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relation of the breadth to the height of the nose, expressed by the 
nasal index, differs considerably in the different tribes. The index 
is lowin the northeastern states, on Manhattan Island and Long Island, 
and in southeastern Canada; medium among the Munsee and other 
Lenape, among the more easterly Virginia tribes and in New York 
State; and elevated on Staten Island and in the more westerly Vir- 
ginians. It was also elevated in both sexes in Rhode Island, which 
is of interest in that the specimens from that state show a somewhat 
exceptional position in other respects. On Staten Island, the crania 
of which stand in regard to nasal index apart from those of Man- 
hattan Island and Long Island, with which they are otherwise so 
closely related, the character may have been influenced by admix- 
ture through the accession of females. 
PALATE 
. The relative proportions of the dental arch, as expressed by the 
“‘palatine”’ index, show shortest palates in the northeastern states and 
longest among the Lenape; but the differences are not very marked. 
XCIII. EASTERN INDIAN CRANIA: FACE 
| Palatine index Angle of facial prognathism 
Males Females Males Females 
Group Group 
Num- Num- Num-} An- |Num-}| An- 
ber of| py, | berof| py. ber of | gle, | ber of | gle, 
speci- speci- speci-| de- | speci-| de- 
mens mens | mens | grees | mens | grees 
Massachusetts. ..-..-.-.-- CS) ALS 2 (8) ML: 459 | Connecticnts>. 2: sses-sl5. sececlee ence (2) 68 
Manhattan Island ...-- C2) USS 2a ease ee Rhode Island...-.-....- (3) 69 (2) 4) 33 
Maine 9898 fe clo ee (3) | 118.8] (4) | 113.8 || New York State. ..... (7) 71 | (10) | 72.5 
Virginia (Valentine Southeastern Canada. . (5) 72 (3D) leew 
collection) -2-2--<5.-- (3) | 114.1 (5), | 116.4 ||| Maine: =o 22-25 Sc-- == 2. = BecSstofbses: (3) | 
New York State......- | (Payal alc | egeoee 3 iP see See Massachusetts... ...---- (4) 73 (Sea 
Rhodeiisland-~o: -2528| 5-22) eeseee (3) | 116.1 || New Jersey (Heye col- 
Staten Island.........- (2) eG Sb | Serre) ee ee lection): 2224 ac2--c (6) 73 (5)..| are 
Southeastern Canada. - (4) | 117.3 (3) 4), 115.'8))|| Wong Island’ 222 22222. (4) 74 (3) | 71 
New Jersey (Heye col- Virginia (Valentine 
lection) 3-22. -c-)-ce=- | (8) | 120.7 (5) | 120.5 Collection)" scecqas/s- a\aee eae aoe (8) |. 74 
New Jersey (earlier). --|....-..|.------ (2), |, 121.2) || Staten Island -- -.-2 2. (3) 76 GO yay ar 
| 
PROGNATHISM 
Facial -prognathism did not differ very greatly in the different 
groups, yet there is a perceptible tendency toward a greater orthog- 
nathy among Indians of the northeastern states and Canada, and 
to somewhat greater protrusion among those of Long Island and 
Staten Island, the Munsee, and the Virginians of the Valentine 
collection. Alveolar prognathism (see table for details) was most 
