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hooded crow n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a subspecies of the carrion crow, Corvus corone cornix, that has a grey body and black head, wings, and tail Also called (Scot) hoodie [ˈhʊdɪ] hoodie crow How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The experimental studies showed that mosquitoes could be infected by feeding on hooded crows with viremia levels as low as [10. With the exception of a laboratory study in Egypt involving hooded crows (Corvus corone) and house sparrows (Passer domesticus) (8), only these two nearly identical strains are known to kill birds (9,10). In Egypt, experimental infections of House Sparrows and Hooded Crows (Corvus corone sardonius), both passerine species, using a local strain of WNV (Ar-248), showed that these two species developed high titered viremia whereas three nonpasserine species (including a dove, an egret, and a falcon) were weakly competent (20). |
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