^krSon] ETHNOZOOLOGY of the TEWA INDIANS 17 



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 'ohutj is mentioned m Tewa myths as one 

 of the larger game animals. The cured skin of the 'ohy,y, as well as 

 that of the mule deer and the elk, is called puje, 'deerskm', 'buckskin'. 



We have questioned only three San Ildefonso Indians concerning 

 this species of deer. They stated that the pse- and 'ohii7j 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. 



Pu-. 



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.^ 



Pu:. 



Lepus hairdi 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. 



Pu-. 



Domestic rabbit, domestic hare. 

 The name was originally applied to jackrabbits. 



Pu-. 



Pu'wa-gX, 'jackrabbit like' {pw , jackrabbit; wa'gi, like). 

 Guinea pig. ^ 



1 Nelson, E. W., The Rabbits of North America, North American Fauna, No. 29, Biol. Surv., U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., pp. 74, 78, 1909. 



2 Nelson, E. W.,op. cit.,pp. 109-12. 



3 Coues, Elliott, and Yarrow, H. C, op. cit., p. 126. 

 <Ibid. 



^Nelson, E. W., op. cit., pp. 142-45 



