"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
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>> In article .com>,
>> merryb > wrote:
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>> > So what's the diff between ravens & crows? I thought the names might
>> > be a regional thing...
>>
>> Heh. Ravens are about twice the size of crows. ;-)
>
> My dictionary says that a raven is a large crow. They are the same
> genus and family. There are several species in the crow family.

According to wikipedia, there are 10 north american species of the crow
family. a Raven is the largest.