Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians / by Junius Henderson and John Peabody Harrington.

  • Henderson, Junius, 1865-1937.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians / by Junius Henderson and John Peabody Harrington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    from those of tree scjuirrels. Tliree of lliem said tliat it sheds its hair in April and May, that the hair bc^f^ins to thicken in July, and that late in Ang>ist it gets “ nice, warm hair, to fix up for the wdnter. The accuracy of some of the dates may he doubted. This ground squirrel damages their provisions. The Tewa eat the flesh, but do not use the skin. Callosperinopliilus laUralis (Say). Say’s (iround Scpiinel, Big Chipmunk”. Common in the Jemez Mountains, about the headwateis of El llito de los Fiijoles, but not seen by us on the mesas or in the canyons which cut them. Easily recognized by lateral y('UowLsh stripe and black stripe; it is smaller than pine sciuirrel. Said to be common tlnonghout the mountains of northern New Mexico. Our Indian uiformants recognized the species, distinguLshmg it from the other squirrels by its appeai’ance, its habits, and its habitat, though they gave them the same name. They say it is restricted to the mountains and correctly consider it a ground squiiTel. It is used by them for food. Kuwije. Eutamias quadrivittatus (Say). Four-lined Colorado Chipmunk. Abundant in the canyons, in the mountains, and along the edges at least of the mesas. The Indians use it for food and are quite familiar with its range and habits. Recognized by its small size and the alternating light and dark stripes on the back. So’wse. Sciuvus O/bevti Woodhouse. Abert s Tufted-ear Scjuiiiel. This is the finest squirrel of the region, as large as the rock squirrel, gray above, white beneath, ^vith long and very bushy tad, its long feaps from tree to tree never failing to excite the utmost admiration. We found it only among the big rock pines on the mesas, where it is rather comflnon. It was long ago reported at Santa Fe by Coues and Yarrow ^ and from Santa Fe to Taos by Coues and AUen. It is eaten by the Indians. The tufts of hair on the ears are called 'o]ep‘o. Sq’w^. ear hairs ’. rock pines. In New Mexico in ascending llodomi.i. Final Rip- V- R- Xi/rr.