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names and adnouns or epithets in the Sanskrit language. The 16h0459 has collected no fewer than 36 synonyms for the common Crow and yet the list is by no means exhaustive. The expression on chilft used in artiferit, ch. 11, stands for the 'the Crow family or Corvidae, and both data and are are is general use for any Crow. The poets, however, have often used synonyms like करट, ध्वाङ, बलिपुष्ट, etc., to suit their verse.
Generally speaking, Indian Crows may be placed in the following seven easily recognizable categories :
(i) The all-black Punjab and Tibetan Ravens (length 26"-28") which are quite as large as, though lighter than, the Common Pariah Kite (शकुनि), and they are the कृष्णशकुन or कृष्णशकुनि of the Vedas and द्रोणकाक (द्रुण हिसार्थे) of literature
(ii) The Brown-necked Raven of Sind (22") of an umber-brown colour, more so on the neck and shoulders, is the TORTUT of His rut and probably recich of the lexicons.
(iii) The Carion and Jungle Crows (19"), entirely black, heavier than the House-Crow but much smaller than the Raven is the कृष्णकाक, काकोल or simply the काक proper in a specific sense. They are also the area of AV. 11.9.9 and 12.4.8.
(iv) The Rook (19") is wholly black but the adult bird has the basal third of its bill almost white. It is the faster anlah or the Black-and-white-billed Crow of CHRIS and probably the 7811 h alati of the lexcons.
(v) The Eastern Hodded Crow (19") has the entire head and neck the central part of the upper breast, the wings and tail glossy black. The upper and lower back and underparts are drabgrey. It is the hair colon, the 'Black-faced' Crow of a RTS.
(vi) The House-Crow (17") which appropriates the daily ferafst of the twice-born, and the offerings to the dead is the बलिपुष्ट काक or डुद्ग/द्व. It bears the distinctive name of भिस्मच्छविकाक after its grey neck and breast in Hi .. It the return of the lexicons.
(vii) The Jackdaw of Kashmir (13"), migrating in winter to the near-by plains, is the चौरिकाक (thieving (Crow) of Mahabharata and पञ्चमकाक of वसन्तराज.
As a preliminary to a detailed consideration of these varieties, workable classification of Crows may be referred to here. The Floryferchtet mentions three kind of Crows, viz., (a) stuhlah, the Raven, (b) alch, the all black crow like the Carrion and Jungle Crows, and (c) वायस, the House-crow. The षड्विंशब्राह्मण, ६. ८. also distinguishes between काक and वायस, the distinction has been observed in the Mahabharata and the Puranas where punishment based upon the doctrine of re-birth are provided for the petty larceny. NUTHATCHES The Nuthatches of the North and the Central India are small birds, not over 6 inches
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