1SS4.] CoOKF. o» C/iippe-vut Bird IVdJiirs. 24O 



no. Wood Duck. Aix sfousa. Si-a-mo'. Name. 



111. Scaup Ducks (both FuUx marila and F. affiuis). Ma'-ni-do- 

 shib', spirit Duck. 



112. Ring-billed Blackhead. Fulix coflan's. Tu-gua'-go-shib, fall 

 Dyck. 



113. Redhead. Aytliya ajuericana. Kitch'-i-tu-gua'-go-shib, big fall 

 Duck. The Indians call the Canvasback by the same name. They did 

 not distinguish between the two species until white hunters taught them 

 the difference. 



114. American Golden-eye Clatigula glaiicium avicricana. Mud- 

 we-ang'-ge-shib, wings making a whistling. Another name for the same 

 Duck is Pi-kiva'-ko-s/iib, arrow Duck. 



115. BuTTERBALL. Claugiila albcola. Wa-ke'-i-a'-wi-shib', shot eater, 

 because it is so hard to hit. 



116. Sheldrakes, in general, An'-zig, from an herb, growing at the 

 bottom of lakes, on which it feeds. 



117- American Sheldrake. Mergus ineyganscr americanus. Kitch- 

 i-an'-zig, big Sheldrake. 



118. Red-breasted Sheldrake. Mergus serrator. O-ga-wan'-zig, 

 yellow Sheldrake. 



119. Hooded Sheldrake. Lo-phodytes cnciillatns. Gi-ni-ko-ne'-shib, 

 sharp-billed Duck. 



120. A Duck, not identified, is called A-mik'-o-shib, Beaver Duck. 



121. Pelican, both species. She'-de. Name. 



122. Double-crested Cormorant. Phalacrocorax dilophns. Ka- 

 gog'-i-shib, Raven Duck. 



123. For all the Gulls and Terns, they have but one name. Kai-osk', 

 intended as an imitation of their cry. 



124. Horned Grebe (^Dytes auritns), or Eared Grebe (Z?. tii'gricolh's), 

 or both. Kitch'-i-shin'-gi-bis, big diver. 



125. Loon. Colymhus torquatus. Mang, brave. This is almost the 

 only word of one syllable in the Chippewa language. In English, to call 

 a person a loon is not very complimentary, but the Indians use loon- 

 hearted just as we do lion-hearted, to denote extreme bravery. In the 

 fall, when the colors get dull, the name A'-shi-mang is given, meaning 

 false Loon. 



126. Thick-billed Grebe. Podilymbus podiceps. Shin'-gi-bis, de- 

 formed. 



We may close these notes hy giving one of the Indian stories bv which 

 they account for this name as applied to the Grebes. 



Once on a time the Great Spirit looked down on all the beasts and birds 

 and saw that their lives were one dull round of monotonous toil. So he 

 told them to assemble at a certain place and he would teach them many 

 beautiful games. He built an immense wigwam, and at the appointed 

 time all were there except the Grebe. He made fun of the whole matter, 

 and said he knew tricks enough already. While the Great Spirit was 

 instructing the assemblage, the Grebe danced in derision before the door. 



