Food of crow. Why crows peck at flesh of men

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Food of crow. Why crows peck at flesh of men.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2435.4.7

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Food of birds.

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Why crow eats excrement

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Food of cuckoo. (Cf. A2241.4.)Why crane suffers thirst. (Cf. A2231.2.1.)Why raven suffers thirst. (Cf. A2234.1.)Food of eagle. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 242 (fish)Food of buzzard Food of hawks Food of cock Food of owl Food of jackdaw Food of wren

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