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American Folk-Lore Society:

Eleventh Annual Meeting, 47; Report of the Council, 47; Treasurer's Report, 49; papers presented, 50; officers, honorary members, life members, annual members, 309; libraries subscribing, 313; subscribers to Publication Fund, 314.

Animal deities, Huichol, 305.

Animals, in folk-lore and myth:

Alligator, 284; bear, 19, 92, 147, 225, 267; beaver, 10, 16; bird, 252, 259; blue jay, 97; buffalo, 161, 163, 170, 183, 186, 261, 265; butterfly, 276; cat, 229; chickadee, 94; corn, 21, 26; cow, 28, 36; crow, 31, 190; coyote, 166, 168, 189, 267; dog, 98, 147, 182; duck, 165; eagle, 30, 162, 163; flea, 269; fox, 19, 24, 25, 164, 222, 269; frog, 25; golden bird, 231; golden fish, 175, 291; grasshopper, 189; herring, 37; horse, 295; lizard, 259; mouse, 229; owl, 97; rabbit, 19-28; raven, 14, 39; red-bird, 30; robin, 94; skunk, 189; snake, 95, 185, 228; squirrel, 23; swallow, 38; terrapin, 28; toad, 39, 40, 41, 212; turtle, 184, 189; wildcat, 15; wolf, 15, 21, 23, 179; wolverine, 15, 18.

Apparitions, 69.

Backus, E. M., An Ancient Game of Courtship from North Carolina, 104.

Backus, E. M., Folk-Tales from Georgia:

I. When Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear churched, 19; II. When Brer Rabbit was presidin' elder, 20; III. When Brer Wolf have his corn shucking, 21; IV. Brer Rabbit's carl an' swing, 22; V. When Brer Fox don't fool Brer Rabbit, 24; VI. When Brer Fox give a big dining, 25; VII. When sis Coon put down Brer Bear, 26; VIII. How come the Mooly cow don' have no horns, 27; IX. When Mr. Pine-tree and Mr. Oak-tree fall out, 29; X. How the little boy went to heaven, 30; Editor's note, 32.

Ballads, 70.

Beauchamp, W. M., Iroquois Women:

Reputation of, division of labor between men and women, 81; dress, rank, 83; polygamy, marriage restrictions, 84; prominence, 85; right of nominating chiefs, 88; love of children, 89; various customs, 90; youthful marriages, 91.

Beauchamp, W. M., Onondaga Tale of the Pleiades:

Star-lore, 281; Pleiades as dancing children, 282.

Beings, imaginary:

Buffalo woman, 1S6; demons, Japanese, 223; devil, 279; fairies, Indian, 278; fetish, African, 63; giant, 277, hairy man, 11; river-monster, 179; Two-Faces, 184.

Books:

Boas, F. The mythology of the Bella Coola Indians, W. W. Newell, 153; Connelley, W. E., Wyandot folk-lore, 240; Deeney, D., Peasant lore from Gaelic Ireland, 236; Kruptadia: Die zeugung in sitte der Südslaven, L. Wiener, 75; Popular Studies in mythology, romance, and folk-lore, 238; Scherman, L., and Krauss, F. S., Allegemeine methodik der volkskunde, 76; Spencer, B., and Gillen, F. J., The native tribes of Central Australia, W. W. Newell, 72; Starr, F., Catalogue of objects illustrating the folklore of Mexico, 77; Teit, J., The Thompson Indians of British Columbia. W. W. Newell, 156; Wiener, L., The history of Yiddish literature in the nineteenth century, W. W. Newell, 234, Koch, T., Zur animismus der sudamerikanischen Indianer, A. F. Chamberlain, 302; Lumholtz, C, Symbolism of the Huichol Indians, A. F. Chamberlain, 304.

Ceremonies and customs:

Ablution, 2; adoption, 91; avertive, 9, 10; baptismal, 2; betrothal, consecration, 70; divination, 5, 7, 63, 162, 251, 255, 273, 275; eating, 89, 90; fasting, 7; funeral, 3, 303; marriage, 75, 84, 85, 91, 218; naming, 91; prayer, 3, 5;