Haunts of birds

Motif

Haunts of birds.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2433.4

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 7, Section XIV
Mesoamerican (Maya / Nahua) Popol Vuh, or Book of the Holy Assembly (Guthrie translation, serialized, truncated) , Introduction
Greco-Roman The Aeneid , Book 4
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 39 Bralgah the Dancing Bird
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 3, Section V

Within the index

Filed under Animal's characteristic haunt.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Why owl lives where he does. (Cf. A2229.3, steeple.) Why cock lives in town. (Cf. A2250.1.) Why ptarmigan lives in country. (Cf. A2250.1.) Why parrot lives in tree Why kingfisher lives in the air Why fowls never shut their doors at night

Filed beside it

Establishment of animal haunt. (Cf. A2212.2.) Various haunts of animals Haunts of various animals – mammals Haunts of insects Haunts of reptiles, etc

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