96 TRAVELS througiI 



On my arrival at the Akanzas^ the young 

 warriors received me with the dance of the ca- 

 lumet. It is neceflary that I Ihould inform yoii, 



that 



14. Quails. Tetrao Mexicanus, Linn. Loufiana quail j 

 VI, enl. 149. 



15.x Turtles. Columba Canadenfis, Lin?i. Canada 

 turtle, PL enl i'j6. 



16. Wood-pigeons. Columba migratoria, Z/«». Mi- 

 gratory pigeon. Kahn, 11. p. 82. /. 2. Columba CaToIi- 

 Tienfis, Linn, Caroline pigeon. Cat. I. 24. 



17. Swans. Anas Cygnus, Linn. Br. Zool. ^^ ^^o. Ed- 

 nvard 150. 



18. Geese. Anas Anfer, Linn. V/ildgoofe, Br.Zoot.^^j; 

 Anas crythropus, Linn. White fronted goofe, Br. ZooL 450; 

 EdnAj. 153. Anas Canadenfis, Linn, Canada gcofe, Ediv, 

 151. PI. enl. 346. 



19. -BirfTA-RDS, tyhj T1II1H, Linn. ' TKis^is- the firfl 

 time tliaTS 4nd a buftard mentioned-aniong the' American 

 birds. As they aihe,.nQ^ncomnT?5n in France, I am inclined 

 to think the authpr's accouiit to^e'^ue ; and as he has al- 

 ready me^ioned the turkies before, it iS^not likely that he 

 Ihould' confound ths; buflard and turkey. 



20. Ducks of zill kinds. There are at leaft twenty kinds 

 of ducks known to be in America. Vid. ForJfer''s Cataicg^ue 

 of North American animuls, p. 16. 17. 



21. Teals. 



