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Tliey seemed to take 



in keeping tame eagles and tiu-keys. Albinos are unusually 

 common amongst them, whose complexions are as fail- as those 

 of Europeans. Like the other branches of the Pueblo Indians, 

 the women of Zuhi are yery chaste, and plui'ality of wives is 

 not allowed. 



Situated to the north-east of the San Francisco Peaks, about 

 twenty miles from the Colorado Chiquito, on the opposite side 

 to the mountains, are grouped, within a radius of ten miles, 

 the seven villages of Moqui.' The country is arid and unin- 

 viting, much broken, and partly formed of steep mesas, partly 

 of volcanic peaks. Upon the very edge of some of these mesas 

 the villages are planted. They are mostly of three stories, 

 built in the form of a square, with a court, common to the 

 "W'hole community, forming the centre. The first story, or 

 basement, consists of a stone wall 15 feet high, the top of 

 which forms a landing extending round the whole. A flight 

 of stone steps leads from the fii'st to the second landing, and 

 thence up to the roof. The doors open upon the landing. 

 The houses are three rooms deep ; the first being used for 

 eating, cooking, &c. ; the others as sleeping apartments. 



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Grreat neatness is observable both in the household 

 ments and personal habits of the people. They sit u] 

 on the floor, clothe themselves with Knen trousers, shii-ts, and 

 Kavajo blanket tlu-own across their shoulders. Upon the 



vails han^ bows, arrows, quivers, antlers, blankets, articles of 



clothmg, &c. ; 



meal 



or water, stand usually along one side of the room. In 

 complexion they are rather fair for Indians ; although quiet 

 in their manners they are very light-hearted ; honesty, frank- 

 Jiess, and hospitality are amongst their good qualities, but 

 they want the manly bearing of the Zuni Indians, 



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