28 



Bald Eagle. 



Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linn.). Ktci-piil-a'-g'n. 

 Related doubtless to ktcipulakwagn, the tackle with 

 which a pot is suspended over a fire. A withe, having a 

 kwagn, hook, at one end, is tied by a single knot, ktcipu- 

 lekt, to the support above. The grasp of the Eagle in 

 striking may suggest the apparatus of the camp fire, but 

 one Indian believed that the hooked beak resembled 

 ktcip u lakzvag n . 



Gyr Falcon. 



Falco rusticolus gyrfalco (Linn.). Wa' -be-wu' -ha, White Hawk. 



Kingfisher. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Gas' -kum-itn-is' . 

 Gasktlmkessu signifies a dropping off suddenly (unex- 

 pectedly) beyond one's depth, especially when wading in 

 water. The name doubtless refers to the plunging of the 

 Kingfisher. Often when the first name is spoken another 

 is added : Nam' -es - sis' -kiit, Fisher {names si's, a small fish). 



Woodpecker in general, and in particular the 



Dovv t ny Woodpecker. 



Dryobates pubescens (Linn.). A-bak'-wi-ses'. 

 " Bird-that-' butts '-its-head," was a meaning given. 

 Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker. 



Picoides americanus Brehm. Mugs-e'-wi-a-bak'-wi-ses'. 

 Black-woodpecker, (imigseweyu, black) ; commonly not 

 distinguished by name. 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



Spliyrapicus varius (Linn.). Bag'-a-kwa'-ha. 

 In the name lurks a reference to the pounding, as in 

 A bag wises. 



Flicker. 



Colaptes aura t us (Linn.). Ktu-a'-lohtc. 



Pileated Woodpecker. 



Ceopliloeus pileatus (Linn.). Um-kwat'-pot. 

 From mehkwatpbt, red-headed (mehkweXk, red). 



