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a comparison more particularly with the Tlingit, Haida, and Kwa- 

 kiutl tribes, whose mythology has been studied and published in 

 some detail. I have not attempted to carry through the comparison 

 in detail over other parts of the continent. 



The following abbreviations have been used in this chapter: 



6. Deans 



Tales given by various informants, published in the same sources, 

 are distinguished by letters, a, b, c, etc. 



Sources for passages taken from various versions are given at the 

 end of the respective passages. Where, on account of the introduc- 

 tion of variants, there might be uncertainty as to the extent of the 

 quotation, the beginning and end of the passages are indicated by an 

 asterisk or bracket. Variants of passages are placed in brackets. 



