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  Qwika - Crow
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.
Crows in the northwestern US (a blend of Corvus brachyrhynchos and Corvus caurinus) show modest linguistic capabilities and the ability to relay information over great distances, live in complex, hierarchic societies involving hundreds of individuals with various "occupations", and have an intense rivalry with the area's less socially-advanced ravens.
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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.
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 Sinaloan Crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sinaloan Crow or Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae) is a crow native to western Mexico.
It is both visually identical to and the same length (34-38 cm) as the Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) to which it is very closely related except that the tail is very slightly longer.
Another species, the Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus from the southeastern seaboard of the United States is also considered genetically very close to both this species and the Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus and the three are now considered a "Superspecies".
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 Wikipedia: Crow
The true crows are in the genus Corvus; they are large Passerine birds.
As a 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 and use its own tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
Crows appear to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America (including Mexico), Africa, Europe, and Australia.
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 sinaloan crow - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Sinaloan Crow or Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae) is both physically identical to and the same length (34-38 cm) as the Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) to which it is very closely related except that the tail is very slightly longer.
The voice is different to the Tamaulipas Crow in that it is quite clear and is described as a "ceow".
Another species, the Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus from the southeastern seaboard of the United States is also considered genetically very close to both this species and the Tamaulipas Crow Corvus imparatus and the three are now considered a "Superspecies".
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/sinaloan-crow   (287 words)

  
 Crow - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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.
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 Crow
As a 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 and use its own tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
Crows appear to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America (including Mexico), Africa, Europe, and Australia.
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.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/c/cr/crow.html   (282 words)

  
 Crow - Information at Halfvalue.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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 European legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion.
Crows are so affected by the disease that their deaths are now serving as an indicator of the West Nile Virus’ activity in an area.
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 Crow - Japan
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 European 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.
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 Free Ebooks of Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Crows, and especially raven s, often feature in legend s or mythology as portent s or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion.
One possible explanation for this is that crows are often considered a Pest (animal) to crops, which the tribes who came up with the stories featuring Crow needed to survive.
Amongst Neopagan s, crows are often thought to be highly psychic and are associated with the element of Aether (classical element) or spirit, rather than the element of air as with most other birds.
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 Reference Library - RedOrbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Crows, and especially ravens, often show up in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion.
This would seem to indicate some acknowledgement of the crow’s intelligence, which may have been apparent even in ancient times, and to some it might imply that the higher intelligence of crows, when compared to other birds, is striking enough that it was known even then.
In mythology and folklore, 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.
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 CROW FACTS AND INFORMATION
Crows in the genus (''Corvus'') appear to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America (including Mexico), Africa, Europe, and Australia.
Traditionally, the collective noun for a group of crows is a ''murder'', and a group of ravens is called an ''unkindness''.
Crows take advantage of this by maneuvering themselves through the dappled shades of the trees, where their fl color renders them effectively invisible to their enemies above, in order to set up complex ambush attacks.
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 sociology - Crow
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 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.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Crow   (357 words)

  
 Tamaulipas Crow
The Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) is a relatively small (only slightly larger than the Jackdaw) and sleek looking Crow with very glossy plumage which is very soft and silky looking.
The nest is similar to the American Crow but smaller and is built in a tree or large bush.
The Sinaloan Crow appears to be extremely close to this bird and can be considered the western form of it though the voice is quite different.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Tamaulipas_crow.html   (254 words)

  
 Crow
The true crows are in the genus Corvus; they are large Passerine birds.
Crow is the name of a tribe of American Indians living in the Great Plains of the United States.
There is also an influential doo wop group called The Crows.
www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/c/cr/crow.html   (240 words)

