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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77304
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spelling 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 PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
whisky jack
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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
format Manuscript
title whisky jack
title_short whisky jack
title_full whisky jack
title_fullStr whisky jack
title_full_unstemmed whisky jack
title_sort whisky jack
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77304
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation 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
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