Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.)

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Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2313.2

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Filed under Origin of bird's feathers.

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Origin of cuckoo's feathers. (Cf. A2241.6.) Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.) Origin of nkundak's feathers. (Cf. A2223.2.) Why young ravens have white feathers

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal characteristics: exchange of qualities. (Cf. A2313.2, A2326.1.2, A2326.1.4, A2326.2.1, A2332.6.5, A2345.4, A2378.1.3, A2378.1.4, A2421.2, A2421.3, A2431.3.3, A2431.3.4, A2435.3.1, A2435.3.2.)

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