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It will be seen from the following table that other Mela- 

 nesian groups are also prognathous: 



Facial index. The facial index expresses the ratio of the 

 breadth to the height of the face. The distance from the root 

 of the nose (nasion) to the most prominent point on the alveolar 

 margin between the two upper median incisors (prosthion) is 

 multiplied by 100 and divided by the bizygomatic breadth. 

 The average facial index for the males is 48.8 and for the 

 females 47.8. Both are chamaeprosopic, a character asso- 

 ciated with lowly forms. 



Index of palate. The palates are all long in proportion 

 to their breadth, the average index for males as well as females 

 being what Broca would call microseme. None of the palates 



