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the Indian. At the middle, the antero-posterior diameter measures, 

 on the right, approximately 2.6 cm., lateral 1.85 cm.; on the left, the 

 antero-posterior 2.5 cm., the lateral 1.75 cm., giving the ordinary- 

 indices of 7;.^ and 70. 



The pieces of the fibulae indicate weak bones; they show no special 

 features. A portion of a clavicle is of normal shape but almost child- 

 Uke in size. The astragalus is small and of ordinary form. On com- 

 parison with other astragali no significant difference can be perceived. 



The calcaneus presents a separation by a groove 5 mm. broad of 

 the anterior and middle facets for the astragalus. The sustentacu- 

 lum tali protrudes considerably. The cuboid facets are as usual 

 concave from above downward and moderatel}'" convex from side to 

 side. There are no primitive features. 



Measurements of the calcaneus: 



Maximum length: Right, 7.3 cm.; left, 7.1 cm. Minimum height 

 of body: Right, 3.4 cm.; left, 3.5 cm. Breadth of body (5 mm. 

 back of the most posterior part of the large astragalus facet) : Right, 

 2.4 cm.; left, 2.4 cm. 



All of these features agree well with the Indian provenience of the 

 specimens. 



There are ten vertebrae, probably nine dorsal and one lumbar. 

 The bones are still in their natural position, cemented by sandy 

 calcareous loess, consolidated on the surface but loose inside. The 

 surface of tliis part of the skeleton has been treated with a solution of 

 gomma laca hlanca to prevent efflorescence; tliis hardens the bone 

 (and it may be, to some extent, the loess also) without causing dis- 

 • coloration. 



The pelvis, so far as preserved, shows ordinary features; it is of 

 moderate size and badly damaged. A piece of the shaft of an ulna 

 adheres to the right ilium, bemg cemented to it by the hard loess 

 (which Amegliino includes under tosca), and a portion of the head of 

 the femur is cemented to one of the acetabula. 



A portion of the upper part of the sacrum is present, but unfortu- 

 nately the specimen is so defective that it is not possible to take 

 measurements. What remains of the bone shows no pecuUar features. 



Another piece consists of a cluster of five right ribs from near the 

 middle of the thorax, cemented together like the vertebrae by hard- 

 ened loess. The bones are of moderate size and anatomically present 

 no special features. 



In addition to the specimens which have just been mentioned, there 

 are in the same lot some hardened slivers of bone the origin of which 

 could not be determined. These may not be parts of the human 

 skeleton. 



