Definition of Corvus monedula

1. Noun. Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery.

Exact synonyms: Daw, Jackdaw
Generic synonyms: Corvine Bird
Group relationships: Corvus, Genus Corvus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvus Monedula

Cortinarius gentilis
Cortinarius mutabilis
Cortinarius semisanguineus
Cortinarius subfoetidus
Cortinarius violaceus
Cortland
Cortone Acetate
Corvette
Corvidae
Corvisart's facies
Corvisart des Marets
Corvus
Corvus brachyrhyncos
Corvus corax
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus monedula
Cory
Coryanthes
Corybant
Corybants
Corydalidae
Corydalis
Corydalis claviculata
Corydalis sempervirens
Corydalis solida
Corydalus
Corydalus cornutus
Corylaceae
Corylopsis
Corylus

Literary usage of Corvus monedula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"(corvus monedula.) THIS bird is much less than the crow. He has a large head and long bill, in proportion to the size of his body. The colour of the plumage ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1846)
"In size and form it is closely allied to the Common Jackdaw, corvus monedula, but differs in the much lighter silvery grey of the cheeks, occiput and nape, ..."

3. A Catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum by Ashmolean museum, Philip Bury Duncan (1836)
"corvus monedula, Linn.—Jackdaw.—Britain and Europe. [JPS 330. corvus monedula, Linn.—The same, with malformation of the upper beak. [J. Lechmere. 331. ..."

4. The Classical Museum by Leonhard Schmitz (1847)
"... is said to fly in flocks ; I therefore look upon it as the jackdaw, corvus monedula, L., which is about the size of a pigeon, and is fond of companions. ..."

5. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1877)
"Dierk. Amsterd. fol. art. Corvus, p. 1(3 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 14 ; Dresser, S. Eur. art. corvus monedula, Monedula neglecta, David, N. Arch. Mits. vii. ..."

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