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what complicated, and the lambdoidal greatly so, as a rule. 

 Wormian bones are of frequent occurrence in the lambdoidal r 

 and at the pterion. Epipteric bones also appear in several 

 instances. The pterion assumes quite a number of forms, 

 although in the majority of cases it is of the usual H shape ; 

 in three skulls (Nos. 2, 4, and 6) it is K shaped, and in No. 8 

 the temporal pushing back the sphenoid touches the frontal 

 for 13mm. on both sides. None of the skulls are metopic, 

 nor are there any traces of an interparietal bone. The 

 obliteration of the sutures starts from before backwards in 

 every case. 



Unfortunately, there were only four skulls with the lower 

 jaw complete, one male and three female. The lower jaw is 

 small in all measurements, the condylar height exceeds the 

 t-oronoid in every case, with the exception of Truganini. In 

 two skulls, the gonion shows a very wide angle, but this is 

 merely due to old age. 



In no skull is there a complete set of teeth. In most cases, 

 however, the teeth have been lost after death ; but in a few 

 of the older skulls (such as Caroline) the teeth have been lost 

 from old age, and the alveolas absorbed. In most skulls, 

 three molars were present at the time of death, but in some 

 specimens (e.g., Augustus, No. 1), though well past middle 

 life, the third molars are not fully erupted. There are no 

 carious molars. All the molars are well worn, with the 

 exception of some of the third molars, which are distorted. 

 The incisors and canines have been lost in nearly every skull, 

 as have also the bicuspids, but those which are left show the 

 same grinding down as the molars, and the same absence of 

 caries. 



Capacity. 

 No. Average. Minimum. Maximum. Class. 



Male ... 3 1282 1155 1450 Micro- cephalic 

 Female ... 5 1089 1050 1135 „ 



Total ... 8 1161 1050 1450 



The average male capacity of these specimens classes them 

 as micro-cephalic, the females also have a very small capacity. 

 The variation from the smallest female to the largest male 

 capacity is 400cc. In comparing our measurements with 

 others, we find that the skulls in the Tasmanian Museum 

 have a smaller mean capacity than any other collection 

 of Tasmanian skulls that have yet been measured^, with 

 the exception of two skulls in the Cambridge Museum, 

 the measurements of which were kindly sent to us by Ling 

 Roth. Flower, in six male and five female skulls in the 



^f Broca and Topinard rammed the shot, while we only used the thumb to push it 

 down. J. B. Davis measured his capacities with sand, and Flower with mustard 

 seed. 



