4 PROCKKDINUS OK THK ANATOMICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL 



In all three skulls the height index is less than the breadth index. 



All three are orthognathous, but the European skull approaches 

 prognathism more nearly than either of the other two Chinese. 



The facial portion of the skull is markedly broader in both Chinese 

 skulls (especially in the skull of the Boxer) than it is in the European 

 one, and it shows a general flattening above the alveolar processes of 

 the upper jaw bones. 



The orbital index is decidedly smaller in the skull of the Chinese 

 coolie than it is in either the skull of the Boxer or of the European. 



The nasal index of the European skull is greater than that of 

 either of the two Chinese. 



The length of the palate is slightly more in the coolie's skull than 

 in the others, and the mental process of the coolie's lower jaw is 

 poorly developed. 



Upon the whole, therefore, although the European skull shows a 

 few low racial characteristics, yet when observed as a whole it is 

 superior to either of the two Chinese skulls as regards its cranial 

 capacity, horizontal circumference, development of frontal region and 

 in breadth of face. 



It is interesting to notice that, when a comparison is made be- 

 tween the measurements of the two Chinese skulls, the Boxer's skull 

 is superior to the coolie's skull in cranial capacity, breadth of cranium 

 and development of frontal region, while in face development and 

 cranial circumference it is lower. 



The whole pelvis in the Chinese coolie is larger and narrower than 

 in the European. 



The fore parts of the iliac crests rise more vertically and are not 

 so much everted as in the European one. 



The shape of the cotyloid cavity is practically the same as in the 

 European pelvis, but the obturator foramen is narrower. 



The brim of the true pelvis is narrower in proportion to its 

 length and more circular in outline than in the European skeleton. 

 It approaches in its appearance the shape seen in the case of the 

 Andamanese skeleton in our museum. 



