Brinton.] ^ [Jan. 7, 



Ix-chel, the Lady of the Kainbow, or "of the Cheles." 

 Jx-chebel-yax, the Lady of the green (blue) feathers. 

 Ix-Jnm-yei, the one chosen Lady. 

 Ix-hun-yela^ the Lady with the one adornment. 



Mochcovoh, p. 18. The Covohes are referred to, p. T2, as the 

 ntme of the tribe near Champoton. The word Covoh is applied 

 to a poisonous spider found in Yucatan, and here probably has 

 a totemic signification. It is still, sa^s Dr. Berendt, a common 

 family name among the Mayas. 



On p. 30, the original has Cochnah instead of Cochuah ; but 

 the latter is probably correct, being a simple compound of cocli, 

 broad or large, :ind iiah, hread or tortilla. Hvcahaihumun has 

 no terminal n in the original. The proper form I expect is 

 HoccGhal-hunlxun, "cosa asentada tn el suelo cada afio," relerring 

 to the 3^ear-stones which were annually set up. 



Tikoch^ p. b2, orig. Tiboch. The former is correct. It means 

 "at (the place ofj the castor-oil plants" (it, at, xkoch or koch, 

 the Ricinis communis). 



Mai, p. 42. This word means ordinarily snuff, or pulverized 

 tobiicco. Brasseur, in his note, derives from it the name Maya, 

 forgetting that on p. 14 he had assigned a different etj'mology. 



Tutulxiu, p. 46. On the derivation of this name see The 

 Maya Chronicles, p. 109. 



Qilan, p. 52. The proper form is oilaan, and means something 

 filled, realized, perfected, attested, etc. 



Chicaca, p. 70. Brasseur saj^s that Cogolludo calls this prov- 

 ince Chavacha-Hda. This is inaccurate. Cogolludo's words 

 are "Choaca, que los Indios Uaman Chuuachati " (Mist, de Yu- 

 cathan, Lib. II, cap. viii). This is a compound of chauac, large, 

 great, and ha, water. 



VamuxcheJ , p. 76. The original has Namuxchel. The correct 

 form may be Namach CheI,lhQ distinguished Chel; or Vamac 

 Chel, some one of the Chels, or, he who is a Chel. 



Cojjo, p. 148, is the Ficus ruhiginosa (Aznar, Plantas de 

 Yucatan, p. 231). 



Iztahte, p. 184, stands for yitz tahte, which is the native name 

 for turpentine. 



3Iitnal, p. 200, is spelled by Beltran, A^He de la Lengua Maya, 

 Metnal. Brasseur's derivation from Nahuatl 3Iictlan is probable. 



