MAMMALIA. ■li-.l 



the island. This skull is of a full size — the temperament is 

 coarse — the base, sirles, and posterior portions of the brain are 

 large — the coronal region is moderately, and the anterior lobe 

 considerably developed. The character indicated is one of con. 

 siderable power ; but more liable to the predominance of animal 

 feeling, than susceptible of moral cultivation. The intellect, 

 however, is considerable, which will aid the moral powers. 



All the varieties of the human race may be traced to one or 

 other of these varieties. Food, climate, and other causes, may 

 greatly alter the general character, but the hereditary peculiari- 

 ties may nevertheless be traced. — See description of the colour- 

 ing matter of the skin, vol. I. p. 406. 



Man is found to be the native of all climes, while other ani- 

 mals are generally circumscribed in their geographical range. 

 He can endure the burning heats of the torrid zone, and Zem- 

 bla's snows ; but it is found that in either extreme he is sub- 

 ject to diminution of stature : and attains the greatest size, and 

 most perfect form, under a temperate latitude. 



Man is truly an omnivorous animal, as he lives upon all kinds 

 of food. 



ORDER II QUADRUMANA. 



The Quadrumana have three kinds of teeth, namely, incisors, 

 canines, and molars : the four extremities are terminated by 

 Lands, with the thumb detached, having a muscular action by 

 which it is capable of being more or less opposed to the fingers, 

 which are long and flexible, so that they can grasp branches of 

 trees with facility : they have two or four pectoral mammse ; the 

 clavicles are complete ; the bones of the legs and arms are se- 

 parate, capable of pronation and supination ; the stomach is 

 simple and membranaceous ; the intestines are short, with a 

 small csecum ; the orbital and temporal fossae are distinct. 



The animals of this order eat fruit, roots, and insects : they 

 live upon trees — are intelligent, imitative, and active. Their 

 geographical range extends to the warm parts of America, Afri- 

 ca, and India. 



■ ^ Family I. — Simile. 



The form of this family approaches that of man. The nos 

 tnls are contiguous, separated only by a thin sc[)tuin ; noso 



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