NO. 30 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I9Q12 4I 
The most graceful figures ever observed by Mrs. Stevenson among 
any people are those of the eagle dance. Two men impersonate 
eagles, and the songs are sung by a choir which follows the dancers. 
The first song refers to the spotted mesa, the second to the white 
elk, the third to the white eagle, and the fourth to the black eagle. 
Fic. 45.—Eagle Dance. 
Photograph by Mrs. Stevenson. 
TNVESTIGATIONS AMONG THE INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS By Dr. JOHN 
R. SwANTON. 
From January to May, and again in November and December, 
1912, Dr. John R. Swanton was engaged in researches in Oklahoma 
and Texas. In March he visited a number of places in Texas in the 
hope of finding remnants of the numerous small Indian tribes that 
originally lived, or were temporarily located, in various parts of that 
State. Some information was obtained regarding the fate of the 
