Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11

| hoary bat, which they called pla ona
means living animal, They called the
brown bat, now common In towns
tee ona bitch. They knew the
shrew (soi gwai war--ground fawn)i
the mole tia KUN 20 bitch---sn.,w
burrower). hunted the puma (to ga
rroSa), the wild cat ttoo ko bitch),
the lynx ttoi rroll). the coyote d
1uppa), the greytNolf tisha--liarl
gray fox (tosa wani) red fox (ont
wani), kit, or burrowrng FOX CyI bal,
and the badger Zoo MAJ that lives on
ground squirrels, and robs the nests
of bumblebces for the honey. The
large, striped skunk, or Great Basin
skunk (ka DO ne uts), now living near
cities, and beneficial because of the
insects II destroys; they knew also tho
little spotted skunk (tee ka DO ne uts),
which does not care so much for civ.
.ligcd localities: the weasel (pa bitch),
the oncc common mink (pa sau wal,
trapped for its fur: the wolverine Ngo
NIL, occasionally seen in the north;
the grizzly bear (woo da), once quite
common; the black or American
bear (too WOO da). which Is some
times brown in the west. The Indian
boys would hunt the bushy-tailed y
srey squirrel ttsi quits). and the
brown or red squirrel (ango watsi
rrigi--wood leaper); also tho very
common chipmunk (hoD; the ground
squirrels, or spermophilis (kimba),
the prairie dog (nadia sarrD, beaver
Cha MD, kangaroo mouse (bai at
meadow mouse tkinlba bal a., the
common Rocky Mountain rat. which
they called ka. from the animals
cry; they trapped the musk rat tba
ga), and caught the gopher q bitchl.
They reverenccd the porcupine, call'
lng 1t the yum, on YUM. Tho native
fares were very useful to them.
The Jack Rabbit (kum) furnished
their food; the skins wero made into
blankets Qeum wlgis); also the similar
ly useful cotton tail hare Oabo) Oc-
casionally Il warrior would kill an elk
tpa rri). or an American antelope DIVA
i11), Virginia or white tailed deer 90
gwi), a mule or black tailed deer $50
lso rib, bison or American buffalo (sl
kwoi tohoo). They watched the flight OF
the migratory sea gull (pa 90 a. water
glider'), and the pelican (too koo, 'tsh
eater"). The blue winged teal $50 So
booi ground ducks"). which furnished
delicious morsela- as did also the pm
tall teal (woving gwashi bool the
sproutng tailed duck'D; likewise the
niallard Cpin boob the Canada goose
moo gnta), still seen here and the
beautiful wild swan (ni wa dhn,Pal.
The comical shy blttern, they called,
from It's booming cry, mo pungwi;
the graceful blue heron from us crest
koi kwa 80. 'the crested Bird" the long
leeRpd crane, 'ko IRA" from its cry.
They called the ourlew, from its cry,
the ''ko XII" and the snipe the coyote
crier' (ejuppa ba wo nup); the com
mon or golden eagle tpia gwina); the
American or bald eagle tpa SAL the
still common black turkey buazard'wltn
a red head Eve goin bitch), were ofteh
seen. They knew well the sparro"
hawk (giddi dlki, or ''g1ddy talkePoi
the chlolen hawk fpap dza ya); inc
red tailed hawk (san xvi MAJ, the
common sharp ghinned ban~k Goa ua);
the largest or great horned Owl Nnoln
bitch). the screech owl IN uni bitch)'
ihe barn owl. called ''po ks ho' IRON
It's cry; tho humminz bird (pnga moo
too mats, "swift-flghted'o the KING
Usher (pangwi tsa IRA bitch, the nhhsr
bird); the common wOodpecker tOpl 40
mn, wood stabber"); the Mexican
woodpacBer or flicker (llo ri matsh
the Blue jay ttsaf biich) ,Lio American
Chow (haD the Western Meadow LARK
Uta), the field blackbIrd (pn gunsuki
the red winged blacl5prd (pungo pi1
gun suk. the horse Dlrd"). the yellow
headed blackbird (sai pa gun suk' or
"bull-rush Bird, the shore lark (lAl
bird (taka moo too nats), the crimson
headed tenager Cangka. hoitchu). the
bnnli swallow, or martin, (pa 80 goih
bib. the common or black-headed chlcl-
adee. called "ljigi' from It's song, ms
mountain chickadee Ga nj KID, the blue-
bird (hO ka dooD, the wonderful upper
bird, or water ouzol (pa ooi teoo, o,
'waterbirdD TO which they sacriilccf
as 10 deity; the robin (sool koo kol'
In pronouncing the indian names, ac-
cent the first syllable, sound Ike IONS
e. and trll the rr.
REPTILES AND INsEcTs
Reptiles include many lizards, mo
horned toad and the rattlesnahv.
Among tho Insects are the larse9s
wasp known tho tarantula killer anu
some of the largest spiders. Fepsls
f0rrnoan, the wasp stings and paralyaes
tho tArantul0 ana then oncases II "
coli for tho lnfva OF the wasp 20 feeN
upun. This spider group includes tha
wolf spiders, or true tarantulhs, allu
the larger hairy Kind, tho Hon spiders,
Among the butterflies tho large tiger
swaIlow-t tails arc the most cOnsplch-
Qua, tho moths contain interestlne
groups, as DO also the beetles. Many
Kinds OF tho useful dragon flies, lady
bottles and lace winged files that prey
upon vegetarian and huusehod haseV's.
arN found Grasshoppera and cricketH
have been tho most troublesome l~slf
tho wood tick ana the scorpion arc nor
ttncpinlnon.