THE BLACK RACES OF OCEANIC A. 



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The pure Negrito skull (Fig. 3) is sub-brachycephalic, having a mean 

 index (cephalic, or horizontal) of 81 '79 ; its capacity is from 1,310 to 

 1,535 cubic centimetres. The occipito-frontal curve is quite regular, 

 and presents a depression over the forehead, another toward the third 

 posterior of the sagittal suture, and an iindulation at the level of the 

 sinciput ; passing the occipital protuberance, it turns sharply down- 



FiG. 1. Skull of a Negrito of Borneo, carved by the Dtaks. (Prom the Museum of Lyons.) 



ward. The frontal, narrow before, is well developed in the antero- 

 posterior direction ; the short length of the cranium corresponds with 

 the shortness of the parietal and occipital bones. 



In the face, the prominences of the brows are not very distinct, the 

 space between the orbits is relatively considerable, the orbits are wide, 

 almost square, the canine cavity is little marked, the prognathism is 

 distinct in the middle alveolar region of the superior maxillary. The 

 whole of the face is moderately elongated, showing a mean facial 

 index of 67'17. The Mincopies, who live in the Andaman Islands, 

 had already been studied by M. de Quatrefages, and his opinion that 

 they almost exactly resemble the Aetas of the Philippine Islands is 

 confirmed by the description of them in the " Crania Ethnica." The 

 only difference is in a slightly higher elevation of the cranium, as is 

 shown in the sketch. 



Negritos whose history is fully described in this work are still liv- 



