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‘Ohuy. 
Odocoileus americanus macrourus (Raf.). Western White-tailed 
Deer. 
This is the Tewa name of the animal known in New Mexican 
Spanish as cola larga. ‘The ’ohyy is mentioned in Tewa myths as one 
of the larger game animals. The cured skin of the ’ohwy, as well as 
that of the mule deer and the elk, is called puyjeé, ‘deerskin’, ‘buckskin’. 
We have questioned only three San Idefonso Indians concerning 
this species of deer. They stated that the px: and ’ohyy differ only 
as regards the tail, the form of the antlers and the body-color being 
the same. It is evident that they had not closely observed the 
antlers and the general color. 
Pur. 
Lepus campestris Bach. White-tailed Jackrabbit. 
Jackrabbits are reported by both whites and Indians, but with 
no information as to the species. The white-tailed form is reported 
by Nelson.’ 
Pa. 
Lepus bairdi Hayden. Rocky Mountain Snowshoe Rabbit. 
Recorded from 30 miles north of Taos and from Chama by Nelson,? 
and from Taos by Coues and Yarrow. 
Pu’. 
Lepus callotis Wagler? White-sided Jackrabbit. 
Reported at San Pedro, N. Mex., about 35 or 40 miles south of 
El Rito de los Frijoles, in 1873, by Coues and Yarrow.‘ As this is 
far beyond the supposed range of the species, perhaps it should be 
referred to the next. 
Pu. 
Lepus californicus texianus Waterhouse. Texas Jackrabbit. 
We have no record of this species from the Pajarito Plateau, but 
New Mexico, except the northeastern part, is included within its 
range,° so it should be looked for in our area. 
eg 
Domestic rabbit, domestic hare. 
The name was originally applied to jackrabbits. 
Pu. 
Pu'wa'gi, ‘jackrabbit like’ (pu’, jackrabbit; wa-gi, like). 
Guinea pig. 
Dept. Agr., pp. 74, 78, 1909. 
2Nelson, E. W., op. cit., pp. 109-12. 
3 Coues, Elliott, and Yarrow, H. C., op. cit., p. 126. 
4Tbid. 
6Nelson, E. W., op. cit., pp. 142-45 
