Corvinæ (korvine)

pl. [NL., [NL., IMG:content-1368.png:[blocks in formation] rooks, etc., as distinguished from the jays and pies, or Garrulina. They normally have the wings long and pointed, much exceeding the tail in length; the feet stout, fitted for walking as well as for perching; the gait ambulatory, not saltatorial; and the plumage as a rule somber or unvariegated. But there is no distinct dividing line between this and other divisions of the family. See cut under crow2.