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with which the author compared those enumerated by Tacitus ; but 
the description of them does not admit of abridgment. 
(A.) RAcES REFERRIBLE TO THE LicHT-HAIRED GERMAN STOCK. 
Under the common title German, it was supposed that three races, 
and possibly a fourth, might be included. 
(a) The Teutonic race.—To this race the description given of 
the Germans by Tacitus was supposed to apply exclusively. This 
type the author stated to be found in Scotland and the north of 
England. 
(6) The Scandinavian race-—This type was described by the 
author as it occurs in Orkney and Shetland, in the North and West 
Highlands of Scotland, and in Ireland. 
(c) The Anglo-Frisian race-—The type prevails in the south 
and midland districts of England, but diminishes in the northern 
counties and in Scotland. 
(d) The Pictish race.—The author has not yet had leisure to 
verify his suspicion, that there exists, in certain Scottish districts, 
another German race, to which, possibly, the description given of the 
Picts by Adamnan and various early writers, may apply. 
(B.) Tue Darx-Hatrep Raczs or Europe. 
Between the light-haired and dark-haired races of Europe consti- 
tutional differences exist ; the former shewing the sanguine, and the 
latter the melancholic temperament. In the female constitution the 
diversity is still more apparent. Under the dark-haired races are 
included (a) the Cymric ; (b) the Gaulish ; (c) the Iberian. Tacitus 
merely distinguishes the two latter ; but, under the term Galli of the 
ancients, two distinct races are included; and when the Romans al- 
luded to the gigantic stature of the Gauls, the description could only 
apply to the Cymric race, variously named Cimmerii, Cimbri, and 
Ombri, who were contemporary with the Gauls. 
(a) The Cymric race.—This was the type of the ancient Britons 
in the time of Tacitus, as well as of the Belgz and Armorici in Gaul. 
It was also, that of the Fir-bolgs (Viri Bolgz) of Ireland. 
(b) The Gaulish or Gallic race ; also. named Celtic,—a name 
which M. Thierry has proved to be merely a local one applied to an 
armed confederation of Gauls. The type was that of a third part of 
Gaul; and, in the time of Tacitus, it distinguished the population of 
Ireland, part, of Wales, and perhaps a few. limited districts of Cale- 
donia. 
(c) The Iberian race.—This type is still to. be studied in the: 
ancient Silurian district of Tacitus, particularly in the counties. of: 
Monmouth and Brecon. Hitherto the characters of this: race have. 
not been defined ; which blank in ethnology it was one of the lead- 
ing objects of the present memoir to supply ;—while another, yet 
