ade further on.

In this symbol we find another of Landa's letters, and, if phonetic,
agreeing precisely with his interpretation.

[Illustration: No. 23. _a_ _b_]

_Ekbalam_ according to Rosny. The variety marked _a_ is found twice in
the Manuscript Troano, Plates XVI and XVII, and that marked _b_ once
in the Dresden Codex, Plate 8, each time in connection with a
spotted, leopard-like animal.

The black markings on the symbols render it probable that Rosny's
interpretation is correct. The numeral before the first form may possibly
be explained by the fact that this symbol is used once (Manuscript
Troano, Plate XII) to indicate the day Ix.

[Illustration: No. 24.]

_Moo._ The ara, a large species of parrot. This symbol is found but
once, and that in Plate 16_c_, Dresden Codex, in connection with the
bird shown in Fig. 379.

[Illustration: FIG. 379. The moo or ara from Plate 16. Dresden Codex.]

The conclusion in this case is based on the following evidence: In this
series there are six groups of characters, four compound characters in
each group, arranged as in the annexed diagram:

__________________________________________________
| | | | | | |
| _a_ _b_ | _e_ _d_ | _g_ _h_ | _i_ | _m_ | _o_ |
| | | | | | |
| _c_ _d_ | _c_ _f_ | _c_ _d_ | _c_ | _n_ | _b_ |
|__________|__________|__________| | | |
| | | |
1 2 3 | _k_ | _c_ | _c_ |
| | | |
| _l_ | _l_ | _p_ |
|_____|_____|_____|

Similar characters in the different groups are represented by the same
letter; for example, the symbol for woman, heretofore shown (No. 17), is
represented by _c_, and an unknown character by _d_. Different letters
represent different symbols. It is apparent that we have here the
parallelism heretofore spoken of and are justified in basing conclusions
on this fact.

At 1, 2, and 3 are female figures with a bird in each case perched on the
back. At _a_ is the head of a bird, evidently the symbol of the bird on
the female below; at _i_, in the fourth group, is precisely the same
symbol as the one found in the same relative position in the middle
division of Plate 17 over another bird, and at _m_, in the fift