tral 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.

KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF MAYA WORDS

The vowels and consonants have their continental sounds with the
following exceptions:--

=[)a]= like _u_ in hut
=ai= like _i_ in island
=k= (Beltran's _c_) ordinary palatal _k_
=q= (Beltran's _k_) velar _k_
=[[c].]= (Beltran's _[c]_) _ts_ explosive or fortis
=[c]= (Beltran's _tz_) _ts_ non-explosive
=[vs]= (Beltran's _x_) like _sh_ in hush
=t[vs]= (Beltran's _ch_) like _ch_ in church
=[ts.]= (Beltran's _c[=h]_) _ch_ explosive
=[p.]= (Beltran's _pp_) _p_ explosive
=t= (Beltran's _t[=h]_) _t_ explosive

LIST OF PLATES

Plate.
1. Mollusca: _Fasciolaria gigantea, Oliva_.
2. Insecta: Honey bee (_Melipona_).
3. Insecta and Myriapoda.
4. Arachnoidea, Arachnida, Crustacea.
5. Myriapoda, Pisces.
6. Pisces.
7. Amphibia.
8. Amphibia, Reptilia.
9. Reptilia: Rattlesnake (_Crotalus_).
10. Reptilia: Serpents.
11. Reptilia: Serpents.
12. Reptilia: Iguana, Lizards.
13. Reptilia: Crocodile
14. Reptilia: Turtles.
15. Aves: Herons, Frigate-bird.
16. Aves: Ocellated Turkey (_Agriocharis ocellata_).
17. Aves: King Vulture (_Sarcorhamphus papa_).
18. Aves: King Vulture (_S. papa_), Black Vulture (_Catharista urubu_).
19. Aves: Vultures.
20. Aves: Harpy Eagle (_Thrasaetos harpyia_).
21. Aves: Yucatan Horned Owl (_Bubo virginianus mayensis_).
22. Aves: Yucatan Horned Ow[TN-1] (_B. v. mayensis_).
23. Aves: Yucatan Screech Owl (_Otus choliba thompsoni_).
24. Aves: Quetzal (_Pharomacrus mocinno_).
25. Aves: Blue Macaw (_Ara militaris_).
26. Aves: Parrots, Turkeys.
27. Aves: Miscellaneous.
28. Various animals.
29. Mammalia: Armadillo and miscellaneous.
30. Mammalia: Deer, Hare.
31. Mammalia: Yucatan Deer (_Odocoileus yucatanensis_).
32. Mammalia: Yucatan Peccary (_Tayassu angulatum yucatanense_),
Yucatan Deer (_O. yucatanensis_).
33. Mammalia: Yucatan Peccar