104 PHYSICAL CHARACTEllS. 



Christoval, the natives are distinguished from all others in this part 

 of the group, by their finer physique, lighter colour, and greater 

 height. They do not appear to intermarry much with the sur- 

 rounding tribes ; but they are, strange to relate, in friendly com- 

 munication with the natives of some district on the coast of Malaita, 

 with whom the}^ probably intermarry. On the coasts of Guadal- 

 canar there would appear to be some of the finest types of the 

 Solomon Islander. Unfortunately, I had but little opportunity of 

 observing them. 



Having briefly referred to some of the general facts resulting 

 from my observations on the physical characters of these islanders, I 

 now come to refer to the observations themselves. They were con- 

 fined for the most part to the natives of the opposite extremities of 

 the group — at the eastern extremity to the natives of St. Christoval 

 and of the adjoining small islands of Ugi, Santa Anna, and Santa 

 Catalina; and towards the opposite extremity to the natives of the 

 islands of Bougainville Sti-aits, which include Treasury Island, the 

 Shortland Islands, Faro Island, together with Choiseul Bay. Ob- 

 servations, although fewer in number, were also made on the natives 

 of the following intermediate islands, viz., Malaita, the Florida 

 Islands, and Simbo or Eddystone Island. 



All the measurements, unless otherwise stated, refer to male 

 adults. 



The forcfjoing table includes all the measurements of heisfht 

 which I obtained in the various parts of the group. The range of 

 these 72 measurements is 4 feet 1]^ inches to 5 feet 8| inches. 



