Motif
bird cry as death omen during illness
bird_cry_as_death_omen_during_illness
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
melanesian
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The Melanesians of British New Guinea RELIGION. / CULT OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES. / THE CULT OF THE MANGO. / OMENS.; lines 36273-36337 confidence: high
If the bunebune bird's cry is heard while a man or woman is ill, the patient will die; the bird is described as a kind of pigeon.
The bunebune bird's cry heard during illness is said to mean that the patient will die.
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