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The black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southern China and Indonesia and accidental visitor of Japan.
Crow King (in Lakota Kȟaŋǧí Yátapi), also known as Medicine Bag That Burns, Burns The Medicine Bag or simply Medicine Bag; was a Hunkpapa Sioux war chief at the time of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Crow King was one of Sitting Bull's war chiefs at the battle, he led eighty warriors against Custer's men on Calhoun Hill and Finley Ridge.
Euploea klugii, the brown king crow or king crow, [1] is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae found in India [1] and Southeast Asia. The species was first described by the entomologist Frederic Moore in 1858. [2]
Euploea klugii, the brown king crow or king crow, is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae found in India and Southeast Asia. The species was first described by the entomologist Frederic Moore in 1858.
The Black Drongos (Dicrurus macrocercus), also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian passerine bird of the drongo family Dicruridae. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies (Dicrurus adsimilis macrocercus) of the African Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), but is now recognized as a full species.
The Black Drongo is known for its aggressive behavior towards larger birds, such as crows and birds of prey, earning it the nickname "king crow." It is also observed that smaller birds often nest near the Black Drongo for protection.
Subspecies in India. (1) Euploea klugii klugii Moore, [1858] – Blue King Crow. (2) Euploea klugii kollari C. & R. Felder, [1865] – Brown King Crow. This species (as E. crassa), is legally protected in India under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Description. Euploea phaenareta is the largest species of the genus, large wings are dark brown on the upper side with a series of discal, post-discal and submarginal spots which are whitish in color with a purple tinge. The discal and post-diskal spots are larger in size toward the apex.
The King Crow is the largest member of the Euploea genus and is quite similar to the Malayan Crow. On the upperside, the larger violet-tinged spots at the apex of the forewing distinguishes it from the Malayan Crow.
King Crow, a 1995 illustrated book by Jennifer Armstrong and Eric Rohmann, tells the story of a king and a corvid. Having been captured in battle, a good king called Cormac receives aid from a crow, which brings him news and makes it appear that he has unusual abilities.