The people spake to one another, saying: We have nothing of which to make a symbol (war standard). They spake to the Puma (gens), saying: Go thou and make search (for materials). Even as these words were spoken the Puma went forth to search. In time he hastened homeward, And, standing before the elder brothers, he spake, saying: O, elder brothers, what appears to be an animal, Is in yonder place. Make haste! the people said to one another, We shall send him to the abode of spirits. Verily, we are a people who give no mercy to the foe. They made one ceremonial pause, The fourth pause brought them close to the place. Then the Puma spake, saying: There he stands! O, elder brothers. An elder brother pointed with his index finger at the bird, And it fell to the ground in death, its feathers strewing the earth. They gathered around the fallen bird and stood. Then one spake, saying: It is a swan! O, elder brothers, A white swan! Even from its white plumage We shall take personal names, Mi´-xa-çka, White-swan, Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-çka, White-bird, And Moⁿ´-shoⁿ-çka, White-feathers, The little ones shall be named, as they travel the path of life. —(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 228-231, lines 238 to 358.) The earth names given by Wa-xthi´-zhi, of the Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga (Puma) gens, in his wi´-gi-es are as follows: 1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga, the Great-puma. 2. Inⁿ-gṭhoⁿ´-ga-zhiⁿ-ga, the Young-puma. 3. Sha´-be-ṭsi-gthe, the Dark-one. 4. Sha´-be-i-the, Finder-of-the-dark-one. 5. Mi´-xa-çka, the White-swan. 6. Wa-zhiⁿ´-çka, the White-bird. The earth names given by Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ of the Wa-ça´-be (Black Bear) gens in his wi´-gi-es: 1. Wa´-ṭse-gi-ṭsi, He-who-came-from-the-stars. 2. Zhiⁿ-ga´-ga-hi-ge, Young-chief. 3. Wa´-ṭse-ga-hi-ge, Star-chief. 4. Wa-ṭse´-ga-wa, Star-radiant. 5. Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ, Traveling-star. 6. I´-e-çka-wa-the, He-speaks-clearly. 7. P̣a´-thiⁿ-hoⁿ-ga, The-sacred-stranger. 8. Mi´-xa-çka, White-swan. 9. Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-çka, White-bird. 10. Moⁿ-shoⁿ-çka, White-feather. The following earth names, not specifically mentioned by Wa-xthi´-zhi, also appear in the wi´-gi-es recorded by himself and by Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ. These names are also regarded as sacred and are ceremonially bestowed upon the children of the Puma and Black Bear gentes: WA-XTHI´-ZHI 1. Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-çi-i-ba-btho-ga, Round-handled-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 206, line 1399.) 2. Monⁿ´-hiⁿ-hoⁿ-ga, Sacred-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 207, line 1424.) 3. Moⁿ-hiⁿ-zhu-dse, Red-knife. (36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 208, line 1439.)