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American Merganser, 



Merganser americanus (Cass.), also shares these names. 



Hooded Merganser. 



Lophodytes cucullatus (Linn.). Hug-wuns'. 

 On authority of Governor Noel Paul. Meaning not 

 learned. 



Mallard. 



Anas boschas Linn. Kw'hes or Gw'hes. 

 Identified by Gov. Noel Paul. Neither this nor the pre- 

 ceding are commonly known. 



Black Duck. 



Anas o"bscura Gmel. Mut'-a-Mh'-sim. 



Pintail, 



Dafila acuta (Linn.), and possibly 



Gadwall, 



Anas strepera Linn. 

 Wa'-be-kwsiq'-kuh, a White Kwsiqkiih, though not neces- 

 sarily a Sheldrake. (The former is the "Gray Duck" of 

 the gunners at Machias, Maine, where our Indians often 

 go to shoot.) 



Teal 



in general, A' -w a-tX-wes' . Whenever the two species 

 are distinguished they stand thus : 



Green-winged Teal. 



Anas carolinensis Gmel. Kici-a'-iva-ti-wes', Big Teal. 



Blue-winged Teal. 



Anas discors Linn. A'-u-a-ti-wes'-sis, Little Teal. 

 Commonly they are not separated, and the words would 

 mean simply an adult and young teal respectively. 



Wood Duck. 



Aix spoil sa (Linn.). Lun'-tug-wi-es', River or Stream-Bird. 

 Haliintiik, running water, a river ; es is here a generic 

 expression for bird, large or small, or any bird-like animal, 

 such as a bat. It is used only in combination as a termi- 

 nal, and whenever so found in this list, means " bird." 



