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ALBATROSS (COLLECTOR'S TITLE) ; BAD LUCK: BIRD (CLASSIFIER'S TITLE)
THE ALBATROSS THAT HOVERS AROUND A SHIP BRINGS BAD LUCK AND
TO KILL THE ALBATROSS WILL ALSO BRING BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT RECALLED THIS ITEM FROM SEVERAL AREAS BUT PARTICULARLY
FROM A POEM BY COLRIDGE.
Where learned: REMEMBERS HEARING OF THIS LEGEND
Keyword(s): COLERIDGE
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.32 |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.