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S: NYTIMES – https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/science/26crow.html (last access: 12 November 2024); NMF – http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/crow_vs_raven.html (last access: 12 November 2024).

N: 1. crow, general common name of birds of the genus Corvus (the larger sort being sometimes called ravens), Old English crawe, which is held to be imitative of the bird’s cry. Compare Old Saxon kraia, Dutch kraai, Old High German chraja, German Kräke. Also other imitative bird-names such as Greek krex, krekos.

2.- crow and raven:

  • crow, (genus Corvus), any of various glossy black birds found in most parts of the world, with the exception of southern South America. Crows are generally smaller and not as thick-billed as ravens, which belong to the same genus. A large majority of the 40 or so Corvus species are known as crows, and the name has been applied to other, unrelated birds. Large crows measure about 0.5 metre (20 inches) long, with wingspans that can reach 1 metre (39 inches).
  • raven, any of approximately 10 species of heavy-billed dark birds, larger than crows. Closely related, both ravens and crows are species of the genus Corvus. The raven has a heavier bill and shaggier plumage than the crow, especially around the throat. The raven’s lustrous feathers also have a blue or purplish iridescence.
  • The common raven (C. corax) is the largest of the perching birds: it reaches a length of up to 66 cm (26 inches) and has a wingspan of more than 1.3 metres (4 feet). (Some magpies and the lyrebird exceed the raven in length, but their bodies are smaller.) In the white-necked raven (C. cryptoleucus) of western North America, the bases of the neck feathers are white. Other species of ravens—some with white or brown markings—occur in Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and North America.

3. Birds: crow.

  • crow: designation used in the common name of various species of birds of the genus Corvus.
  • Not to be confused with “raven.” In general, crows are smaller than ravens. The shape of the beak and tail, and the call are other features that distinguish the species.
  • Not to be confused with “crow family,” which includes not only crow species, but also raven species and other birds.
  • French equivalent: corneille.
  • Spanish equivalent: corneja.

4. Birds: American crow, common crow.

  • Latin: Corvus brachyrhynchos.
  • A bird of the family Corvidae.
  • According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.
  • French equivalent: corneille d’Amérique.
  • Spanish equivalent: cuervo americano.

5. Birds: common raven, Northern raven, Western raven, raven.

  • Latin: Corvus corax.
  • A bird of the family Corvidae.
  • According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.
  • French equivalent: grand corbeau.
  • Spanish equivalent: cuervo grande.

6. Birds: raven.

  • raven: designation used in the common name of various species of birds of the genus Corvus.
  • raven: common name also used to refer to the species Corvus corax.
  • Not to be confused with “crow.” In general, crows are smaller than ravens. The shape of the beak and tail, and the call are other features that distinguish the species.
  • French equivalent: corbeau.
  • Spanish equivalent: cuervo.

7. Cultural Interrelation:

  • Æsop Fables: The Crow & the Pitcher, The Fox & the Crow, and The Swallow & the Crow.
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples: Crow, Absaroka.
    A Siouan people inhabiting the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers [USA] – also called Absaroka.
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics: Crow.
    A Siouan language, closely related to Hidatsa, spoken by the Crow, a Siouan people living in eastern Montana and Wyoming (USA).

S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=crow (last access: 12 November 2024). 2. EncBrit – https://www.britannica.com/animal/crow-bird, https://www.britannica.com/animal/raven (last access: 12 November 2024). 3 to 6. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=crow&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs, https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=American+crow&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs, https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=raven&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 12 November 2024); FCB. 7. ReadGov – https://read.gov/aesop/001.html (last access: 12 November 2024); TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=crow&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 12 November 2024).

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