Creation of gull

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Creation of gull.

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of birds. Note: A1900–A1999 is based on the following classification of birds: A1910–A1929. Passeriformes. A1930–A1939. Falconiformes. A1940–A1949. Charidriiformes. A1950–A1959. Coraciiformes. A1960–A1969. Ciconiiformes. A1970–A1999. Miscellaneous birds. · Creation of charidriiformes. · view the constellation · filed as A1945

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Filed under Creation of charidriiformes.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.)Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.)

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Creation of plover (known as seven whistlers). (Cf. A1715.1.)Origin of snipe Creation of sandpiper Creation of quail Creation of pigeon Creation of dove

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