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are displayed by the various Polynesian island-races and lower forms 
like the snails already described. The Polynesians from the Paumotus 
westward to ‘Tonga and New Zealand and from Hawaii southward to the 
Austral Islands possess the same general physical and intellectual char- 
acteristics, while their culture is practically uniform throughout this 
vast region. ‘These resemblances indicate a common ancestry of the 
several races, and the native traditions confirm the conclusion which 
may be based solely upon observations of the present day. "The islanders 
of each group have certain more or less unique qualities, especially in the 
matter of language. Subservient, like other living things to the control 
of evolution, the natives as well as the snails have come to differ more or 
less widely in correlation with their greater or lesser isolation in geo- 
graphical respects. 
Henry E. Crampton. 
ANTHROPOLOGICAL WORK IN THE SOUTHWEST 
URING the past few months the Museum has been carrying on 
important anthropological work in the Southwest through Dr. 
Pliny E. Goddard and Dr. H. J. Spinden of the Department of 
Anthropology. A glimpse at what is being accomplished is given in a 
recent report from Curator Clark Wissler, who has been making a tour 
of inspection. Extracts from Dr. Wissler’s report are as follows: 
Santa Fr, New Mexico, 
March 30, 1910. 
* * * * T am able to make a brief report on our work in the South- 
west. In general, | find the results in collections beyond what I dared hope 
at the outset, while in the research side of the work my expectations bave 
almost become realities. As you will recall, we planned work on a pro- 
gramme that would this year give us fair collections from the pueblo and 
non-pueblo dwelling Indians of New Mexico and Arizona, excepting the 
Zuni and some divisions of the Yuma stock. ‘lo date we have collections 
from the four divisions of Apache peoples, two divisions of the Pima stock 
and the various Rio Grande Pueblo. Collecting among the Navajo is now 
under way, and J expect to try some of the Yuma groups soon. ‘Vhus, we 
shall have brought together in less than a vear’s time, from actual field-work, 
collections representing six tribal divisions and as many villages of Pueblo 
