Carrion Crow

SCI Name:  Corvus corone
Protonym:  Corvus Corone Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.105
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Corvidae / Corvus
Taxonomy Code:  carcro1
Type Locality:  Europa; restricted to England by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 11).
Author:  Linnaeus
Publish Year:  1758
IUCN Status:  

DEFINITIONS

CORVUS
(Corvidae; Ϯ Common Raven C. corax) L. corvus  raven. In fable the Raven was originally white but, despite its supposed gift of prophecy, was turned into a black bird for its treachery. The Common or Northern Raven is the largest species of passerine bird; "48. CORVUS.  Rostrum convexum, cultratum, basi pennis setaceis tectum.  Lingua cartilaginea bifida." (Linnaeus 1758); "Corvus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, p. 105. Type, by tautonymy, "Corvus", i.e. Corvus corax Linnaeus." (Blake & Vaurie in Peters, 1962, XV, p. 261).  This is the ninth diagnosed genus in avian taxonomy.  Linnaeus's Corvus comprised twelve species (C. Corax, C. Corone, C. frugilegus, C. Cornix, C. Monedula, C. benghalensis, C. glandarius, C. cristatus, C. Caryocatactes, C. Pica, C. paradisi, C. infaustus).     
Var. Cervus, Coruus.   
Synon. Amblycorax, Anomalocorax, Archicorax, Coloeus, Corax, Corone, Corvultur, Frugilegus, Gymnocorax, Gymnocorvus, Heterocorax, Macrocorax, Microcorax, Monedula, Nesocorax, Palaeocorax, Physocorax, Pterocorax, Rhinocorax, Sitocorax, Trypanocorax.

corvus
L. corvus raven.
● From a local name Caa Maa crow gull, for the Black-legged Kittiwake in the Shetlands (syn. Rissa tridactyla).

corone
Gr. κορωνη korōnē  crow  < κρωζω krōzō  to croak (see corax).
● "48. CORVUS.  ...  Corone.  2. C. atro-cærulescens, cauda rotundata: rectricibus acutis.  Cornix. Raj. av. 39. n. 2. Alb. av. 2. p. 20. t. 21.  Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Corvus).

Corone
(Corvidae; syn. Corvus † Carrion Crow C. corone) Gr. κορωνη korōnē  crow  < κρωζω krōzō  to croak (cf. specific name Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758); "3. Corvus corone, cornix.   ...   3. Krähe.  Corone.   E[ntwickelung]. Wie bei Corvus und Garrulus.   Ch[arakter]. Raben von mittlerer Größe und mit ganzen Nackenfedern, an welchen ein Schaft zu unterscheiden ist.   L[ebensart]. Sie gleichen hierin den Dohlen." (Kaup 1829); "Corone, Kaup, Skizz. Entwick. Gesch. Nat. Syst. p. 99, (pref. April) 1829.  Type (by tautonymy): Corvus corone Linné." (Mathews, 1930, Syst. Av. Austral., II, 894); "Corone Kaup, Skizz. Entwickl. Europ. Thierw., p. 99, 1829—type, by subs. desig. (Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., p. 64, 1855), Corvus corone Linnaeus." (Hellmayr, 1934, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. VII, p. 1).

SUBSPECIES

Carrion Crow (corone)
SCI Name: Corvus corone corone
corone
Gr. κορωνη korōnē  crow  < κρωζω krōzō  to croak (see corax).
● "48. CORVUS.  ...  Corone.  2. C. atro-cærulescens, cauda rotundata: rectricibus acutis.  Cornix. Raj. av. 39. n. 2. Alb. av. 2. p. 20. t. 21.  Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Corvus).

Carrion Crow (orientalis)
SCI Name: Corvus corone orientalis
orientale / orientalis
L. orientalis  eastern, oriental  < oriens, orientis  east.
● Asia; ex “Anser moschoviticus” of Albin 1731-1738, and “Anser chinensis” of Linnaeus 1747 (syn. Anser cygnoides).
● India; ex Ardea antigone Linnaeus, 1758, “Grus orientalis” of Brisson 1760, and “Indian Crane” of Latham 1785 (syn. Antigone antigone).
● East Indies (= Seram and New Guinea); ex “Casoar des Indes orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 313 (syn. Casuarius casuarius).
● India; ex “Eastern Parrot” of Latham 1781 (?syn. Eclectus roratus).
● East Indies (= Amboina); ex “Coucou noir des Indes” (= ♂) and “Coucou tacheté des Indes” (=♀) of Brisson 1760 (subsp. Eudynamys scolopaceus).
● East Indies (=Java); ex “Rollier des Indes” of Brisson 1760 (Eurystomus).
● East Indies; ex “Merula indica” of Brisson 1760, “Merle des Indes Orientales” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 273, fig. 2, and “Ash-rumped Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage nigra).
● India; ex “Indian Bee-eater” and “Coromandel Bee-eater” of Latham 1782-1787 (Merops).
● Asia; ex “Onocrotalus” or “Pelecanus” of previous authors (syn. Pelecanus onocrotalus).
● "91. TETRAO.  ...  orientalis.  12. T. pedibus antice pilosis: abdomine gulaque atra, collari ferrugineo, cauda cuneiformi.  Tetrao orientalis. Hasselq. it. 278. n. 43.  Perdix damascena. Will. orn. 128.  Francolin. Tournef. it. I. p. 158. t. 158.  Habitat in Oriente." (Linnaeus 1758) (Pterocles).
● China; ex “Tourterelle brune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782, and “Chinese Turtle” of Latham 1783 (Streptopelia).
● China; ex “China Owl” of Latham 1801 (syn. Strix seloputo).