| Page. | |
| Introductory | 123 |
| Manatee | 125 |
| Toucan | 135 |
| Paroquet | 139 |
| Knowledge of tropical animals by Mound-Builders | 142 |
| Other errors of identification | 144 |
| Skill in sculpture of the Mound-Builders | 148 |
| Generalization not designed | 149 |
| Probable totemic origin | 150 |
| Animal mounds | 152 |
| The "Elephant" mound | 152 |
| The "Alligator" mound | 158 |
| Human sculptures | 160 |
| Indian and mound-builders' art compared | 164 |
| General conclusions | 166 |
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| Fig. | 4.—Otter from Squier and Davis | 128 |
| 5.—Otter from Squier and Davis | 128 | |
| 6.—Otter from Rau. Manatee from Stevens | 129 | |
| 7.—Manatee from Stevens | 129 | |
| 8.—Lamantin or Sea-Cow from Squier and Davis | 130 | |