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Lesson remarks, that " the coronal bone of a New Zealander is less 

 bulging than that of a European. The external orbitary angles are 

 much thicker, and the crooked line, which separates them, is also more 

 projecting. The alveolar arches, also, are a little more developed ; and 

 the external occipital protuberance is more strongly marked. The 

 summit of the head is produced a little in the shape of a sugar-loaf, 

 as in that of the Alfourous. The bridge of the nose has no peculiarity ; 

 the anterior part of the body of the lower jaw is placed much as in 

 the European, from which it only slightly differs in the rounding of the 

 angles, and in the slight bend of the basis. Lastly, the bones of the cra- 

 nium of the New Zealander are remarkable for their great thickness." 



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A native of Ombai Island, 



