SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 15 



ancient Mexicans. They used the feathers 

 as ornaments for their superb mantles in the 

 time of Montezuma, and in embroidering the 

 pictures so much extolled by Cortez. Their 

 name signifies in the Indian language beams 

 or locks of the sun; — and their feathers are 

 still worn by the Indian ladies as ornaments 

 for the ears. 



