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  2. Corvus - Wikipedia

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    Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.

  3. Greater coucal - Wikipedia

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    The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species. They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown ...

  4. List of birds of India - Wikipedia

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    Common green magpie House crow. Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae. The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. Rufous treepie

  5. Marathi Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The Marathi Wikipedia was available in the wikipedia.org domain from 2003 May 1. 'Vasant Panchami'( वसंत पंचमी ) [ 4 ] ( Vasant Panchami ) and 'Audumbar' ( औदुंबर (कविता) ), a poem by the poet Balkavi [ 5 ] were the first articles created on Marathi Wikipedia on 2 May 2003.

  6. Malabar trogon - Wikipedia

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    The Marathi name is karna while it is called kakarne hakki in Kannada. [2] In Kerala it is known as theekakka (literally "fire-crow"). [10] [11] In Sri Lanka, it is known as loha wannichcha. [what language is this?] [citation needed] Malabar trogons feed exclusively on insects and fruits have not been noted in their diet unlike in the New World ...

  7. Asian koel - Wikipedia

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    The Asian koel is a brood parasite, and lays its single egg in the nests of a variety of birds, including the jungle crow, [23] and house crow. In Sri Lanka before 1880 it was only known to parasitize the jungle crow, later shifting to the house crow. [24] A study in India found 5% of Corvus splendens and 0.5% of Corvus macrorhynchos nests ...

  8. Crow - Wikipedia

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    A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England. A crow (pronounced / ˈ k r oʊ /) is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus.The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species.

  9. Lonari - Wikipedia

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    On the tenth day, balls are offered to the dead. A crow must touch one of the balls, otherwise an artificial crow of darbha grass is prepared, and the ball is touched thereby. The relatives of dead then pour sea and water over the life-stone, and it is then thrown into water. This is known as the daspindi ceremony. On the thirteenth day, the ...