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In exploring the hills of this formation along the Puerco, I found the horns of an 

 elk {Cervus canadensis). This locality must be near the southern limit of its range. 

 I learned that it is not uncommon on the high plateau near Tierra Amarilla on the 

 northeast . 



Morrison/ writing of the mountains more than a hundred miles 

 south of Santa Fe, reported that "the elk, once very plentifid in these 

 mountains, is now very rarely seen." The latter may refer to an- 

 other species of elk, Cervus merriami Nelson, whose range is given 

 as the White Mountains of Arizona and the Mongollon Mountains 

 of New Mexico. One or the other species of this noble animal was 

 doubtless known to the ancient inhabitants of El Rito de los Frijoles. 



According to information obtained from an aged Indian of Santa 

 Clara pueblo by Miss B. W. Freire-Marreco, elk of the smaller sort, not 

 so large as the great elk, are rarely seen in the mountains north of 

 the Tewa country. What animal is really meant was not ascertained. 



P^' (akin to Taos j^send, Islet a pi^de, 2+ plu. pimnin, Bartlett's 



Pu-o "pi-ye," Jemez pa). 

 Odocoileus hemionus (Raf .) . Mule Deer, Colorado Black Tail. 



A young deer of this species is called by the Tewa either ps^-'e. 

 ip^', nude deer; 'e", diminutive), or mqg.e. The latter word can not 

 be etymologized, and is the only animal name of Tewa origin known 

 to the writers which is apphed only to the young of a species. 



The cured skin of px' and also of the western white-tailed deer and 

 the elk is called puje, this word bemg commonly applied to the cured 

 skin of these three animals only. The fresh skin or the skin on the 

 animal is known as ps^'Fowa, 'deer skhi' (pas', Odocoileus hemionus; 

 k'owa, tegument, skin). 



Hodge gives as Deer clans of various pueblos: San Ildefonso, 

 PiV^-tdoa; Santa Clara, Pd-tdda; Isleta, Pim-t'ainm; Pecos, Pa'+; Sia 

 and San Felipe, Dijdni-hano; Zuni, Shdhoita-lcwe. The mule deer is 

 prominent in Tewa mythology. 



This is the common Deer of the region. We saw but one (a doe) 

 while at Frijoles canyon, but three others were reported by the 

 Indians whUe we were there. Even Tewa boys are aware that "a 

 lady deer is without antlers." It is said that deer of this species 

 were plentiful in former times, and deer products were much used by 

 the Tewa. 



HyM-pse- 'dry juniper deer' (hy,, 'one-seeded juniper', Juniperus 

 monosperma; h', 'dryness', 'dry'; p^', 'mule deer', Odo- 

 coileufi hemionus Raf.). 



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This is said to be a species of deer distinct from the pse'. 



1 Morrison, Charles C, Executive and Descriptive Report of Lieut. Charles C. Morrison, Sixth Cav- 

 alry, on the Operations of Party No. 2, Colorado Section, Field ,'icason of 1877. Ann. Rep. U. S. Gtog. 

 Erplor. & SuTV. W. of 100th Merid.Jor 1878, p. 137, 1878. 



