whisky jack
whisky jack This "whisky-Jack" or "whisky-Johnnie", the Indians _ouicheat-chan_, is ofen the only feathered creature one can discover in the thick forest.This 'Canadian jay' is supposed by the natives to have something of an evil spirit in it, it is said to inform the v...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77304 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 whisky jack 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77304 eng eng W 1947 TANNER Nfld-Labrador I, 429-31 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15350 W_15350_whisky jack http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77304 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z whisky jack This "whisky-Jack" or "whisky-Johnnie", the Indians _ouicheat-chan_, is ofen the only feathered creature one can discover in the thick forest.This 'Canadian jay' is supposed by the natives to have something of an evil spirit in it, it is said to inform the various animals of the approach of Indians. Therefore they rarely fail to kill the jay wherever found. The Whisky-Jack was never permitted to enter the Indian lodge, writes Le Jeune (491), in 1633. But / the gizzard of this bird was formerly examined with the greatest care to see if it contained any fragments resembling the bones of a large animal. believing that if such were discovered, they would soon kill one of the same kind. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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whisky jack This "whisky-Jack" or "whisky-Johnnie", the Indians _ouicheat-chan_, is ofen the only feathered creature one can discover in the thick forest.This 'Canadian jay' is supposed by the natives to have something of an evil spirit in it, it is said to inform the various animals of the approach of Indians. Therefore they rarely fail to kill the jay wherever found. The Whisky-Jack was never permitted to enter the Indian lodge, writes Le Jeune (491), in 1633. But / the gizzard of this bird was formerly examined with the greatest care to see if it contained any fragments resembling the bones of a large animal. believing that if such were discovered, they would soon kill one of the same kind. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp |
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W 1947 TANNER Nfld-Labrador I, 429-31 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15350 W_15350_whisky jack http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77304 |
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