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LXIU. FORM OF THE SUPERIOR BORDER IN MUNSEE AND OTHER INDIAN SCAPULA 
ACCORDING TO SEX AND SIDE 
Types 
= Speci- 
Sex and side oe 
1 2 3 4 2-4 | 34 | 5. 
Per ct.| Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per cz: 
Males'(botitisides):=---- 222-2222 a. (84) 11.9 34.5 33.3 5.9 3.6 3.6 71 
Females (both sides)............... (110) 20 30. 5 21.8 5.5 4.5 1.3 5.5 
Right (boul sexes) sses-ces—- eee (104) 18.3 33.6 221 8.7 5.8 6.7 4.8 
Left: (both:sexes) .t.=.4..4.35.8%-- (90) 14.4 37.8 31.1 2.2 2.2 4.5 7.8 
As to the two sides, we find that a slightly lesser tendency to 
marked obliquity of the border exists in the left than in the right 
scapula; while the bone of the right side shows greater frequency of 
the angular or deep saddle-shaped (type 4 or near 4). 
Scapular notch.—The notch in the scapular border, at the base of 
the coracoid, which, as is well known, transmits the suprascapular 
nerve, may be absent, shallow, medium deep, or converted into a 
complete foramen. Among the 21 scapulze of the Munsee and 431 of 
whites, the conditions in this respect, with reference to sex and side, 
are as follows: 
LXIII. SCAPULAR NOTCH IN THE MUNSEE AND IN WHITES 
| ; 
Sex Specimens | (Roms, | OmN2, | how, | Laem) | (complete 
Munsce: Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent 
Maley. Ad. cc ere ee (9), |Seeawsee- es 2h r leekeiess -t ate 67 ll 
Homa ew ars, se = sate oe (12 8 oe Beeeccoerecs 16° [a2 eee 
Peruvian Indians: 
Melos... QEFOS. -as =. (57 5 15.8 70. 2 10! 5: | - 2. Se 
Memaley aoe: s8 © seh deer (37) 5 24.3 67.6 2s Tylise s acpos eee 
Whites: 
Malet! reac mee cee mere e (267) 0.7 15. 4 57.3 22.8 3.7 
MemaAless |. <hf% ees (164) 3.7 15. 2 64 16 1.2 
Side 
Munsee: 
1541 ed eh AG) (0 (Cees Se eae (GU Sa ee AD icueoerceies 50 20 
Gti Sid@s=) 22 pees ese (40) 10 BO! te cis ete cee 30 s4|::.:. aa 
Peruvian Indians: 
Right sider eJ. ==: Ce. (50) 4 22 68 6.) Alt. See: See 
WelSIdeG sso75. Been eS eee (44) 4.5 15.9 70.5 9.dL exch. oe See 
Whites: 
WISH SIO. eeereer Esco (215) 2.3 14 62.3 18.6 2.8 
Deft sidotrtiniicin 3a | (216) 1.4 7.6 56.5 DIAS 2.8 
| 
It is plain that while among the whites the medium form of the 
notch very largely predominates, among the Munsee this form is 
absent, though this is doubtless accidental to some extent at least, 
owing to the relatively small number of specimens. The complete 
foramen is much more frequent in the Munsee than in the whites. 
