Why eagle's back is brown

Motif

Why eagle's back is brown.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2356.3.1

Filed across the traditions

Lappish Qvigstad FFC LX 38 No. 48.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of color of animal's back.

Filed beside it

Why jackal has black back. (Cf. A2218.2.) Why wolverine has peculiar marks on back Why spider has markings on back

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