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highest iiifraspinous index of man. The infraspinous index 

 of the scapula under consideration is 80. This is excep- 

 tionally low, even for very inferior races. 



The left scapula has the singular distinction of bearing 

 a rifle ball of lead deeply iml)edded and partially covered 

 by new bone growth, in the subscapular fossa just be- 

 neath the neck of the spine. 



Pelvis. — The individual varieties of the pelvis are so 

 great even in the same race that it seems almost useless to 

 give the measurements of a single specimen. Yet any 

 observations on a skeleton without taking into considera- 

 tion those of the pelvis, would be decidedly superficial. 

 The pelvis as a whole is remarkably slight and compact. 

 The width between the iliac crests, the maximum width 

 of the pelvis, is 255 mm. which is about what we should 

 expect, considering the general slightness of the entire 

 skeleton. The measurements of the true pelvis are as fol- 

 lows : Antero-posterior diameter 110 mm., transverse diam- 

 eter 111 mm. This gives approximately 100 as the pelvic 

 index, which is about the usual thing in males — in females 

 the transverse diameter is appreciably longer, relatively, 

 than the antero-posterior diameter, so that the usual pel- 

 vic index is somewhat less than 100 for females. The 

 width between the tubersites of the ischia is 118 mm. Of 

 the other numerous and less important measurements 

 which might be taken on the pelvis, I have made only 

 three. The first two are the maximum height, 188 mm., 

 and the maxinnim width, 158 mm. With these we obtain 

 the height-index of the pelvis which in this case is 80.3. 



Sacrum.. — The sacrum possesses the usual number of 

 vertebnc, five, and is characterized by its length, which 

 is a feature common to Australians and other inferior 

 races. Its maximum width is 96 mm. while the maxinnim 

 lengrth is 101 mm. This gives a sacral index of 115. For 



