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able for its liigb pitch, Nos. 848, 849 especially so, being F, two octaves 

 above the staff. 



No. 832 has four holes and sounds five notes, 

 from G flat to C above the staff. Nos. 852, 853 

 have a somewhat large and indefinitely oval 

 shape, each with four holes and sounding five 

 notes, the former from C to A flat, and the latter 

 from C to B sharp, both above the staff". No. 

 855 is a vase ornamented with relief represent- 

 ing the figures of men and animals. Around 

 the neck of the vase, attached to, and forming 

 part of the body, with the otlier ornamentation, 

 are six whistles or flageolets, the mouth hole in 

 each making its api)earance on the inner edge 

 of the neck. None of these have finger holes, 

 and each gives but asingle note, varying between 

 A and B flat above the staff. No. 838 is a flag- 

 eolet representing a salamander or alligator 

 H similar to fig. 253. It has six holes, the two 



i lower ones of which make no variation in the 



o I pitch. The scale of the instrument runs from 

 H 1 C to Ct sharp within the staff. 



fe ° j. . Central America. 



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SAN SALVADOR. 



Whistles. — Only a few musical instruments 

 from San Salvador, Central America, are repre- 

 sented in the Museum collection. In fig. 257 is 

 shown a i)ottery whistle of unpainted ware in 

 the shape of an animal head. There are no 

 sound holes, and only one note is emitted: 



Fig. 258 represents a front and profile view 

 of a whistle, also unpainted, from the same lo- 

 cality. It has a bird-shaped body with gro- 

 tesque human or animal head. All the features 

 are rudely executed. The tail serves as a 

 mouth i)iece, and there are two sound holes in 

 the breast. Its three notes are as follows : 



•• om oo 



Specimen, Cat.No.9642(U.S.N.M.),isa whistle 

 in the shape of an animal head. The mouthpiece 

 is broken and a pure tone cannot be obtained.' 



' The three specimens from San Salvador were received from Capt. J. M. Dow. 



