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AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS 



participator in the early Indian wars 

 in the New Netherlands. Written in 

 a naive, fluent and interesting manner. 



Morgan, Lewis H., The League of 

 the Iroquois. In several editions. 



A comprehensive study of the Five, 

 later Six Nations, especially of the 

 Seneca. One of the first careful scien- 

 tific studies ever made of any tribe, and 

 still a classic. 



Parker, A. C., An Erie Indian 

 Village and Cemetery, Iroquois Corn 

 Foods, and other publications in the 

 Bulletins of the New York State Mu- 

 seum, Albany, N. Y.; in thesame series 

 as those of Dr. William Beauchamp. 



The first of the works mentioned is 

 the best published account of the 

 archaeological work on any one site 

 in the State, and should be read by 

 everyone intending to do research. 



The second gives a valuable insight 

 into ancient Indian methods of cookery. 



All of Mr. Parker's works are val- 

 uable because of his deep knowledge 

 of all things Indian and his experience 

 as State Archaeologist. 



Furman, Gabriel, Antiquities of Long 

 Island, N. Y. 1874. 



Tooker, W. TF., Indian Place-Nairn- 

 on Long Island, N. Y., 1911 (Knick- 

 erbocker Press). 



THE THUNDERBIRD 



Engraved on a fragment of pottery found at Shinneeock Hills, Long Island. The thumler- 

 birds were gods and patrons of warriors and it is one of their duties to guard mankind from the 

 evil horned serpents (page 10) that dwell under the earth or beneath the waters. 



