lA FiEscHEl CHILD-NAMING RITE 139 



Xu-tha'-mi-tse-xi. Wife of Wa'-tlui-xa-gc of the Tsi'-zhu Wa- 



shta-ge. 

 Xu-tha'-\vi°, Eagle-woman. Daughter of Mi'-she-tsi-e and Wa'- 



ko"-ca-nio°-i°. 

 Xii'-tha-wi". Wife of Xo-'-dse-u-mo^-i" of the Ho°' I-ni-ka-shi-ga 



gens. 



Ho'^'-G.\ U-THU-HA-GE 



Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the 

 first three daughters in a family of the Ho"'-ga U-thu-ha-ge (Last 

 in the Ho°'-ga order) gens as given by Wa'-no°-she-zhi°-ga. 



SONS 



Pgtho"'. Xu-tha'-ha-hi-ge, Eagle-chief. 



Ksho°'-ga. Tse'-ga-mo°-i°, Goes-in-ne\s-plumage. Refers to the 



young eagle. 

 Ka'-7.hi°-ga. P'-be-pka, White-tail. Refers to the tail of the 



mature golden eagle whose white tail feathers are tipped with 



black. 



DAUGHTERS 



Mi'-na. Mi-tse-xi, Mi'-na-the-favorite. 



Wi'-he. Mi'-fo^-e, White-sun. 



Ci'-ge. Mi'-tse-xi-o^-ba. (Meaning obscure.) 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



A-hi"'-u-k'u-dse, Holes- in-the-wings. Refers to the spaces in the 



wings of the eagle. 

 Cka'-gthe, White-plumes. Refers to the three downy feathers 



taken from under the tail of the eagle and worn as life symbols by 



priests. 

 He-ba'-ku-ge, Blunt-horns. Name given in compliment to this gens 



by the Tho'-xe gens. 

 Hiu'-pa-da-zhi°-ga, Young-hiu'-f;a-da. Refers to the eagle's leg 



attached to the hanging strap of the wa-xo'-be or shrine. 

 Ho°'-ga, The-consecrated-one. Name of the gens. 

 Ho°'-ga-gthe-zhe, Mottled-eagle. Refers to the immature golden 



eagle that is dark in plumage. This bird is regarded as sacred 



by many of the Indian tribes. 

 Ho"'-ga-to''-ga, Great-eagle. 

 Ho'"-ga-tsi-e-da, House-of-the-Ho'"-ga. Refers to the House of 



Mystery that is in the keeping of the Ho"'-ga gens. 

 Kshi'-zhi-wa-ga-xe, Causes them to fail to reach home. Refers to 



the attack of the eagle on its prey. 



