BRDLICKA] APPENDIX 105 
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F.—SKULL FROM CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (NO. 225173) 
(Plate xvim, @) 
The specimen, a skull of an aging male, is not deformed, and with the excep- 
tion of an exostosis between the right mastoid and vaginal processes shows 
nothing pathological. The various ridges and other features indicate strong 
though not excessive musculature. The sagittal suture is occluded, and the 
coronal, lambdoid, and several of the facial articulations show advanced physio- 
logical synostosis. 
The supraorbital ridges are pronounced, without exceeding the normal varia- 
tion in this respect among male Indians; they extend over the median three- 
fifths of the supraorbital space. The forehead is quite low and gradually slopes, 
presenting subaverage frontal bend and eminences. There is but a_ slight 
external metopic and sagittal crest, so that the outline of the transverse plane 
of the skull superiorly is but little pointed. 
There is a moderate alveolar prognathism. The base presents several minor 
anomalies, and the exostosis above referred to, which is probably the result of 
a small tumor. The teeth are considerably worn off, but present nothing 
abnormal in size or number. 
Measurements 
Diameter antero-posterior maximum _—--—-----____________ centimeters__ 17.7 
Diameter antero-posterior trom ophryon—— 2 =] = = - 9 2 eee does alias 
OAM ELE Toe At STs) oT aeRO ye, Ss ee ee Se ee ees dome 1452 
@ep hale nin dees Ss a ee Se oe es Ee eet ak a ee een 80. 2 
BASTOUEDRE Sila welt sa ee ee ee et ae oe centimeters__ 12.3 
Green Grit OL aed Ne Sn ee ee a a ee 14. 73 
CinGumMberence. 2 — 2ia hae ee ee ee See Be rr ee centimeters__ 50.5 
SAAC. Ses ee ge ee er ead 2 ee 2 ee cubic centimeters__ 1, 265 
Mnicknesscohethe Left parietal = = 3s sss eT se millimeters__ 5-7 
DiaAmMever: frontal smiMimM WIM St ee ee ee ee ee centimeters__ 9.2 
DiaMeSceRs tro Miia gnyepxsl MIN el eae Se ee ee Se a os (Yo eS 
Basion-nasion length ___-_____- Bee ee REG See IE AS See ae dos = L070 
Facial height, total (teeth worn) Nl SE es Se oe ee a ee donates 
Hacialwheicht, upper. == = 2 = ek yn. eee ee dos 18 
Facial breadth _-____ 2 Fes Es ee ae ee ee ey cae! do#25) 1422 
G.—SKULL FROM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (NO. 241912) 
(Plate xviit, 0) 
A small, but plainly masculine, skull, from an aging, not very muscular indi- 
vidual. It is damaged, but in no way deformed or diseased. The sagittal 
suture is wholly occluded, a condition apparently somewhat premature, as the 
rest of the cranial and facial articulations are still patent; but this condition has 
not affected the shape of the skull. 
The supraorbital ridges are pronounced, though not excessive for a male; 
they are limited to the median two-thirds of the supraorbital space. The fore- 
head is very low and sloping, without distinct frontal bend or eminences. The 
upper part of the frontal squama shows a quite prominent median ridge, which 
broadens out as it proceeds backward and for a short distance is continuous 
