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The Negro Group embraces117 skulls and 2 casts, divided as follows : 

 16 American-born negroes, 88 native Africans, 2 Hovahs of Madagascar, 

 11 Australians, and 2 Oceanic Negroes. Of the American-born Negroes, 

 the largest measurement is 86 ; the smallest 73 ; while the mean is 80.8. 

 The largest of the native African series is 99 ; the smallest 65 ; and the 

 mean of 64 measurements is 83.7. For the Hottentot family, 3 skulls 

 give a mean of 75.3 cubic inches ; two Hovah skulls of Madagascar average 

 82.5 ; and lastly the Alforian family gives for 8 Australian crania 75, and 

 for two skulls of Oceanic Negroes 76.5 cubic inches. 



Under the head of Mixed Races have been placed 5 Coptic (3 ancient 

 and 2 modern), 12 Negroid Egyptian, 4 Nubian, 2 Hispano-Peruvian, 3 

 Negroid Indian, 1 Hispano-Indian, 1 Malayo-Chinese, and 2 Mulatto 

 crania. 



"Almost every investigation into the lineage of the Copts results in 

 considering them a mixed progeny of ancient Egyptians, Berabera, Ne- 

 groes, Arabs, and Europeans ; and these characteristics are so variously 

 blended as to make the Copts one of the most motley and paradoxical 

 communities in the world. The Negro traits are visible, in greater or 

 less degree, in a large proportion of this people, and are distinctly seen 

 in the three skulls in my possession." 



Eighteen crania of lunatics and idiots, seven illustrative of growth, 

 two phrenologically marked, and eleven of uncertain origin, complete 

 the Collection. 



Extensive and unique as is this Collection, it is, nevertheless, still too 

 limited to justify any positive and comprehensive conclusions concerning 

 the great fundamental problems of Ethnology. That it will be capable, 

 when sufficiently extended, of throwing much light upon these obscure 

 and unsettled questions is amply attested by the scientific publications of 

 Dr. Morton. It is earnestly hoped, therefore, that this magnificent nu- 

 cleus, the result of much pecuniary sacrifice and many years of enthusias- 

 tic labor on the part of its late illustrious owner and founder, will not be 

 neglected, but that its efficiency will be increased, and the objects for 

 which it was gathered together attained by contributions from all who 

 may be interested in the advancement of this youngest, most intricate, 

 and most important of the sciences. 



The Norwegians and Danes of the Scandinavian race, the Bas-Bretons, 

 the Celtic Scotch, Welsh, Spanish, and Portuguese, the ancient and mo- 

 dern Greeks, the Magyar people, the great Tartar and Scythic hordes, 

 the entire Basque family, and many other races, are without a single re- 

 presentative in the Collection. Of the Polar and Tchudic Families it 

 contains but 4 and 9 skulls respectively; while the ancient Romans and 

 their descendants, the modern Trasteverini beyond the Tiber, the great 

 Sclavic race, and the Berber tribes, are each represented by but one 

 skull. 

 These deficiencies and many others could easily be particularized 



