The head was grey, and the neck quite black (possibly a lynx)....

We found that turkeys had taken the place of game, and the _pisikiou_, or wild cattle, that of the other animals." Father Marquette, of course, by his wild cattle means the bison, of which he proceeds to give an excellent description.

He adds: "They are very fierce, and not a year passes without their killing some savages.
When attacked, they catch a man on their horns if they can, toss him in the air, throw him on the ground, then trample him under foot and kill him.

If a person fires at them from a distance with either a bow or a gun, he must immediately after the shot throw himself down and hide in the grass, for if they perceive him who has fired they run at him and attack him." Soon after entering the Mississippi, Marquette noticed some rocks which by their height and length inspired awe.

"We saw upon one of them two painted monsters which at first made us afraid, and upon which the boldest savages dare not long rest their eyes.