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BIMANA. 



lower jaw of the European, they all three differ from it, in the form of 

 the basis, or lower edge of the bone, and in that of the chin ; the 

 anterior part of the body of the bone, instead of being inclined back- 

 ward, as in the European and New Zealander, is cut perpendicularly, 

 thereby contributing to the projection of the alveolar arches : the basis of 

 th'e lower jaw is more rounded, and raised a little forward, in the Alfou- 

 rou, the Mozambique, Papuan, and even New Zealander. The bend is 

 229 always less apparent among the Pa- 



pous. Placed upon a horizontal plane, 

 the lower edges of the jaws do not 

 touch in all places, as is the case in 

 the European ; the lateral angles- of 

 the chin are, consequently, more 

 rounded than in the latter. For the 

 description of the skull of the New 

 Zealander, see page 269. 



The annexed (229) is a figure of 

 the skull of an Alfourou-Endamene, 

 from the work of M. Duperry. 

 skuii of Aifourou-Endamene. The compression of the zygoma- 



tic arches is remarkable in this skull, their plane being nearly level with 

 that of the sides of the cranium. 



The following (230) is a figure of the skull of an Australian (male), 

 in the Royal College of Surgeons, where several other specimens also are 

 preserved. 



The general characters of the Australian skull consist in their narrow- 

 230 ness, or lateral compression, and in 



the ridge-like form of the coronal 

 arch ; the sides of which, however, are 

 less roof-like, or flattened, than those 

 of the Tasmanian skulls examined in 

 the same collection. The superciliary 

 ridge projects greatly, giving a scowl- 

 ing expression to the orbits, and 

 reminding us of some of the larger 

 Apes :' the nasal bones, which are 

 exceedingly short and depressed, 

 sink abruptly, forming a notch at their union with the frontal bone, which 

 projects over them ; the forehead is low and retreating ; and the external 

 orbitary process of the temporal bone is very bold and projecting, while 

 the space occupied by the temporal muscle is strongly marked ; the orbits 

 are irregularly quadrate ; the cheek-bones are prominent ; the face is flat, 

 and seems as if crushed below the frontal bone ; the external nasal orifice. 



Skull of Australi 



