SKELETON OF BIMANA. 569 



length to join the iiarietal on both sides of the head. The cheek- 

 bones and lower border of the orbit are moderately prominent : 

 the nasal bones are continued with a very slight depression from 

 the glabellar prominence: the superior maxillary bones are pro- 

 duced : the lower border of the malar process of the maxillary 

 bone is slightly concave. The lower border of the orbit is a little 

 more concave than the upper one : the spheno-orbital fissure is 

 widely open anteriorly. The cranium of the Macusi Indian, fig. 

 384, is more oblong and ellipsoid, viewed from above : the fore- 

 head is broader, the parietal region narrower, or at least not 

 broader, than it is in the shorter crania of the Carib tribe. The 

 frontal sinuses cause the superorbital ridges to project beyond the 

 interorbital space : the malar bones are equally prominent ; the 

 outer angle of the malar processes of the maxillary bones over- 

 hangs the concave line leading thence to the alveolar processes. 

 The general character of the facial part of the skull resembles 

 that of the Patagoniau Indian, but the prominent convex occiput 

 and general form of the cranium approach nearer to the Carib 

 form. The Carib, Guianian, and Columbian skulls all agree in 

 the roundness or convexity of the occipital region, and differ in 

 this respect, as well as their more symmetrical figure, from the 

 skulls of the Peruvians, Chilians, and Patagonians. All the 

 American skulls manifest the same inferiority in the size of the 

 true molar teeth as compared with the skulls of the Australians : 

 the incisors, canines, and premolars, or bicuspides, are not smaller 

 than in the Black races. 



In the average skull of the Chinese the cranium presents the 

 moderate or medium proportions of length, height, and breadth. 

 The sagittal region is not unusually elevated. The plane of the 

 glabella is slightly affected by the frontal sinuses, and the large 

 and prominent nasals are continued therefrom with a very slight 

 depression. The malars are large and slightly prominent. The 

 upper jaw is not produced. The chin is Avell developed. The 

 paroccipital tubercles are well marked. The chief distinction 

 which such skull presents from the average form of those of 

 European races is in the size and prominence of the malar bones. 



Most well-formed skulls of educated Whites present the charac- 

 teristics ascribed by Blumenbach to his Caucasian race. The 

 contour of the cranium, as well as that of the face, is oval : the 

 forehead is moderately vertical, high, and broad : the nasal bones 

 are prominent and well developed : the malars are vertical, and 

 the orbital boundaries are neatly defined. The upper jaw is not 

 produced : the lower jaw has the chin well marked. 



