NOTE 



It has been thought desirable, for the advancement of the 

 study of Maya hieroglyphs, that the interpretation of the con- 

 ventionalized animal figures, which so frequently occur in the 

 Maya codices, should be undertaken. The Peabody Museum 

 Committee on Central American Research therefore requested 

 Dr. A. M. Tozzer to prepare a paper on the subject, and to secure 

 the valuable cooperation of Dr. Glover M. Allen, a zoologist 

 familiar with the animals of Mexico and Central America, to 

 aid in the identification of the various species of animals which 

 under varying forms are used in connection with the glyphs. 



While it is possible that some of the determinations given in 

 this paper may require further confirmation, it is evident that 

 the combined studies of Dr. Tozzer and Dr. Allen cannot fail to 

 be useful to students of the Maya hieroglyphic writing. 



F. W. Putnam. 

 Harvard University, 



August, 1909. 



