[[animals]] *** ## Biblio [ie-connection: corax](https://www.indo-european-connection.com/words/corax) [[rolinson2020-02-22]] [[rolinson2019-12-14b]] [[EIEC]]: "Bird", "Birds" [[EIEC]]: Thematic Category *Animals* > Subcategory *Birds* ## Etyma [[*hawis"Bird"]] ## Kinds [[blackbird]] [[rooster-cock]] [[coot]] [[crane]] [[crow]] [[cuckoo]] [[dove]] [[ducks]] [[eagles]] [[egg]] [[falcon]] [[ergreiffen]] ## Topics [[birds-death-war]] [[death-beings]] [[bird-omens]] ## By Branch [[birds-indic]] [[birds-iranian]] [[things-to-keep-in-mind]] ## Topics [[death-and-birds]] ## 1.0 Motifs [[birds-priests-song]] The following as poetic formulas/motifs. [[divine-beings-in-bird-form]] [[language-of-birds]] [[people-sound-like-birds]] -- [[warrior-birdsong-curse]] mṛga, “wild animal,” is opposed to paśu, “domestic animal.” eh https://meluhha.com/rv/verse.pl?v=10.127.04&acc=no&q=bird&lang=eng https://meluhha.com/rv/verse.pl?v=10.177.02&acc=no&q=bird&lang=eng ## 2.0 Rituals [[priests actually singing like birds]] [[bird-warriors]] [[bird-omens]] [[bird-sacrifice]] [[birds-kings]] [[kings-represented-by-birds]] [[staal1983-1]], [[staal1985]] - [Germanic] galdr = birdsong (ja puhvel, West) - [Vedic] [Fritz Staal agnicayana Meaningless mantras mimick birdsong](https://www.jstor.org/stable/601529?seq=1) altar is a bird Homa bird - śyena ([wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyena-(Hinduism))) the divine hawk identified with Agni, who ascends to heaven for bringing soma to earth. It also refers to the fire-altar constructed with bricks (Agni Chayana). ## Real Birds [[real-birds]] ## Real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed-parakeet