PLATE 15 



AVES 



Herons Frigate bird 



1. Heron, stucco ornament, Palenque, Palace, House B 



(Maudslay, IV, PL 18). 



2. Heron head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, 



Lower Chamber (Maudslay, III, PI 45). 



3. Head and neck of a heron, Dresden 37b. 



4. Heron, Nuttall 74. 



5. Heron with fish, Palenque, Temple of the Cross, West 



side panel (Maudslay, IV, PL 71). 



6. Heron 



7. Heron with a fish as a head-dress, Dresden 36a. 



8. Fork-tailed bird, probably a Frigate bird (Fregata 



aquild), Tro-Cortesianus 34a. 



9. Same, arranged for offering, Dresden 35a. 



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