Ominous

In ancient folklore crows were often seen as foretellers of death and destruction. Also, in Celtic and Irish myths, goddesses of war often appeared in the form of a crow. Crows are also often depicted as villains; examples include Diablo. Maleficent's pet raven in Disney's Sleeping Beauty, and corvids such as General In the 19th and early 20th century white Americans often compared black people with crows, due to the black color of the bird. Crows in these stereotypical depictions speak in jive. Examples: Jim Crow, the crows in Dumbo, the comic strip and animated version of Fritz the Cat