Crop (anatomy) Crop (anatomy) A crop (sometimes also called a croup or a craw, or ingluvies) is a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion. This anatomical structure is found in a wide variety of animals. It has been found in birds, and in invertebrate animals including gastropods (snails and slugs), earthworms, leeches, and insects. Cropping is used by bees to temporarily store nectar of flowers. When bees "suck" nectar, it is stored in their crops. In a bird's digestive system, the crop is an expanded, muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.
The Battle of the Birds The silver pigeon ate them, and the golden pigeon taxed him with what the giant's daughter had done for the prince. At that the prince knew her, and married her a second time. The Battle of the Birds The Battle of the Birds is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in his "Popular Tales of the West Highlands". He recorded it from a fisherman near Inverary, John Mackenzie. Joseph Jacobs took it from there for his "Celtic Fairy Tales" and added some additional elements. Also included in "The Lilac Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang and "A Book