Can I ask a question?
Why are the Artamidae not regarded as Corvidae and yet Northern
Hemisphere birds such as Jays, Jackdaws, European Magpies and the
like are? If any one saw a line up from Australian Raven, Little
Crow, Pied Currawong, Australian Magpie, Pied Butcherbird, Grey
Butcherbird the relationship is easily determined to the eye. I
understand DNA evidence may suggest otherwise but doesn't Sibley and
Alhquist say they are related?
Are European Magpies really more closely related to crows than the
Currawong? This has always seems preposterous me, just another
hangover of hopelessly Euro-centric thinking in 18th century
naturalists.
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