Origin of red lump on rail's head. (Cf. A2215.4.)

Motif

Origin of red lump on rail's head. (Cf. A2215.4.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: head. · view the constellation · filed as A2321.8

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Filed under Origin of bird crests.

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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 willow-grouse's crest Origin of cock's red crest Origin of woodpecker's crest

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Red fruit thrown at rail's (bird's) head: hence red lump on head. (Cf. A2321.8.)

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