Parliment of Owls or rooks?

[~Wingnut~]

I have googled the collective noun of a group of birds in Parliment (for a quiz, asking on behalf of my Auntie) some websites state that it is a parliment of owls when others say it is rooks!
Can anyone tell me which one it is please?

[BriWrite]

It is also associated with crows, but the most common usage in quizzes is owl. Unfortunately it depends on the quizmaster, as its an ambiguous question.

[~Wingnut~]

Thanx BriWrite :o)
Thought as much (with the ambiguous bit) as I had also found it is associated with crows whilst searching!

I'll tell her owls!

Thank you :o)

[Quizmonster]

Chaucer wrote, in the year 1400, of the "parliament of birds"...ie any or all sorts of gathered birds...and there is no record of the word being applied specifically to rooks before the late 1930s or to owls before the late 1960s. So, both of the latter two are more recent 'creations' than I myself am!
As I know - having run pub quizzes for years - the guy running the quiz has the casting vote on such things, so it's pointless even telling him any of the above.

[chakka35]

References can't agree. Schott says " a parliament of owls or rooks"; Brewer says "a building or clamour of rooks" and does not mention owls; Chambers defines parliament as " a little-used term for a group of owls"; Guinness Book of Answers gives "building, clamour and parliament" for rooks and "parliament and stare" for owls. You pays your money and ...

[Bellringer]

For Crows it is "A Murder of Crows"

[~Wingnut~]

Thank you for your answers :o)

[spudmuffa]

I believe it is a Parliament of MP's. But maybe the crows can do a better job. Hope this helps.