  
 Crow information - Search.com
Crows in the genus Corvus appear to have evolved in central Asia and radiated out into North America, Africa, Europe, and Australia.
Crows will engage in a kind of air-jousting, or air-chicken to establish pecking order.
Crows have also been observed to respond to calls of other species; this behaviour is presumably learned because it varies regionally.
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 Crow
(It is perhaps here where we find the greatest difference between ravens and other crows; ravens tend to soar high in the air as raptors do, and like raptors, are usually the target of ambushes by other crows.
In occult circles, distinctions are sometimes made between crows and ravens.
Gods and goddesses associated or identified with crows and ravens
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 Crow : search word
See text The true crows are in the genus Corvus; they are large Passerine birds.
One species, the New Caledonian Crow, has recently been intensively studied because of its ability to manufacture and use its own tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers or 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.
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 Fish Crow
The Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) is superficially very similar to the American Crow but is smaller and has a more silky smooth plumage by comparison.
The nest is usually built high in a tree and is often accompanied in nearby trees with other nests of the same species forming small, loose colonies.
The latest genetic testing now seems to indicate that this species is close to both the Sinaloan Crow, (Corvus sinaloae) and the Tamaulipas Crow, (Corvus imparatus) and not as close to the American Crow, (Corvus brachyrhynchos) as outward signs would suggest.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fi/Fish_Crow.html   (286 words)

  
 Crows
The true crows are in the genus Corvus.
They range in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia.
Symbolism of the Crow in Different Civilisations and in Art...
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 Crows
As the cries of upset crows blare from a tape player, a group of hunters-in-training hunkers in the brush, waiting for the varmint to swoop.
The Adelaide Crows may be on a finals collision course with the AFL's form team, but they say they will be ignoring Fremantle's current hot streak in the run-up to Saturday's qualifying final between the two sides.
To call Counting Crows and the Goo Goo Dolls seasoned wouldn't be a stretch, though "seasoned" tends to be a euphemism for "old" and a polite expression for "past their prime."
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 Crow
A group of crows is called a Murder, and a group of ravens is called an Unkindness.
In Neopagan circles, crows are often thought to be highly psychic and are associated with the element of spirit or ether, rather than the element of air as with most other birds.
Crow Gold Pack offers the NI Reaktor-5 user a massive collection of high quality ensembles for mixing, sound designing, and music making.
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 Corvus (biology) Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.11.26   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The pattern and number of the numerical vocalizations have been observed to change in response to events in the surroundings (i.e.
In contrast with their association with death, in the 2004 computer game Half-Life 2, ravens represent hope amidst destruction, because the Combine Empire's takeover - and fascistic rule - of the Earth has caused so much destruction it's a wonder any of the Earth's native wildlife survived at all.
Gill, B. Osteometry and systematics of the extinct New Zealand ravens (Aves: Corvidae: Corvus).
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 Askipedia.com - What is the difference between a crow, a raven and a blackbird?
Crows and ravens are of the same genus although they are difference species, actually there are many different types of species of both crow and raven.
The raven and crow belong to the same kingdom, phylum, class, and order but are of the family: corvidae, and the genus: corvus.
Here is a list of the North American crows and ravens: American Crow (C. brachyrhynchos), Chihuahuan Raven (C. cryptoleucus), Common Raven (C. corax), Fish Crow (C. ossifragus), Northwestern Crow (C. caurinus), Tamaulipas Crow (C. imparatus), and the Sinaloan Crow (C. sinaloae).
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 ENGLISH ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Crow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
mellori • Torresian Crow or Australian Crow C.
albus • Somali Crow or Dwarf Raven C.
hawaiiensis (formerly C. tropicus) • New Caledonian crow C.
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 Fish Crow Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The bill is usually somewhat slimmer than the American Crow also but again, this may not help much when there is no other bird for comparison.
The nest is usually built high in a tree and is often accompanied in nearby trees with other nests of the same species forming small, loose colonies.
The voice is the most outwardly differing characteristic for this species and other American Crow species.
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 Typical crows and allies msg taxonomy msg...
"Typical crows and allies" msg:taxonomy msg:regnum:Animal Animalia msg:Phylum:Chordata Chordata msg:Classis:Aves Aves msg:Ordo:Passeriformes Passeriformes msg:Familia:Corvidae Corvidae msg:Genus:" Corvus " The true "crows" are in the genus genus "Corvus"; they are large Passerine Passerine bird birds.
As a group they show remarkable examples of intelligence and one species, the New Caledonian Crow New Caledonian Crow, has recently been intensively studied because of its ability to manufacture and use its own tools in the day-to-day finding of food.
Crows appear to have evolved in central Asia Asia and radiated out into North America North America (including Mexico Mexico), Africa Africa, Europe Europe, and Australia Australia.
www.biodatabase.de /Crow   (425 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.
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