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- God unusual as to color. A123.7
- Many-colored god. A123.7.1
- Gods recognized by natural phenomena associated with their worship – color, scent, etc. A139.11
- Culture hero has three heads of hair of different colors. A526.4
- Culture hero with different colored eyes, one brown, one green. A526.5.1
- Each world corresponds to different color. A659.4
- Rainbow has three colors. A791.4
- Origin of colors at sunrise and sunset. A797
- Origin of sea's color. A925.2
- Many-colored fountain breaks forth where saint strikes earth with his foot. A941.5.2
- Colors of winds. A1129.1
- Creator establishes twelve winds, each a different color. A1129.1.1
- Son of first human couple murdered by tiger sent by god; his head becomes the sun, his chest the moon, and his blood gives the red earth its color. A1277.3
- Origin of white and colored races. A1614
- Origin of race colors from eating of ox. Those who eat livers are black; those who eat lungs and blood are red. A1614.4.1.1
- Origin of light and dark skin color. A1614.6
- Custom of differentiating social classes by color of dress introduced. A1650.2
- Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) A2211.7
- Birds painted their present colors. A2217.1
- Animal who steals fire scorched: cause of his color. (Cf. A1415.) A2218.3
- 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.) A2219.1
- Bird coloring as reward for obedience to deity. A2221.6.1
- Chameleon saves hero's life: may change color. Fang: Einstein 96. A2223.8
- Raven does not return to ark in obedience to Noah: black color is resulting punishment. A2234.1.1
- God changes color (tails) of devil's cows. Devil makes all animals of same color (or all tailless). When God makes them of different colors (or with tails) devil no longer recognizes them. (Cf. A2378.1.) A2286.2.4
- Color of animal's eyes. A2332.5
- Why bird's beak is colored. A2343.2
- Cause of color of animal's tongue. A2344.3
- Origin of color of animal's back. A2356.3
- Origin of color of animal's legs. A2371.4
- Origin of color of animal's tail. A2378.8
- Animal characteristics: color and smell. A2410
- Origin of color of animal. A2411
- Origin of color of mammals. A2411.1
- Origin of color of felidae. A2411.1.1
- Color of leopard. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.1.1
- Color of jaguar. A2411.1.1.2
- Origin of color of mustelidae. A2411.1.2
- Color of ermine. A2411.1.2.2
- Color of otter. A2411.1.2.3
- Color of skunk. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.2.4
- [First Edition: A2411.1.12. Color of badger. See A2219.1.] A2411.1.12[1st ed.]
- Color of mink. Singed by sun. (Cf. A2218). A2411.1.2.5
- Color of canidae and other carnivora. A2411.1.3
- Color of fox. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.3.1
- Color of coyote. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.3.2
- Origin of color of rodentia. A2411.1.4
- Color of squirrel. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.4.1
- Color of beaver. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.4.2
- Color of rat. A2411.1.4.3
- Color of hare. A2411.1.4.4
- Origin of color of primata. A2411.1.5
- Color of monkey. A2411.1.5.1
- Color of baboon. A2411.1.5.2
- Origin of color of ungulata. A2411.1.6
- Color of horse. A2411.1.6.1
- Color of hippopotamus. (Cf. A2247.3.) A2411.1.6.2
- Red color of bush-buck. From blood. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.6.3
- Color of cow. A2411.1.6.4
- Color of deer. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.6.5
- Color of elk. A2411.1.6.6
- Color of rhinoceros. (Cf. A2247.3.) A2411.1.6.7
- Origin of color of other mammals. A2411.1.7
- Origin of color of hyena. (365 colors). A2411.1.7.1
- Origin of color of bird. A2411.2
- Origin of color of passeriformes. A2411.2.1
- Color of thrush. (Cf. A2222.1, A2218). A2411.2.1.1
- Color of water-ousel. A2411.2.1.2
- Color of wag-tail. A2411.2.1.3
- Color of swallow. (Cf. A2218, A2219.1, A2221.2.4.1.) A2411.2.1.4
- Color of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1). A2411.2.1.5
- Color of crow. (Cf. A2219.1) A2411.2.1.6
- Color of rook. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.7
- Color of jay. A2411.2.1.8
- Color of blackbird. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.9
- Color of magpie. A2411.2.1.10
- Color of sparrow. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.11
- Color of goldfinch. A2411.2.1.12
- Color of red-bird. A2411.2.1.13
- Color of canary. A2411.2.1.14
- Color of trumpet-bird (psophia crepitans). (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.15
- Color of starling. A2411.2.1.16
- Color of martin. A2411.2.1.17
- Origin of color of falconiformes. A2411.2.2
- Origin of color of charidriiformes. A2411.2.3
- Color of woodcock. A2411.2.3.1
- Origin of color of caraciiformes. A2411.2.4
- Color of woodpecker. A2411.2.4.1
- Color of owl. A2411.2.4.2
- Origin of color of ciconiiformes. A2411.2.5
- Color of cormorant. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.2.5.1
- Color of heron. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.2.5.2
- Color of stork. A2411.2.5.3
- Color of gull. A2411.2.5.4
- Origin of color of other birds. A2411.2.6
- Color of loon. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.1
- Color of swan. A2411.2.6.2
- Color of goose. A2411.2.6.3
- Color of duck. A2411.2.6.4
- Color of turkey. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.5