S36 



THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



The INDIAN or TELINGAN race inhabit the whole of 



Hindostan, and parts of 

 Persia. The complexion 

 is much the same as in 

 the two preceding races 

 (Negrillo and Papuan), 

 and is so decidedly darker 

 than in the Malayan, 

 that by common con- 

 sent it is called black, 

 although, on comparison, 

 the two differ widely 

 from that of the un- 

 mixed Negro. The 

 greater part of Hindos- 

 tan is, however, inha- 

 bited by a mixed race, 

 partly Persian, partly 

 Arabian. 



Pickering describes them as follows : " The features 

 approximated very closely to those of the White race, but 

 in general the mouth appeared to be wider, the nose rather 

 less prominent, and the lips sensibly thicker. The profile 

 was less vertical than in the surrounding Malays, the lower 

 part of the face projecting with a regular arch, as in the 

 Mongolian, and there was a further correspondence with 

 the latter race in the frequent instances of the arched nose. 

 The beard occurred more frequently, and was more copious 

 than in the Malay race ; the hair was straight and fine, and 

 I have never seen it any other colour than black." 



The ETHIOPIANS inhabit the central and north-east part 

 of Africa, Nubia, and the upper districts of the Nile. They 

 are black, but their features are not far removed from the 

 European, except in the fulness of the lips, and they are in 

 some cases extremely handsome. The hair is black and 

 crisp, but not completely woolly, and grows sufficiently long 

 to be plaited, which is the usual mode in which it is worn 

 by the females of this race. 



