Jaybird is the young Native American man who befriends Mary. He and his grandfather, White Eagle, guide the newcomers to Beulah. Jaybird tells Mary how he was educated by a white man after his family died of diseases brought overseas by the white men. Since the white men stole his people's village to erect Beulah, he lives in the forest with his grandfather. Jaybird teaches Mary about the healing properties of local plants and how to travel unseen and unheard through the forest. When he takes Mary to see his grandfather, White Eagle asks about the hare, Eliza's spirit, who has followed Mary to America to warn, protect, or ask for vengeance.
