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facets are present in five of the 45 Munsee bones (11 per cent), as against 
only one in the 87 bones of the whites (1.1 per cent). On the other hand, 
an approach to two facets (hour-glass shape, or a division of the one 
facet by a ridge) occurs in the Munsee in a little more than 13 per cent 
of the specimens, and in the whites in a little more than 10 per cent. 
External and Middle Cuneiform 
The external and middle cuneiform bones in the Munsee resemble 
closely those of the whites, but average slightly smaller in size. 
Among 35 external cuneiforms, 10, or approximately 30 per cent, 
show absence of the facet for the fourth metatarsal, and one an ab- 
sence of both facets for the second metatarsal. 
As to the middle cuneiform, the central ligamentous depression on 
its medial surface, and especially the canal running downward from 
this, are characteristic features of the Indian bone and are more pro- 
nounced in both sexes than is the average in whites. 
SuMMARY OF MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON Parts OF THE 
MUNSEE SKELETON OTHER THAN THE SKULL 
The bones of the Munsee skeleton agree closely, in a general way, 
with those of other Eastern Indians. Contrasted with those of whites 
- they present many close resemblances, but also certain marked differ- 
ences, one of which being that they are less stout. 
Humerus.—The mean length of the humerus is in no way excep- 
tional. In the female this bone is relatively long. The right and 
left humeri are of the same length in males, but the left is shghtly 
shorter than the right in females. The shaft is flatter than in whites, 
in consequence of which the shaft index is lower. The breadth or 
antero-posterior diameter of the shaft of the right bone is greater 
than that of the left, while the thickness is practically the same. The 
shape of the shaft is frequently plano-convex (juvenile). Perforation 
of the septum exists in 22 per cent of the males and in 59 per cent 
of the females. Of the supracondyloid process there are only slight 
traces. 
Radius.—The radius is decidedly long in the Munsee in relation to 
the humerus in both sexes, the result of which is a high radio-humeral 
index. The right and left radii are of equal length in males, but, as 
with the humerus, the left radius averages slightly shorter in the 
females. 
Ulna.—The ulna presents nothing exceptional; it is shorter on the 
right in females, as in the case of the radius. 
Femur.—The form of the femur is generally ordinary. The length 
corresponds to the average stature of 167 cm. in males and 156 em. 
in females. 
