Hooded Crow
Keith Lowe
In the St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #146 Ki...@aol.com wrote:
> I need help from my fellow Tullies.
>
> I'm especially taken with Ian's Christmas songs -- or at least the three that
> I'm aware of ("A Christmas Song", "Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow" and
> "Another Christmas Song"
>
> My question is this: What exactly is the reference to "Hooded Crow"? The Jack
> Frost part is pretty clear, but I haven't been able to find out the story
> behind the crow. Sounds very English to me.
>
I, too, would like to know more about this reference to "The Hooded Crow", as I love the song.
Is it a type of crow which is often seen around Christmas time in the Northern Hemisphere?
Anyone any ideas?
Keith. (...from Australia in the Southern Hemisphere.)
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Eric Amick
Keith Lowe (k...@barwonwater.vic.gov.au) wrote:
> I, too, would like to know more about this reference to "The Hooded Crow",
as I love the song.
>
> Is it a type of crow which is often seen around Christmas time in the
Northern Hemisphere?
According to my dictionary, a hooded crow is a variety of carrion crow
native to Europe with black head, wings, and tail, and a gray back and
breast. Presumably the coloration makes it look as if it's wearing a
hood.
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Jim N.
Eric Amick wrote:
>
> According to my dictionary, a hooded crow is a variety of carrion crow
> native to Europe with black head, wings, and tail, and a gray back and
> breast. Presumably the coloration makes it look as if it's wearing a
> hood.
True. The Hooded Crow is absent from Southern Britain but is quite
common up in Sconny Botland (where it largely replaces the Carrion
Crow). I've no idea what the Christmas angle is though.
Cheers - J.
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Brian Borradaile
Keith Lowe <k...@barwonwater.vic.gov.au> wrote in article
<5ap8vi$ms$1...@easter.is.barwonwater.vic.gov.au>...
> In the St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #146 Ki...@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I need help from my fellow Tullies.
> >
> > I'm especially taken with Ian's Christmas songs -- or at least the
three that
> > I'm aware of ("A Christmas Song", "Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow" and
> > "Another Christmas Song"
You could add Ring Out Solstice Bells to the list (SFTW) with a bit of a
stretch.
March the Mad Scientist
In article <32D25EFD...@dl.ac.uk>,
"Jim N." <j.a.n...@dl.ac.uk> wrote:
>Eric Amick wrote:
>>
>> According to my dictionary, a hooded crow is a variety of carrion crow
>> native to Europe with black head, wings, and tail, and a gray back and
>> breast. Presumably the coloration makes it look as if it's wearing a
>> hood.
>
>True. The Hooded Crow is absent from Southern Britain but is quite
>common up in Sconny Botland (where it largely replaces the Carrion
>Crow). I've no idea what the Christmas angle is though.
>
soc.culture.celtic, perhaps?
March, three months late for Christmas. Happens every year *sigh*
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