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Hi Jim:
Very interesting about the Black Garter Snake. I knew that NS has, what, 4
species of Garter snakes and that one was black however I did not know that it
only is present on George's Island. The Micmac Grammar gives a fairly
comprehensive list of "fowl and fin" and was written by Rev. S.T. Rand who had a
mission in Hantsport. What I am trying to do is to find the old Micmac name of
birds, convert it to the contemporary spelling (Francis/Smith Orthography) and
then use it in my bird list. My sisters are Mi'kmaq Immersion teachers and have
been using my pictures along with the names to teach the children about the
birds. Thus, I want to be as accurate as possible. However, some of the older
names for the "Fowl" have long falling into disuse and it is a challenge to find
out what the bird is. Indeed the English names do have a habit of changing every
once in a while too.
So far, we have Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Harrier and the Broad-winged Hawk
as being the "Toad Hawk." Another names to consider is "The Meat Hawk",
"Snake-Killer", Night-Hawk, Hen-hawk, Sparrow-Hawk (I believe this is the
American Kestrel), Smiter-hawk (a blueish hawk), Grey hawk, and the Fish-hawk
(possibly the Osprey). Any help with these names and putting a contemporary
'face' would be really appreciated.
Tuma
Halifax
Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)
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From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>; Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>; John
Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>
Sent: Sun, September 19, 2010 6:25:22 PM
Subject: further re Toad Hawk?
Tuma, Another comment re black snakes in Nova Scotia: melanistic or black
Maritime garter snakes occur on George's Island in Halifax Harbour, I believe,
but perhaps nowhere else in N.S.? (However, all snakes and most vertebrates can
very rarely show black individuals, e.g. black red squirrels, black groundhogs,
black voles, etc. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>Date: September 19, 2010 6:17:39 PM ADT
>To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>
>Subject: [NatureNS] re Toad Hawk?
>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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Tuma, I would have suggested our broad-winged hawk as a candidate, since it
often preys upon snakes -- another candidate that is quite rare in N.S. would be
red-shouldered hawk. Jim in Wolfville
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>From: iamclar@dal.ca
>>Date: September 19, 2010 1:04:01 PM ADT
>>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca, tumayoung@yahoo.ca
>>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Toad Hawk
>>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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>>Hi Tuma:
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>>All the buteos will catch and eat snakes and amphibia. However, I would favour
>>N. Harrier as catching these even moreso, and being suffiently distinct to catch
>>attention.. Just a guess.
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>>Cheers, Ian
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>>Quoting Tuma Young <tumayoung@yahoo.ca>:
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>>
>>Kwe Msit Wen:
>>>
>>>
>>>In my search for Mi'kmaq names of birds, I have come across an old name for a
>>>particular hawk-it is called a Toad Hawk or a Snake-killer hawk. It is known
>>to
>>>be a "...Killer of Black Snakes..." Any one have any idea of which hawk this
>>>may refer to?
>>>
>>>
>>>Your help is appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>Tuma Young
>>>Halifax
>>> Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.
>>>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)
>>>
>>>
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have long falling into disuse and it is a challenge to find out what the bird is. Indeed the English names do have a habit of changing every once in a while too.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, we have Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Harrier and the Broad-winged Hawk as being the "Toad Hawk." Another names to consider is "The Meat Hawk", "Snake-Killer", Night-Hawk, Hen-hawk, Sparrow-Hawk (I believe this is the American Kestrel), Smiter-hawk (a blueish hawk), Grey hawk, and the Fish-hawk (possibly the Osprey). Any help with these names and putting a contemporary 'face' would be really appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Tuma </div><div>Halifax</div><div> </div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviour)<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2"
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