. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . Attention is directed to four characteristics of this sign. First in importance, thelock of hair that descends in front of the ear and, curving to the left, extends towardthe chin. Second, the peculiar character of the ornament that adorns the ear andprojects over the cheek. Third, the forehead ornament—not clearly distinguishable,but never a single piece. Fourth—but occurring only in the last glyph, which is froma Quirigua monument—the curve surrounded by a border of loops
. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . Attention is directed to four characteristics of this sign. First in importance, thelock of hair that descends in front of the ear and, curving to the left, extends towardthe chin. Second, the peculiar character of the ornament that adorns the ear andprojects over the cheek. Third, the forehead ornament—not clearly distinguishable,but never a single piece. Fourth—but occurring only in the last glyph, which is froma Quirigua monument—the curve surrounded by a border of loops at the back upperpart of the head. These are all survivals of the original types,which are to be found in the codices—the picture of a womanand one of its abbreviations. The Quirigua glyph has added thecharacteristic of the abbreviation to those of the womans headitself. It will be seen that the limitations of glyphs in crowdedinscriptions necessitated the carrying of the characteristic lock ofhair forward to the chin instead of letting it depend to the waist, as in the full figureof the woman; but in the i
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