Origin of cock's red crest

Motif

Origin of cock's red crest.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: head. · view the constellation · filed as A2321.10

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index 3160
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of bird crests.

1 finer motif beneath it

Why the cock's comb becomes white when he is angry

Filed beside it

Origin of goose's crest Origin of hoopoe's crest Origin of woodpecker's crest Origin of crested-lark's crest Origin of kingfisher's crest Origin of nkundak's crest. (Cf. A2223.2.) Origin of buzzard's crest Origin of red lump on rail's head. (Cf. A2215.4.) Origin of willow-grouse's crest Origin of woodpecker's crest

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