War of birds and quadrupeds — Mythoi

Motif

War of birds and quadrupeds.

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · Animal warfare. · view the constellation · filed as B261

Cited in the index

general *Type 222
general BP II 435 (Gr. No. 102)
general *Dh III 3ff., 226, IV 197ff. – Crane Vitry No. 153
general Scala Celi No. 417. Japanese: Ikeda. – Africa: Frobenius Atlantis VIII 253, IX 115, XI 128.

Within the index

Filed under Animal warfare.

1 finer motif beneath it

Bat in war of birds and quadrupeds. Because of ambiguous form joins first one side and then the other. Discredited

Filed beside it

Two groups of animals make peace treaty War between domestic and wild animals War between other groups of animals Single combat between animals Animals continually rend each other Animals fight Animal allies. (Cf. A2493.) Animal soldiers

Carried in tale types

The Magic Flight · ATU 313 24 recorded variants
War between Birds (Insects) and Quadrupeds (previously War of Birds and Quadrupeds) · ATU 222 1 recorded variant

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