[ There's a bit of nuance to it, yes, but Midnight's not all that caught up in explaining the finer details of his life. Why would he? The night is young, and Miss Constantine is hot. ]

Well, a fowlbeast is a small creature of an avian nature that flies, usually. A raven is a subspecies of Liberi, and a Liberi is a species of human with avian ancestry.

[ Midnight hums. ]

How's that? Been working on the explanation for a while now.