INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY, 
turn, they stayed four days on this creek, and 
erjed for reyenge, without eating or drinking. 
wi-ta-ni’-o-he, Fat River, South Platte. 
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mah-i-mi’-no-1-o-he, Plum Creek. 
i-o-mit, Turbid or Muddy Water, Missouri River. 
mo-e-i-o’-he, Elk River, Yellowstone. 
NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL MAMMALS. 
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o-to-a’, a male buffalo. Bos Americanus. 
mi, a female, a cow. 
mok-si-ai’, a calf. 
is’-i-wan, a herd of buffalo. 
o-tu’-a-mu, a male elk. Cervus Canadensis. 
mi’-i-mu, a female elk. 
mu-ki-his’,, a young elk. 
mu-e’, a herd of elk. 
o-tu’-a-kis, mountain sheep, male. Outs Montana. 
mi’-i-kis, female sheep. 
ku-sai’-i-su, young sheep. 
ku-sun’, a flock of sheep. 
o-tu’-o-wo-ka, white-tailed deer. Cervus leucurus. 
mi’-i-wo’-ka, female deer. 
wo-ka-hais’, young deer. 
wo-ka’-i, a herd or flock. 
moh/-ta-wi-wast-wa-wo’-tsi-wa, black-tailed deer. Cer- 
vus macrotis. 
mohi’-ta-wi-wast-wo'-tsi-wan, black-tailed deer, (pl.) 
wa-ko-tsi-wai-is, small or young black-tailed deer. 
wo'-ka, antelope. Adilocapra Americana. 
wil-o’. Lepus artemisia. 
al-ni-wo. Lepus campestris. 
woh-is’, swift fox, kit fox. Vulpes velox. 
ma-ta-1’-woh-is’, large red fox. Vulpes macrourus. 
ha’-o, a skunk. Mephitis mephitica. 
moli-ta-wi-na’-ku, a black bear. Ursus. Na/-ku, a 
bear. 
mi’-ni-wa-ka’-0. Spermophilus tridecem lineatus. 
mi-ni-wa-ka/-tsi-po-ast. Tumias quadrivittatus. 
no-e’, red squirrel of the pines. 
he-ko’-wit, a porcupine. Lrethizon epixanthus. 
NAMES OF BIRDS, SERPENTS, ETC. 
mo (sing.), mo’-e (pl.), magpie. Pica Hudsonica. 
ma-ka-i-tai’-wi-kis, a humming bird, iron bird. 
ni’-po-tats-pi, nighthawk. Chordeiles popetue. 
ai/-sto-mo-pi, poorwill. Antrostomus Nuttalli. 
a-o-tsi’-mis-taé, prairie owl. Athene hypuge. 
si-wa’-ni-shish, fish-duck. Mergus Americanus. 
po-pai’-ki-ta-nais, sandpiper. § Tringa. 
mihi-a-is, chickadee. Parus septentrionalis. 
e-it’, Maximilian’s jay. Gymnokitta cyanocephala. 
a-ka-wo’-i-tu is’, sap-sucker. 
ma-i-shi’-o-nun, robin-redbreast. Zurdus migratorius. 
sus’-ki-wat, a small, gray, winter sparrow. 
ko-nali-tum’, gray-crowned finch. Leucosticte tephro- 
cotis. 
mahi-e-mis’-ta-a, large eared owl. Otus Wilsonianus. 
mis-ta-kis’, small gray owl. Nyctale acadica. 
mai-ya-tak, spatula-billed duck. Apatula clypeata. 
sis-ta-to’-wi-kis, Say’s flycatcher. Sayornis Sayus. 
o’-i-na, small woodpecker, with a red band on back of 
the neck. 
o-ha’-mi-shish’, green-winged teal. Nettion Carolinen- 
sis. 
ha-ma-shish’, blue-winged teal. Querquedula discors. 
mo-he-nuh, a rusty yellow hawk. 
hau’-no-wa-wi-kis, butcher bird. 
ho-i-no’-si-wi-kis, common snowbird. Junco hyemalis. 
ha-Gim, mud-hen. ulica Americana. 
woli-a, bald eagle. Halictus leucocephalus. 
al’-e-no, a kind of hawk. 
o’-ko-um, a small screech owl. Scops asio. 
mo-e’-a, domestic pigeon. 
mah-e-min’, wild pigeon. Letopistes migratoria. 
he-mi-ni-su, turtle-dove. Zenaidura Carolinensis. 
shish-to-tu’-wi-kis, cedar bird. Ampelis cedrorum. 
mai’-e-sai’-e, cheewink. Pipilo arcticus. 
mat-si’-ni. Tyrannus Caroliniensis. 
o-e-ni, little nuthatch. Sitta Canadensis. 
ma-e-wis’, red-breasted grosheak. Gutraca melano- 
cephala. 
sus-ki’-wat, a brown bunting. 
