304 ANIMAL FIGURES IN THE MAYA CODICES 



insect-like head is made on much the same plan as that of the 

 bee (PI. 2, fig. 11), the faciaj portion divided by a median line 

 into a right and a left half with a small triangle below for a mouth. 

 The eyes, however, instead of being circular hke those of the bee 

 are made as narrow elongated projections extending inward 

 from the dorsal margin of the facial disc. 



The glyphs for god D in Dresden 7b (PI. 3, fig. 11), Dresden 

 7c, and Dresden 14b (PI. 3, fig. 12) undoubtedly show three 

 forms of the sign for god D, only one of which (fig. 12) is given by 

 Schellhas (1904, p. 22) among the signs of this god. In each of 

 these cases the centipede head surrounded by dots is shown in 

 connection with the main part of the glyph. In Dresden 44b 

 (PI. 3, fig. 13) there is a glyph which seems to show the same 

 centipede head although it has no connection with god D in the 

 place where it is found. In Dresden 27 (PI. 3, fig. 14), moreover, 

 still another variant of the glyph for god D seems to occur. 

 This shows a prefix clearly representing the centipede and the 

 "moon sign" is the main part of the glyph. Directly beside 

 this in the codex is found the AhauAike sign for god D and god 

 D himself is represented in the middle section of the page. 



The association of god D with the centipede may be ex- 

 plained by the fact that as this god is regarded as the Moon or 

 Night god, so the centipede is an animal which frequents dark 

 places. Another point in this connection may be made if we 

 consider the head of the centipede in the head-dress and in the 

 glyphs as representing the day sign Akbal (PI. 3, fig. 10) as Akhal 

 in Maya means night. It must be admitted, however, that the 

 head might represent the day signChuen almost as well sls Akbal. 

 The centipede is connected with death and destruction in the 

 same way as the owl. Both are shown in Vaticanus 3773, 13, 

 associated with the ''house of drought." 



CRUSTACEA 



With one possible exception no crustaceans were 

 found ' depicted in the Maya codices, but we have intro- 

 duced figures of two from the Nuttall Codex. The first of these 



