VARIOUS ANIMAL FOODS. 431 
No’-ko (Mytilus edulis), a clam; eaten by the Gallinomero of Russian 
River Valley. 
A clam (Saxridomus Nuttallit); eaten by the Indians of Kel River Valley. 
Sal-i’-ki (Acmea mitra); a shell used by the Pit River and other tribes 
in the ornamentation of women’s dresses. 
Hau-min’-ket, dried whalebone, found on the coast; used by the 
Hiichnom as an antidote for dyspepsia. 
Cham’-bau (Ortyx Californicus). After eating the flesh of this bird, 
roasted, the Nishinam dry the skins, and preserve them as a dainty for use 
in case of sickness. 
En’-neh, grasshoppers; eaten by the Konkau. They catch them with 
nets, or by driving them into pits; then roast them and reduce them to 
powder for preservation. 
The skunk (Mephitis) is eaten by the Nishinam, when properly caught 
and dressed. 
