[48] Kꜝō′djix̣ū, the word used here, is said to be the same as tcꜝa′tcꜝa, identified by one of my informants with the Rusty Song Sparrow, though this identification is somewhat doubtful. [↑]

[49] ʟdas is the east coast of Graham island. [↑]

[50] Woman-under-the-fire repeated to the supernatural beings everything that was said near it. But, if charcoal were instantly rubbed upon the lips of a person who had said anything they did not want the supernatural beings to hear, Woman-under-the-fire knew that it was not intended. [↑]

[51] Tcꜝī′da is an island on the west coast in front of Kaisun. [↑]

[52] Nastō′ is the Haida name for Hippa island. [↑]

[53] That is the personal form of the spit did so. [↑]

[54] The same who appears in the Raven story. [↑]

[55] I′ʟꜝgas, the word used here for “chief,” is a common name for supernatural beings. It was also one of the names of Cape Ball. [↑]

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