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marked in the remainder of the series. A good example of this is shown in 

 figure 290, where the danger of breaking is reduced to a minimum. The range 

 is greater than usual, the first interval being a perfect fourth and the second, a 

 major third. On the neck of a duck without head, feet or wings, there is 

 perched a much smaller duck having a pair of heads (fig. 291). This grotesque 



Fig. 288. — Whistle representing a duck. Alligator Fig. 2S9. — Whistle representing a bird in the act 



ware. '/» of alighting. 'I> 



Fig. 290.— Simplified bird form of whistle. Alii- ■ Fig. 291. — Composite bird form of whistle. Lost 



gator ware. '/< co i or ware . '/. 



Fig. 292. — Small bird-shaped 

 ware. Vi 



Fig. 293. — Small bird-shaped whistle, 

 ware, V 1 



specimen belongs to the lost color ware. The small whistles reproduced in 

 figures 292 and 293 also belong to the lost color group. The smallest bird- 

 whistle in the series has a maximum length of only 3.8 centimeters. 



The crab form seems to have appealed to these ancient whistle makers. The 

 forms are varied enough to suggest familiarity with several varieties. One of the 

 finest examples is shown in figure 294. The designs painted on the back, in- 

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