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wolves told him that when he was making this demonstration a live 

 owl would alight on his back. Brave Buffalo said that this actually 

 happened. After this dream and its demonstration he " prayed to the 

 wolves" when he wanted to locate game, and they always told him^ 

 where to secure it. 



The following song, which was taught Brave Buffalo in this dream, 

 is one which he afterwards used in treating tlic sick. Ho said that it 

 was his custom to sing this song every night. 



Voice J — 92 

 Drum J -92 

 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 8 



No. 47. "Owls Hooting" 



Sung by Brave Buffalo 



(Catalogue No. 607) 



mm 



Hii]-hai] lio - tui} pe - lo hiij - hai] ho - tuij pe 



hiij 



hai] ho - tui] pe - lo hiij- haij ho - tui] pe 



hii] - haij ho - luij 



y=ip=g=r 



pe - lo hiij-haij ho - tuq pe 



haij-he-pi hi - ya - ye - cin hiij 



Siisl,^^ 



:^=-^ 



-«-nf»- 



hai] ho - tuq pe 



hii} - haq ho - tuq pe - lo hiq-haq ho - tuq 



Hi 



pe 



=P=F^ 



tr- 



P=FP: 



E^S^ 



4^ 



hiq - haq ho - tuq pe - lo hiq-haq ho - tuq pe 



WORDS 



highaq^ owls 



ho'tuq ^ pelo^ (were) hooting 



haqhe'pi hiya^ye<5iq in the 'passing of the night 



hiqhaq^ owls 



ho'tuq pelo' ^ (were) hooting , 



' Riggs gives the following definition of the word ho: "the voice either of a man or of anyanimalor thing; 

 soundin general." Its exact meaning isunderstood from itsuse (cf. //oy'ca^, p. 70). When /io is used con- 

 cerning an animal, it is understood to refer to the peculiar call or cry of that animal. Thus in this memoir, 

 in addition to the present song, it appears as follows: With reference to wolves in song No. 48, to buffalo in 

 song No. 54, to owls and wolves in No. 160, to owls and crows in No. 50, to the bear in No. 84, and to the 

 horse in Nos. 109, 111. 



2 The final syllable of this word was often omitted by the singer. 



