BUSSELL] SONGS 271 



because of the aeciilental presence of some one who knows a group, as 

 the "Bluebird songs" or the "Swallow songs." Examples of all the 

 principal groups of songs are here recorded. They include: 



Archaic songs: includetl in the cosmogonical myth; they are known 

 as "Emergence songs," and contain a few words of a meaning 

 imknown, owing either to age or to borrowing. 



Festal songs; including "Circling," "Basket boating," "Middle 

 run," "Name," etc. 



Game songs; these are short, not numerous, and often borrowed. 



Hunting songs ; there are a few songs that appear to have once been 

 used in the ceremonial preparations for hunting, ])ut wliich are now 

 employed in the magical treatment of disease. 



Medicine songs; this is the largest class; every conceivable ailment 

 has its appointed song, ascribed to some animal or natural phenome- 

 non or even supernatural agency. Many of these are from the Papagos. 



Puberty songs ; some are especially for this ceremony, though any 

 festal songs may be sung at this time. 



Rain songs; these contain interesting references to deities not else- 

 where mentioned. So far as known, their source has not yet been 

 ascertained. 



War songs; these were numerous and of great importance in the 

 ceremonies. 



