crow: Grey neck and smaller size separates it from the jungle crow.
www.borivlinationalpark.com /y_fauna.htm   (1107 words)

  
 phorum - BirdsofBombay - [birdsofbombay] Crows
jungle crow and its easy to distinguish between the two.
As per my knowledge, sub-adult common crow, is very similar to jungle crom in colour.
The suggestion of a sub-adult common crow is plausible and i have
www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=44&i=4354&t=4354   (853 words)

  
 Science World - Now Playing - Jungle Crow: Urban Warrior
In 1985, there were 6,000 jungle crows in Tokyo—now there are 30,000.
It has been 40 years since jungle crows first ventured into this city and they’ve certainly made themselves at home.
As the crow population explodes, we go in search of answers to the mysteries of Tokyo’s new invaders.
www.scienceworld.bc.ca /whats_on/science_theatre/now_playing/junglecrow.htm   (119 words)

  
 Ravens - The Crows
The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is slightly smaller than the European Carrion Crow in overall size and also has a proportionately smaller bill.
Food: A typical crow taking invertebrates of all types, carrion, scraps of human food, seeds, eggs and nestlings, stranded fish on the shore and various grains.
The crow family Corvidae, are the largest birds of the Passeriformes.
papagei.us /critters/birds/ravens/crows.htm   (471 words)

  
 GREEN, NORMAN MORGAN Compiled by Task Force Omega Inc
Norman M. Green, aircraft commander; and 1st Lt. Wayne C. Irsch, pilot; comprised the crew of an F4D (aircraft #66-8729), call sign "Crow 02," that departed Ubon Airbase as the #2 aircraft in a flight of two.
When the crew of Crow 01 could not establish radio contact with Norman Green and Wayne Irsch, they contacted two other aircraft operating in the same area to enlist their assistance in contacting Crow 02.
It was also 17 miles south of the 17th parallel that separated North and South Vietnam, 17 miles west-northwest of Muang Xepone, 28 miles west of the Lao/South Vietnamese border and 36 miles south of the Ban Karai Pass, Savannakhet Province, Laos.
www.taskforceomegainc.org /g029.html   (1055 words)

  
 Crow Chick - Grown and Wet on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is presumably a "jungle crow", Corvus levaillantii.
As Mister Crow had noticed, it does have some differences with Jungle Crow and I too wondered a lot but could not accept Raven explanation.
Crows are so common here people don't look at them closely.
www.flickr.com /photos/13774211@N00/60883714   (771 words)

  
 Crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Presumably their dark colour is particularly helpful in blending into nighttime shadows.
Crows also will often mob owls much more fiercely when they find them in daylight than they do hawks and other raptors.
This page was last modified 19:51, 9 September 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/crow   (1614 words)

  
 Corvid family
The Corvids are a large family composed of the familiar crows and jays, plus close relatives like magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and choughs.
In contrast, American Crows in the interior form breeding season pairs and raise young without helpers, but form vast foraging flocks of all ages during the winter.
We learn that the Banggai Crow is known from only two old specimens and that it may be extinct; recent crows sightings from this little island off Sulawesi may be expanding Slender-billed Crows.
www.montereybay.com /creagrus/corvids.html   (2213 words)

  
 surfbirds.com - Tokyo Report
Jungle Crows were common, and I saw my first in one of the main streets in the centre of the city.
Jungle Crows were abundant and Japanese Pygmy Woodpeckers were easy to pick out once I got my ear in for their calls.
From a birding perspective it was probably not worth the time, since I saw all but the bunting in town, but the shrine is stunning and it is a nice place to visit.
www.surfbirds.com /Trip%20Reports/tokyo.html   (867 words)

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