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- Bird as creator. A13.2
- Black-winged bird as creator. A13.2.3
- Woman who fell from the sky. – Daughter of the sky-chief falls from the sky, is caught by birds, and lowered to the surface of the water. She becomes the creator. A21.1
- Bird as creator's companion. A33.2
- Great bird as ancestor of gods. A111.3.3
- Bird deity. A132.6
- Bird-god. A132.6.1
- Goddess in form of bird. A132.6.2
- God rides bird. A136.1.4
- Goddess flies in bird's plumage. A136.1.8
- Birds of the gods. (Cf. A165.1.1.) A155.3
- Eagle as god's bird. A165.1.2
- Red sea-bird god's pet. A165.1.3
- Birds as messengers of the gods. A165.2.2
- God flies in bird plumage. A171.2
- Bird as the shadow of a god. A195.3
- Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god. A284.2
- Bird as culture hero. A522.2
- Aquatic bird as culture hero. A522.2.4
- Birds made of iron in hell. A671.2.11
Episodes
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 8 Weedah the Mocking Bird
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 26 Bougoodoogahdah the Rain Bird
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 29 Deegeenboyah the Soldier-bird
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 30 Deegeenboyah the Soldier-bird
- Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales · 39 Bralgah the Dancing Bird
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 23 23.— THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND
- Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes · Tale 46 46.— FITCHER'S BIRD.
- Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica · THE DIVINATION BY BIRDS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 35 35. the bird tribes
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 36 36. THE BALL GAME OF THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 37 37. HOW THE TURKEY GOT HIS BEARD
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 38 38. WHY THE TURKEY GOBBLES
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 39 39. HOW THE KINGFISHER GOT HIS BILL
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 40 40. HOW THE PARTRIDGE GOT HIS WHISTLE
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 41 41 HOW THE REDBIRD GOT HIS COLOR
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 42 42. THE PHEASANT BEATING CORN; ORIGIN OF THE PHEASANT
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 43 43. THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 44 44 THE OWL GETS MARRIED
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 45 45. THE HUHU GETS MARRIED
- Myths of the Cherokee · Bird Myths — Myth 46 46. WHY THE BUZZARD'S HEAD IS BARE
Tale types
- ATU 122D* To Make a Bird Tastier
- ATU 1310C Throwing the Bird from a Cliff as Punishment
- ATU 1325* Bird's Dung Falls on Record Books
- ATU 150 The Three Teachings of the Bird (previously Advice of the Fox)
- ATU 1683* Counting Birds (previously A Peasant Counts Pebbles)
- ATU 1698H The Deaf Man in the Tree (previously The Man with the Bird in the Tree)
- ATU 1960J The Great Bird
- ATU 2041 The Bird Indifferent to Pain
- ATU 220 The Council of Birds
- ATU 221 The Election of King of Birds