M..OSF.Y] NOTES AND PARALLELS 455 



back a.« 1700, arcordins to Lawj^oii: "Tlic iilatitors juit gourds on ^■taIulill<: holes 

 [poles] on purpose for these fowl to l)uilil in, lu'cause they are a very warlike liird 

 and beat the crows from the j)lantations" (History of Carolina, ]). 23S). 



S7. How THE TrRKEY got his heard (p. 2S7) : Tliis story is well known in the 

 tribe and was heard from several informants. 



According to a Creek myth in the Tnggle collection llic Turkey was once a warrior 

 and still wears his last scalp from his neck. In another story of the same collection 

 it is a man's scalp which he seized from the Terrapin and accidentally swallowed as 

 he ran off, so that it grew out from his breast. 



38. Why the Ti'kkev ooishi.es (p. U'^S): This story was tir.st heard from John Ax 

 (east) and afterward from Wafford (west). The grouse is locally called "partridge" 

 in the southern AUeghenies. 



39. How THE KlxcFlsHER ooT HIS Mil. I. (p. 2SSi ; Tlie first version is from .John 

 Ax, the other from Swimmer. 



Yi'iiiwt tmnscW — "Little People," another name for the Nuiine'liT (see lunnlier 7S) . 

 These are not to be confounded with the Anisga'ya Tsunsdi', " Little Men," or 

 Thunder Boys. 



TuijahViat — A small slender-bodied spotted fish aliout four inches in length, 

 which likes to lie upon the rocks at the bottom of the larger streams. The name 

 refers to a gourd, from a fancied resemblance of the long nose to the handle of a 

 gourd. 



40. How THE Partriooe OOT HIS WHISTLE (p. 2Sf)) : This little story is. well known 

 in the tribe. 



Whistles and flutes or flageolets are in use among nearly all trilies for ceremonial 

 and anmsement purposes. The whistle, usually made from an eagle bone, was worn 

 suspended from the neck. Tlie llute or flageolet was commonly made from ci'dar 

 wood. 



41. How THE Redbird got his color (p. 289): This short story was obtained 

 from Cornelius Boudinot, a prominent mixed-blood of Tahlequah, and differs from 

 the standard Cherokee myth, according to which the redbird is the transformed 

 daughter of the Sun (seenundier 5, "The Daughter of the Sun"). 



Red iiaint — Much sacredness attaches, in the Indian mind, to red paint, the color 

 being symbolic of war, strength, success, and spirit protection. The word paint, in 

 any Indian language, is generally understood to mean red paint, unless it is otherwise 

 distinctly noted. The Indian red paint is usually a soft hematite ore, found in veins 

 of hard-rock formation, from which it must be dug with much labor and patience. 

 In the western tribes everyone coming thus to procure paint makes a prayi'r be.side 

 the rock and hangs a small sacrifice upon a convenient bush or stick before beginning 

 operations. 



42. The Pheasant beating corn: Tiyj Pheasant dance (p. 290): The first of 

 these little tales is from John Ax, the second from Swimmer. The pheasant {Bonasa 

 umbella; Cherokee tluriti'sd) is also locally called grouse or partridge. 



43. The race between the Crane and the Humminghird (p. 290): This story 

 is a favorite one in the tribe, and w-as heard from several informants, both ICast and 

 West. The sequel may surprise those who havi^ suppose(l tliat woman has no rights in 

 Indian society. 



In a Creek story under the same title, in the Tuggle colU'ction, the rivals agree to 

 fly from a certain spot on a stream to the spring at its head. The humming bird is 

 obliged to follow the windings of the stream, but the crane takes a direct course 

 above the trees and thus wins the race. 



Fly around tlie irorld — Not around a glolje, but around the circumference of a disk, 

 according to the Indian idea. 



