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bird of Tezpi remind us of Noali’s dove^ that of 
Deucalion, and the birds, which, according to 
Berosus, Xisuthrus sent out from his ark^ to see 
whether the waters had run off, and whether he 
might erect altars to the protecting divinities of 
Chaldea ? 
The tongues, which the dove distributed to 
the nations of America (No. 1), being infinitely 
varied, these nations disperse, and fifteen heads of 
families only, who spoke the same tongue, and from 
whom the Toltecks, the Aztecks, and the Acol- 
huans descended, unite, and arrive at Aztlan, (the 
country of the garces or flamingoes) . The bird 
placed on the hieroglyphic of water, atl, denotes 
Aztlan. The pyramidical monument with steps 
is a teocalli, I am astonished at finding a palm 
tree near this teocalli : this plant certainly does 
not indicate a northern region ; nevertheless 
it is almost certain, that we must look for the 
first country of the Mexican nations, Aztlan, 
Huehuetlapallan, and Amaquemecan, at least 
North of the 42d degree of latitude. Perhaps 
the Mexican painter, inhabiting the torrid zone, 
placed a palm-tree near the temple of Aztlan 
only because he was igiiorant, that this tree was 
a stranger to the northern countries. The fifteen 
chiefs have the simple hieroglyphics of their 
names above their heads. 
From the teqlalli erected in Aztlan to Chapol- 
tepee the figures placed along the road indicate 
