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5473. The skull of a female Esquimaux. 



This repeats, with the sexual modifications, the characters of that of the male (No. 5442). 

 The paroccipital tubercles are present, and traces of the maxillo-premaxillary sutures remain 

 on the palate. 



Presented by Captain Sir James C. Ross, C.B., R.N. 



5474. The cranium of an Esquimaux. 



The forehead is narrow and sloping : the cranium is slightly expanded at the parietal and 

 squamosal regions, and is slightly elevated at the sagittal region. The upper jaw is pro- 

 duced. The malars and zygomatic arches have been broken away, but the malar processes 

 of the maxillary are broad and prominent. The glabeUa is slightly convex ; the supraciliary 

 ridges are thin and well defined, but not prominent. 



Presented by Captain Sir Edward Parry, C.B., R.N. 



5475. The cranium, similarly mutilated, of an Esquimaux. 



It presents the same general form of cranium and prognathic jaw, but with smaller nasals 

 and less prominent cheek-bones. 



Presented by Captain Sir Edward Parry, C.B., R.N. 



5476. The cranial part of a weather-worn and mutilated skull of an Esquimaux. 



It is remarkable for its superior length, and the more rapid slope of the sides from the 

 median or sagittal elevated line, as compared with the foregoing. 



Presented by Captain Sir Edward Parry, C.B., R.N. 



5477. The cranium of a male Esquimaux. 



The forehead is rather higher and the upper jaw less produced than in the foregoing spe- 

 cimens. The paroccipital processes have been developed and broken off: the articular cavi- 

 ties for the lower jaw are more shallow than usual. The atlas is anchylosed to the occipital 

 condyles. The state of the dentition indicates the individual to have been aged. 



This cranium was taken from a burial-ground at Walstenholme Sound, Greenland, the 

 northernmost inhabited point of the globe. 



Presented by Archibald Gilchrist, Esq., Surgeon, R.N. 



547 5. The left moiety of a vertically and longitudinally bisected cranium of a male 

 Esquimaux. 



The basioccipital and basisphenoid are thicker and contain more diploe than in the Euro- 

 pean : the bony palate is also thicker ; but the chief difference is presented by the more pro- 

 duced upper jaw. From the Australian and Negro skulls this differs in the less thickness of 

 the cranial walls. 



Presented by Alex. Fisher, Esq., Surgeon, R.N. 



