And cheers to the binomial system of taxonomic nomenclature!

According to Arthur Harris:
>
> >Ive heard everything from
> >ravens are considered a separate species from crow <whaa??when?> to
> >being informed that they are protected even tho they are pests not
> >migratory and still hunted in parts of the US. Oh well.
> >
> If I'm reading this correctly, this seems to imply that ravens _are_ the
> same species as crows.  For the non-biologists, be assured that the Common
> Raven (_Corvus corax_) is indeed a separate species from the American Crow
> (_Corvus brachyrhynchos_) as is the Chihuahua Raven (_Corvus cryptoleucus_).
>  There also are other species of "crows."  Unfortunately, in some areas of
> the country that lack crows, ravens sometimes are called by that name.
> Never trust a common name.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Art
>
> Arthur H. Harris
> Laboratory for Environmental Biology
> Centennial Museum
> University of Texas at El Paso
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