132 PREFACE 
To add to all the other misfortunes, and due to an oversight, the 
plates accompanying the volume were rearranged without knowledge 
of the author and museum numbers of specimens were removed, so 
that identification of the illustrations was in many cases impossible. 
In consequence it has been necessary to omit certain discussions, 
because the specimens to which they refer could not be identified. 
I have attempted to rearrange the illustrations but in part of them 
disorder still remains and I must ask the indulgence of the reader for 
the apparent lack of system in the presentation of the illustrative 
material. It seems more important to present all rather than to 
limit to figures that are in proper order. 
A summary of the results of the inquiry, as I see them, will be 
found at the end of the paper. 
4 
Franz Boas. 
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 
Vowels have their continental values. 
é open e, as in “‘fell.”’ 
6 open 0, nearly as in German ‘“‘yoll.” 
E Obscure vowel, as e in “flower.” 
tl affricative. 
I voiceless |. 
q velar k. 
ce English sh. 
‘ 
Mr. Teit uses the period (.) to indicate in some cases a glottal stop, 
in others strong voicing. 
His distinctions between velars and midpalatals and between t and 
tl are uncertain. The variability of vowels reflects an actual indi- 
vidual variability. 
The sound zr, z’ seems to represent a cerebral z. 
A.M.N.H., American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y. 
U.S.N.M., United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. 
H.M.A.1., Museum of American Indian, Heye Foundation. 
U.P.M., Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. 
