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II. On the Descent of the Eskimo. By Dr. Rink . . 230 

 III. The Western Eskimo. By Dr. Simpson, r.n. . . 233 

 IV. Report of the Anthropological Institute. . .. 276 



Questions for Arctic Explorers 281 



1. General. By Dr. Barnard Davis 281 



2. Religion, Sociology, &c. By Mr. Tylor ..282 



3. Remains of Ancient Tribes. By Mr. Boyd 



Dawkins 283 



4. Customs relating to War. By Colonel Lane 



Fox 283 



Arrow-Marks and other Signs 286 



Drawings, Ornamentation, &c 287 



5. Further Ethnological Questions. By Mr. 



Franks 288 



6. Physical Characteristics. By Dr. Beddoe . . 290 



7. Further Ethnological Inquiries. By Dr. 



Turner 291 



8. Suggested Inquiries. By Capt. Bedford Pirn 292 



MAPS. 



Map drawn by Erasmus York, the "Arctic Highlander" .. to face 184 



Map of the part of the Coast of Greenland containing the 



" ancient Norman Settlements ,, 209 



