OF THE CLASS MAMMALIA. 



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distinct races of men, such as the Negro, Bosjesman, Hot- 

 tentot, Mozambique, &c. It is characterized by the dark 

 colour of the skin, frizzly hair, low and compressed forehead, 

 projecting jaws, large lips, and muzzle-shaped mouth, with 



Fig. 225. The Skull of the Tasmanian. 



Fig. 226. Negro Cranium. 



other peculiarities, which need not be mentioned here. The 

 primitive population of Australia and of the numerous isles 

 of the oceanic Archipelago, have been viewed by some natu- 



