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ticiilarly interesting is the drawing of the wing and the sliape of the 

 body, which is bordered by small triangles. Both eyes are i-epre- 

 sented on one side of tlie head, and the tail feathers, fonr in number, 

 are represented in a vertical plane. 



The food bowl sliown in figure 3'2, from ITomolobi, is decorated on 

 the interior with a design representing tlie head, neck, and legs of a 

 mj'thic bird. There are two eyes on one side of the head, and the 

 tongue has a tip like an arrowhead. Tlie wings bear triangular 

 appendages representing feathers. The talons I'ecall those of the 



Fkj. :tt. Bird figure on ffiod liowl from Hcimololii (mimljer l.'>fi871l). 



"unknown reptile" from Sikyatki, figured in plate LXii of a pre- 

 liminary rei)oit iin that i-nin." We liavi' in this figure a lepresentation 

 of both wings in the same plane, a constant feature in Pueblo draw- 

 ing. There is also a view of a body cavity, which is not rare in 

 modern Pueblo figuTes of animals. 



One of the most striking pictures of birds is that depicted on tlie 

 interior of the food bowl from Chevlon, shown in figure 33. The 



" Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 189."). 



