Why dove coos — Mythoi

Motif

Why dove coos.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as A2426.2.8

Filed across the traditions

Angola Chatelain 153 No. 16
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Dh III 554 s.v. "Taube". Finnish: Aarne FFC IX 12 No. 57
general Jamaica negro: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 259 No. 50

Within the index

Filed under Cries of birds.

Filed beside it

Nightingale's song. (Cf. A2272.1.1.) Garden warbler's song. (Cf. A2272.1.3.) Bittern's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) Hoopoe's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) Cuckoo's song. (Cf. A2275.2.) Cawing of crow Croaking of raven Why goose quacks Why duck quacks What parrot says Meaning of swallow's song Cackling of guinea hen Why certain species of eagle cries like a baby: spirit of tortured baby became an eagle Origin of cry of brain-fever bird Origin of owl's cries. (Cf. A2427.3.) Origin and meaning of cock's cry "cock-a-doodle-do"

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