Why vulture is bald

Motif

Why vulture is bald.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2317.7

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 20

Filed across the traditions

S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux MAFLS XL 161.
general Dh. III 14. – Menomini: Skinner und Satterlee PaAm XIII 78

Within the index

Filed under Why certain animals are bare of covering.

Filed beside it

Why swine's belly is bare Why fly is bald Why buzzard is bald Why crow's head is bald Why raven is bald Why magpie is bald Why bat is bald Why bird's feet are bare Why baboon has bare place on back. (Cf. A2213.2.3.) Why john-crow has bald head Why opossum has bare tail

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