I personally appreciate what was mentioned in the last line about "bwaaka", it's clever, and the bird makes no sense if it's a raven going "aho" or "hoo" anyway, and I've learned to ignore purists because they're no fun.
I'll never understand why people seem to think flab/fat is cute. Eleanor is still best girl, but the author/artist just randomly decided to put a paunch on her.
On someone who lives a hunter's lifestyle, no less.