jackdaw

a large common Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus monedula, in which the plumage is black and dark grey: noted for its thieving habits: family Corvidae (crows)

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1960: Schlafplatzfluge der Dohle, Corvus monedula L.

How sunrise and weather affect timing of rooks' (Corvus frugilegus) morning departure from the winter communal roost

Another, Corvus monedula, the "Jackdaw," does occur in Kashmir and the Panjab, but the jackdaw is not pertinent, for it does not eat carrion.

Some storks and eagles eat carrion; herons and ospreys do not: kankas and kuraras (and badas) in the Mahabharata

RM mL [O.sub.2]/ BW GS Family Genus/species hg g pg Muscicapidae Turdus merula 2.13 82.8 2.49 Turdus philomelos 2.49 64.9 2.18 Emberizidae Zonotrichia albicollis 2.88 22.1 2.73 Ploceidae Lonchura striata 3.71 10.3 2.84 Passer domesticus 3.10 24.7 2.49 Corvidae Cyanocitta cristata 1.85 80.8 2.86 Garrulus glandarius 1.62 153.0 2.47 Pica pica 1.41 188.3 2.50 Corvus monedula 1.56 203.7 2.49 Corvus corone 1.22 465.2 2.46 Corvus corax 1.01 1029.1 2.42 RESULTS

Nucleotypic effect in homeotherms: body-mass independent resting metabolic rate of passerine birds is related to genome size

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