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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



Whistles or -flageolets. — The iiistrnnieiits now to be described have 

 the same relatioiisbip as regards form and musical capacity. Fig. UGL 

 represents a small bird-slia[>ed whistle of gray-colored clay, unpainted, 

 from Acientio. There are four sound holes in the back and, as usual 

 in instruments of this class, the tail serves as a mouthpiece. The fol- 

 lowing notes can be produced: 



8va. 



t:=t 







oo 



oo 

 •o 



oo 



oo 



It will be noticed that the sound holes in the sketch are numbered 

 1, 2, 3, 4. The notes obtained by difterent combinations are here indi- 

 cated : 



Finger holes all closed G 



Nos. 1, 2, 3, or 4, oi)eii A 



Nos. 1, 2 ^ 

 2,3 I 



^'^ iopen B 



4,1 



1,3 



4, 2 J 

 Nos. 1, 2, 8, or 4, t-losed .... C 

 Finger holes all open C# 



Specimen, Cat. No. 28954 

 (U.S.ISr.M), from Las Canas, 

 collected by Drs. Flint and 

 Bransford, represents a fish. 

 The material is dark clay, 

 with a coating of gi'ay color, 

 slightly polished. Its eyes are protruding, and on the back is a group 

 of seven nodes, six arranged in a circle, with one in the center. The 

 scales are imitated by marks made with the finger nail. The tail 

 serves as a mouthpiece, and there are four sound holes, two on each 

 side. Its five notes are as follows : 



Fig. 261. 



rOTTEEY WHISaXE— BIRD->SHAI'EU. 



Front and profile. 

 Acientio, Costa Rica. 



Vai. No. 2SS67, U.S.N".M. Naturjil sizn. 



4=l=: 



•• o« oo •o oo 

 •• •• •• oo oo 



The lowest note is obtained with all holes closed, the highest with all 

 open. The remaining intervals are the same, no matter wliicli of the 

 one, two, or three holes are opened. 



Specimen, Cat. No. G0043 (U.S.N.M.) is from Nicoya, collected by 

 Dr. liransfoid. It is bird-shaped, with the legs and wings indicated 

 in low relief. There are four finger holes on the back, two on each side 



