486 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
The three following figures, taken from Red-Cloud’s Census, are con- 
nected with the thunder-bird myth: 
Fig. 680.—Medicine bird. 
Red-Cloud’s Census. The 
Sy word medicine is in the In- 
dian sense, before explained, 
and would be more correctly 
expressed by the word sacred 
ormystic, as is also indicated 
by the waving lines issuing 
- from the mouth. 
Fic. 680.—Medicine bird. Dakota. 
Fig. 681.—Fivethunders. Red-Cloud’s Census. The 
thunder-bird is here drawn with five lines (voices) 
issuing from the mouth, which may mean many voices 
or loud sound, but is connected with the above men- 
tioned wavy or spiral lines, which form the conventional 
sign for waka". 
Fia. 681.—Five thun- 
ders. Dakota 
Fig. 682.—Thunder pipe. Red-Cloud’s Census. This 
is a pipe to which are attached the wings of the thun- 
der-bird. 
Fig. 682.—Thunder 
pipe. Dakota. 
