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THE VARIETIES OF THE HUMAN SPECIES. 



which I have obtained from Harar, and which I have seen again in 

 Russia, especially in the Government of the Chersonesus. 



The Sardinian type is distinguished by being higher in the 

 back, wider in the norma verticalis, and relatively short (Fig, 26). 



In order to recognize this form it is necessary to know that the 

 greater height of the cranium is at the back, and thence there is 

 a perceptible sloping towards the forehead, which is low. The 



Fig. 27— Acmonoides (Tver). 



occipital is raised on an inclined plane, very sloping, while the base 

 of the cranium does not rest upon the same plane through its 

 entire length. 



Fig. 28.— Acmonoides Siculus. 



1 2th. AcMONOiD {acmonoides) (Figs. 27, 28). 



It is notdifBcult to distinguish this variety with its anvil-like form. 

 Once seen, it becomes impressed on the memory by the singularity 



