Why canary's eggs are yellow. (Cf. A2219.1.)

Motif

Why canary's eggs are yellow. (Cf. A2219.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: other bodily features. · view the constellation · filed as A2391.1

Cited in the index

general Dh III 65.

Within the index

Filed under Nature of bird's eggs.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal has color spilled on him: cause of his color. (Cf. A2391.1, A2411.1.1.1, A2411.1.2.4, A2411.1.3.1, A2411.2.1.1, A2411.1.4.2, A2411.1.6.3, A2411.2.1.4, A2411.2.1.6, A2411.2.4.1, A2411.2.6.1, A2411.2.6.5, A2411.2.6.6, A2411.2.6.11, A2411.4.1.)

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