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- Wings of sun. A726.2
- Why there is no mist on a certain river: fanned away with a pair of eagle's wings. A937
- Winds caused by flapping wings. A giant bird causes the wind with his wings. The wings are cut by the culture hero so that the bird cannot flap so hard. A1125
- Angels' wings protect earth from winds. A1128.1
- Origin of thunder clouds: from wings of mountains. A1142.4
- Wings cut from flying mountains. In beginning mountains have wings. They are cut off by thunderbolt. A1185
- Raven singes feet on hot stones: why its wings clap when it flies. (Cf. A2442.2.1.) A2218.6
- Ants ask God to give them wings: wind blows them away. A2232.9
- Owl's wings borrowed from rat (or other animal). A2241.2
- Animal characteristics: wings. A2377
- Why emu has no wings. (Cf. A2284.1.) A2377.1
- Why raven claps wings in flying. (Cf. A2218.6.) A2442.2.1
- Why cuckoo flies with difficulty, and sings with wings spread. A2442.2.2
- Wings of dragon. B11.2.6
- Bird with head of gold and wings of silver. B15.7.3
- Eagle with twelve wings and three heads. B15.7.16
- Destructive locusts (with wings of iron) eat wheat crop. B16.6.3
- Devastating birds with poisonous spells on their wings. B33.1.4
- Flying horse. Sometimes represented as having wings, sometimes as going through the air by magic. B41.2
- Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird. B51