Why young ravens have white feathers

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Why young ravens have white feathers.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2313.5

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Jewish Neuman.

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Filed under Origin of bird's feathers.

Filed beside it

Origin of cuckoo's feathers. (Cf. A2241.6.) Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.) Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.) Origin of nkundak's feathers. (Cf. A2223.2.)

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