That should have been ample to keep the crow-sized bird flying, or at least gliding, through the Jurassic skies. From Wordnik.com. [The Really Early Birds] Reference
A close look at the brain of archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, has produced new evidence that the crow-sized creature could fly. From Wordnik.com. [The original Early Bird] Reference
In the hardwood forests, there are crow-sized pileated woodpeckers, downy, hairy, and red-bellied woodpeckers, common flickers, and wild turkeys. From Wordnik.com. [Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest - Coniferous Forest - Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
The Commons would have been utterly dead-flat boring if not for the occasional excitement of a crow-sized pterodactyl raiding lunch from shocked hands or momentarily unguarded plates. From Wordnik.com. [Time Scout]
As you may recall (or maybe not), the discovery of a bizarre crow-sized fossil in a Chinese stone quarry back in 2002 challenged much of what scientists have always believed about the evolution of flight. From Wordnik.com. [2/25 TiVoWorthy TV: "A Raisin in the Sun" and More!] Reference
Theropods include all the flesh-eating dinosaurs, ranging from crow-sized creatures to the huge tyrannosaurus rex. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Later that day, while keeping an eye on the feeder, a crow-sized pileated woodpecker landed in the crook of a nearby beech tree and started pecking at a dead branch. From Wordnik.com. [The Charleston Gazette -] Reference
The slender-billed curlew, a crow-sized wading bird, has not been seen since 2001 - leading to concerns that it may be the first extinction of a European bird in three decades. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"Overhead, ten leathery, crow-sized pterodactyls perched in the girders, eyeing the fish in the horse trough. From Wordnik.com. [Wagers of Sin]
Anyhow, "Archaeopteryx could fly after all," says a story in Canada’s Globe Mail, going on: "A close look at the brain of archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, has produced new evidence that the crow-sized creature could fly. From Wordnik.com. [The original Early Bird] Reference
Peregrines are a crow-sized bird. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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