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and over as bracliycephalic. The distribution of the series now under examination in 

 these groujis is as follows : — 



These results may be usefully compared with Count Schweinitz's (1) observations 

 on living natives of German East Africa, and with Mense's (2) studies of the people of 

 the Middle Congo, expressed in similar tabular form below. 



1. " Zeitschrift flir Ethnologic," 1893. 



2. „ „ „ 1887. 



From these tables uniformity rather than diversity of head form would seem to be 

 the great characteristic of the African black races, while a broad-headed element can 

 bo seen to ati'ect the poi)ulation of the Nile Valley and forest zone. 



Turning from the cranial to the facial skeleton, a greater range of variation becomes 

 api)arent. 



A similar tabulation of the length-height index is subjoined. 



Tribe 



Banande 

 Bambute 



ClIAM.t:CR!'HAI.U'. 



(Under t;0.) 



Orthockphalic. 

 (60-1— 60.) 



Uypsicephalic. 



(05-1—70.) 

 1 



IIyperhypsicephalic. 



(VO'l and over.) 



1 



2 



