{78} N.B. There is only one veracious statement in this ballade, which
must not be accepted as autobiographical.
{80} These lines do _not_ apply to Miss Annie P. (or Daisy) Miller, and
her delightful sisters, _Gades adituræ mecum_, in the pocket edition of
Mr. James’s novels, if ever I go to Gades.
{105} Tonatiu, the Thunder Bird; well known to the Dacotahs and Zulus.
{106a} The Hawk, in the myth of the Galinameros of Central California,
lit up the Sun.
{106b} Pundjel, the Eagle Hawk, is the demiurge and “culture-hero” of
several Australian tribes.
{106c} The Creation of Man is thus described by the Australians.
{107a} In Andaman, Thlinkeet, Melanesian, and other myths, a Bird is the
Prometheus Purphoros; in Normandy this part is played by the Wren.
{107b} Yehl: the Raven God of the Thlinkeets.
{108a} Indra stole Soma as a Hawk and as a Quail. For Odin’s feat as a
Bird, see _Bragi’s Telling_ in the Younger Edda.
{108b} Pundjel, the Eagle Hawk, gave Australians their marriage laws.
{108c} _Lubra_, a woman; _kobong_, “totem;” or, to please Mr. Max
Müller, “otem.”
{108d} The Crow was the Hawk’s rival.
{130} Lycaon, the first werewolf.