Species in The Oz Series
wild crows
Also known as a great flock of wild crows, her wild crows.
A great flock of wild crows, numerous enough to darken the sky, summoned by the Wicked Witch of the West with two blasts of her silver whistle and led by a King Crow; sent to peck out the eyes of Dorothy's party.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 12, last in chapter 12.
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What the story establishes
| Innate traits | Wild crows that are naturally frightened by scarecrows; capable of attacking in a great flock and of pecking out eyes. (as of ch. 12) |
| Is alive | no |
Relationships
- kills ← Scarecrow (ended) ch. 12Standing to face the flock, the Scarecrow catches each crow that flies at him and twists its neck until it dies; forty times he twists a neck, until all forty crows lie dead beside him.
- commands ← Wicked Witch of the West (ended) ch. 12Blowing her whistle twice, the Witch summons a great flock of wild crows and commands their King Crow to fly at once to the strangers, peck out their eyes, and tear them to pieces.
From the text
“It is only a stuffed man. I will peck his eyes out.”Chapter 12
Straightway a great flock of wild crows came flying toward her, enough to darken the sky.Chapter 12
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