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divisions are occupied by the v second race. It must, 

 however, be observed, that the term Austral negro 

 is very vague. The Papua, the Alforas, and the 

 Haraibras are included, of which the former 

 have been regarded as a mixed race between the 

 true Austral negroes and the Haraforas ; and the 

 latter as a race entirely distinct from the Aus- 

 tral negroes. There is a great variety amongst 

 them : a native of New South Wales, for instance, 

 bears no similarity to a negro, as the former has 

 smooth lank hair ; nor has the Austral negro in 

 the New Hebrides, where they seem to be very 

 pure, much similarity to the African negro ; and 

 the Viti or Figi islanders, especially, stand isolated 

 among this race by a very peculiar dialect, a well- 

 ordered state of society, notwithstanding that there 

 exists cannibalism, by the chastity of their women, 

 and by the exclusive use of pottery. I must, there- 

 fore, repeat that the term Austral negro is here 

 only used to distinguish this class from the other 

 great family, which I now proceed to define in a 

 more distinct manner. 



This second race comprises people of a lighter- 

 coloured skin, with dark glossy hair, and often very 

 regular features. Although the various languages 

 which they speak appear very different, yet an iden- 

 tity of certain elements can be traced in them ; and, 

 from the relation that all the languages bear to the 

 Malayan dialect, as well as from the similarity of 

 manners and customs, this race was generally con- 



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