HENDERSON 

 HARRIXGTO 



'^] ETHNOZOOLOGY OF^ THE TEWA INDIANS " 35 



from cliickens. Pi' or pi'ydi' applies to the domestic as well as to the 

 wild turkey. The Isleta terms meaning 'turkey' exactly parallel the 

 Tewa, didiue bemg the equivalent of Tewa di', and piendUude that of 

 Tewa pi'ijdv. The Cochiti call turkey tsena. 



Hodge gives as Turkey clans of various pueblos: Pecos, P'etdelu'+; 

 Laguna, Ts'i'na-Jidno'^^; Acoma, Tslna-lidnoq'^^; vSia, Tsl-hdno; San 

 Felipe, Tsina-hdno; Santa iVna, Tsinha-hdno; Cochiti, Ts'i'n-Jiano; 

 Zuni, Tona-lcwe. 



The Mexicans m New Mexico usualh^ call the turkey gallo de la 

 tierra, gallina de la tierra. _S;panish guajalote is not applied to the 

 turkey in New Mexico. 



Turkeys breed m considerable numbers m the mountams. We 

 saw 30 in one flock at the edge of Valle Grande, just beyond the 

 headwatei-s of El Rito de los Frijoles. They come down into the 

 canyons in the autumn m large numbere and congregate about 

 the springs, where, it is said, the}" are slaughtered by the Mexicans. 

 There is no doubt that they were formerl}^ much more abundant 

 than now and probably constituted an important article of food of 

 the ancient inhabitants. The Indians long ago domesticated this 

 bird, or, at any rate, kept many of them m inclosures. It is sup- 

 posed that the birds m capitivity were kept for ceremonial purposes, 

 the feathers being used in various rites. This raises some doubt as 

 to whether the captive birds were used also for food. One of the 

 old men from Santa Clara pueblo said that the turkey is always 

 silent, "never makes any noise." This shows a surprising lack of 

 knowledge of the species. According to McCall,^ 60 years ago it 

 " was found on almost every stream margined with timber, through- 

 out the whole of the country traversed." 



Pi-. 



Domestic fowl, Chicken. 



The name was originally applied to the wild turkey; see above. 



The cock or rooster is called either ^^'s^'y, 'male chicken' {di' , 

 chicken; s^'y, male) ov gaju (<Span. gallo). 



The Tewa keep many chickens, and use the eggs {di'wa'), liesh, and 

 feathers. 



Ko'^ywi'. 



Zenaidura macrovra margiriella (Woodhouse) . Western Mourn- 

 ing Dove. 



The Taos name is pidngaipaand; Isleta, Icaipaiue; Jemez, ginamy,. 



This dove was found to be abundant both in the canyons and on 



the mesas. It is the only dovelike bird of the region, unless the 



band-tailed pigeon occurs in limited numbers locally. The latter 



may be recognized by the white nape band at the back of the skull 



1 McCall, George A., op. cit., p. 222. 



