such as the parrot eye, the biting mouth, and the mole-like teeth, the curved line of the serpent's body, and the beautiful outlines of the antennæ of the bee, also its sting, and last, not least, the graceful leaf of the maize, and other natural forms which are symbols of fertility. It may be interesting to remark that the phonetic value of the antennæ of the bee was suggested by the third 'glyph, Cauac, on the Kukuitz bas-relief, left-hand side of the Casa No. 3, Palenque. This 'glyph was traced to more demotic forms on plate 25 of the Troano, also plate 24, where it is upheld by the Goddess Cab. Near the figure of Cab is the same infant-like figure that is to be seen on the so-called tablet of the cross of Palenque. 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