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Definition of American crow
1. Noun. Common crow of North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Crow
Literary usage of American crow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"Its gait is similar to that of the raven, and its cry is a croak quite different
from the bark-like cawing of the American crow. It builds its nest, ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1904)
"Earliest name for the American crow. ... in general use for the American crow,
dates from Audubon, 1834 (Orn. Biogr., II, p. ..."
3. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"American crow. Corvus americanus Aud. Geog. Dist.—Eastern North America except
Southern Florida and Arctic regions. An abundant bird in all the Eastern ..."
4. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1805)
"3. The wheels marked W, in all the figures, are of cafl iron, and coft 3s. 6d.
each. X. Anecdotes of an American crow. By WILLIAM BARTRAM*. ..."
5. The Bermuda Islands: An Account of Their Scenery, Climate, Productions by Addison Emery Verrill (1902)
"The American crow. (Corvus Americanus Aud.) The crows were abundant and very tame
when the islands were first settled, according to Governor Butler and ..."
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