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The Pigmies appear distinct, but have similar relative pi'oportions 

 to the tribes in their vicinity. 



The Western Bantu in the characters in which they differ from 

 the Eastern resemble the Pigmies. 



The Masai are distinctly different from the Negroid type of Egypt, 

 and apparently from the Bantu, although this is not clearly demon- 

 strated as free from chance. 



If the Negx'oid type in Egypt be admitted to be real in characters 

 it would appear to approach the Strandlooper-Bush-Hottentots 

 rather than the Bantu Negroes. This may possibly support the 

 archaeological evidence suggesting a former northern extension of 

 the latter group. 



Dwarf peoples bearing a resemblance to Bushmen are said to 

 exist on the slopes of Mount Elgon, in Laikipia, and other points 

 in Eastern Central Africa. From these districts no matex'ial is 

 available. 



The present geographical situation is, then, that the apparently 

 purest dwarf race is situated, or was recently situated, on the coast 

 at the extreme south of the continent, the furthest point to which 

 they could retreat under pressure. The more inland representatives 

 appear mixed. 



Eastern Africa with a part of South-Western Africa are occupied 

 by a distinct tall race of Bantu speech. The Hottentots seem to be 

 intermediate in character as in position between these. A group of 

 Negroes in the centre of Africa around Lake Nyasa are also in some 

 features intermediate, though tall and of Bantu speech. 



The north-eastern corner is occupied by a different people, the 

 Somali and Gallas, of whom the physical characters are but little 

 known. Further south the Masai, who may be allied to this group, 

 are apparently distinct in many respects, at least from the Negroes 

 of Bantu speech. The forest zone is occupied by Pigmies, who, 

 though in some respects resembling the Bush people, have other 

 features closely allied to the Negroes to the north of this 

 district. 



The tribes of Bantu speech inhabiting W^est Africa between the 

 Eio del Eey and the Congo, though in most characters they resemble 

 the eastern tribes of the same linguistic stock, in others resemble the 

 Pigmies. 



Ill predynastic times there were in Upper Egypt people having 

 some characters resembling the Bush- Hottentot group, and possibly 

 also the Bantu Negro, but widely different from the peoples of the 

 eastern coast, as represented by the present-day Masai. 



