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INTRODUCTION. 



Europeans and Africans sent me by mistake for those of Indians ; that 

 these should occasionally be mingled in the same cemeteries is readily 

 understood; but a practised eye can separate them without difficulty. 



Large as this Collection already is, a glance at the Ethnological Table 

 will show that it is very deficient in some divisions of the human family. 

 For example it contains no skulls of the Eskimaux, Fuegians, Califor- 

 nians or Brazilians. The distorted heads of the Oregon tribes are also 

 but partially represented, while the long-headed people of the Lake of 

 Titicaca, in Bolivia, are altogether wanting. Skulls of the great divi- 

 sions of the Caucasian and Mongolian races are also too few for satisfac- 

 tory comparison, and the Sclavonic and Tchudic (Finnish) nations, to- 

 gether with the Mongol tribes of Northern Asia and China, are among 

 the especial desiderata of this Collection.* 



The following analysis exhibits an Ethnographic view of the materials 

 embraced in the entire series.f 



I. Caucasian Group. 



1. Sca7idinavian Race. 



Norwegian 1 



Swedish Peasants Y 



Finlaud Swedes 2 



Sudermanland Swedes 3 



Ostrogoth 1 



Turannic Swede 1 



Cimbric Swedes 3 



Swedish Finns , 3 



21 

 2. Finnish or Tchudic Race. 

 True Finns 10 



3. Siievic Race. 



Germans 11 



Dutchman 1 



Prussians 4 



Burgundian 1 



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 4. Anglo-Saxon. 

 English J 4 



5, Anglo-American. 8 



6. Celtic Race. 

 Irish 8 



Celtic (?) heads from Catacombs of 



Paris 4 



Celt (?) from the field of Waterloo.. 1 



13 



T. Sclavonic Race. 

 Sclavonians 2 



8. Pelasgic Race.% 



Ancient Phoenician 1 



Ancient Roman 1 



Greek 1 



Circassians 4 



Armenians 6 



Parsees 2 



Affghan 1 



Graeco-Egyptians 23 



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* Since this paragraph was written, 6 Eskimo, 2 Californian, 7 Brazilian, 1 Sclavonic, 

 13 Finnish, 1 Kalmuck, 2 Laplander, 1 Japanese, and 4 Chinese skulls have been added 

 to the Collection. 



t In consequence of the numerous additions to the Collection since 1849, the above 

 analytical table has been necessarily modified from that presented in the third edition of 

 this Catalogue. It is proper to observe that this table is not an attempt at scientific 

 classification, but simply an arrangement adopted for convenience of study and exami- 

 nation. 



t Dr. Morton used the term Pelasgic too comprehensively. The Circassians, Arme- 

 nians, and Persians should not be placed in this group. 



