crow

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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

When a crow sometimes consciously detects a stimulus and sometimes does not, specific nerve cells respond in line with that internal experience.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

We had a house at the top of Mount Washington where, on a clear day, I could see the downtown skyscrapers surrounding my office—five minutes, as the crow flies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Orkney is not the first place in Scotland, or the UK, to report problems with young ravens, which are the largest birds in the crow family in this country.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Dressed in drab black, with his mariner cap pulled low and his dark hair framing his lean face, he resembled a bedraggled crow.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros