why does the english language have so many names for collective nouns for birds that all mean a group of
a murder of crows
a hover of crows
a parliament of crows
a storytelling of crows
a muster of crows
a parcel of crows
a horde of crows
a gulp of magpies
a tittering of magpies a tidings of magpies a mischief of magpies a conventicle of magpies to name but a few