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Sergi, somewhere else (in America, for example), they 

 have originated together with the dolicho-mosaticephals ; 

 and if this has happened once or twice, it can also have 

 happened three or four times. 



Leaving aside this old fundamental difference, I am in 

 accord with Sergi in the estimate of the closer affinity 

 he perceives between the Dravidians and the Ethiopians 

 with the exception of the Somals and Gallas whose stature 

 is too high. He says J that he does not find an affinity, 

 anywhere else, with these Dravidians except in that 

 African variety. I have precisely subdivided that variety 

 into two sub-varieties, one of high stature and one of 

 medium stature 2 : hence it is principally with this latter 

 sub-variety that the aforesaid resemblance of Homo Indo- 

 africanns Dravidieus shows itself. Sergi rightly separates 

 from the Dravidians a highly platyrrhine type and of a 

 stature less than medium, showing the greatest affinity 

 with the Veddahs, 5 and together with this second type he 

 also perceives a third, here and there in the peninsula 

 specially among the Kadirs, which type is also platyrrhine 

 and of a low stature but with short and woolly hair and 

 a Negroid face/ They are the remnants respectively of 

 the Australoids and the Negritos, who were afterwards 

 more clearly placed in relief by Biasutti. 3 



We think that the following ethnic stratification c&\\ be 

 given for India, commencing with the more ancient strata : 

 (a) Negritos 



(ft) Pre-Dravidians (Australoid-Veddaic) 

 (<?) Dravidians (having affinity with H. Indo-afri- 

 canns 



1 SERGI (G.), Europa, op. cit., p. 469. 



2 GiUFFRiDA-RuGOERi (V.), Nuovi studi null' antropologifi deir Africa orientale. 

 " Arch, per VAntrop. c 1'Ktn." XLV, 1915, fasc. 2, p. 176. 



3 SERGI (G.) Ewopa, op. cit., p. 452. 

 * Ibid., p. 450. 



5 BIASUTTI (R.), op. cit., pp. 99-100. 



