Не. Не ПРОСТО птицы.. Энциклопедия британника протестует:
"Crows are associated with war and death in Irish mythology. In Cornish folklore crows are associated with the "otherworld" and so must be treated with respect. In Australian Aboriginal mythology, the crow is an ancestral being. In Buddhism the protector of the Dharma is represented by a crow in one of his physical/earthly forms."
CROW - это ТОЖЕ "чорный вОрон", а не "ворона серая". Разница в размере, голосе и социальности. А с мистикой и у него все в порядке.