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dians themselves assert; and indeed there is little ground for 

 doubting this, although much mystery has been made to sur- 

 round these ruined edifices, whose origin has been variously 

 accredited to Aztecs and other races. Many human skeletons 

 which I have exhumed from the burial cists of cliff-dwellings 

 bear an almost exact resemblance to the form and stature of 

 the Mokis, and there is a close correspondence between the im- 

 plements and materials found buried in the caves and casas 

 grandes of the extinct people and those now in use or still pre- 

 served as relics in the houses of the Mokis. All of these proofs 

 declare that the Mokis were once a more numerous people than 

 now, and that they have long been in possession of the country 

 they today occupy. 



The Mokis are a thrifty race, devoted to agricultural pursuits 

 and to raising sheep, goats, cattle, ponies, donkeys, hogs, and 

 some turkeys and chickens. These and other occupations keep 

 them employed at home during most of the year ; but in autumn 

 or winter they make frequent visits to the neighboring Indian 

 tribes — the Havasupais, Navahos, and Apaches, as well as the 

 Zuhis and other Pueblo tribes. Before its abandonment, they 

 visited Fort Verde at least once a year, the trip occupying six 

 days, as they travel, riding ponies and packing burros. Some- 

 times they extend the journey forty miles for the purpose of 

 trading at Prescott. They formerly made occasional pilgrim- 

 ages across the parched desert country to the Pacific ocean, and 

 returned laden with seashells and other products. 



The revision of the zoological vocabulary of the Moki language, 

 of which the present paper forms the ornithological portion, was 

 made with the aid of my venerable friend Ongwischey (Raven), 

 who fully comprehended my motives and exerted himself to 

 make the list of names as complete and accurate as possible. 

 Ongwischey is an exceedingly intelligent Indian, with many 

 commendable qualities; he is simple and truthful, speaks fairly 

 good English, and hence proved invaluable. He also possesses 

 an excellent knowledge of the fauna, having traveled exten- 

 sively in Arizona and New Mexico, but he has never been a 

 hunter, although his brother Nah'htih (Duck), chief or governor 

 of one of their villages, is a Nimrod of the Moki tribe, having 

 killed many mountain sheep, deer, antelope, and other large 

 game; but the acme of the ,Moki hunter's aspirations was 



