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prominent ; the nose thick and confused with the projecting 

 cheeks ; the lips, especially the upper, thick ; the chin some- 

 what receding. 



The legs in many instances bowed. 



This comprehends the inhabitants of Africa ; with the excep- 

 tion of those in the northern parts, already included in the Cau- 

 casian variety. 



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4. THE AMERICAN. The skin of a copper colour j the hair 

 black, stiff, straight, and sparing. 



The forehead short ; the cheek bones broad, but more arched 

 and rounded than in the Mongolian variety, not, as in it, angular 

 and projecting outwards ; the orbits generally deep ; the fore- 

 head and vertex frequently deformed by art the cranium usually 

 light. 



The face broad, with prominent cheeks, not flattened, but 

 with every part distinctly marked if viewed in profile ; the eyes 

 deep ; the nose rather flat, but still prominent. 



This comprehends all the Americans excepting the Esquimaux. 



5. THE MALAY. The skin tawny ; the hair black, soft, curled, 

 thick, and abundant. 



The head rather narrow ; the forehead slightly arched ; the 

 parietal bones prominent ; the cheek bones not prominent ; the 

 upper jaw rather projecting. 



The face prominent at its lower part ; not so narrow as in 

 the Ethiopian variety, but the features, viewed in profile, more 

 distinct ; the nose full, broad, bottled at its point ; the mouth 

 large. 



This comprehends the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean, of 

 the Marian, Philippine, Molucca, and Sunda, isles, and of the 

 peninsula of Malacca. 



General Remarks. The colour of the hair thus appears some- 

 what connected with that of the skin, and the colour of the iris 

 is closely connected with that of the hair. Light hair is common 

 with a white and thin skin only, and a dark thick skin is usually 

 accompanied by black hair ; if the skin happens to be variegated, 



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