298 P^'of. Macalister, On a Collection of Crania. [April 29. 



41"6 . . .index of Low caste Hindoo 



43'4 Mussulman 



48*4 High caste Hindoo (Kayasth caste) 



50 



50 Low caste Hindoo 



53-1 



53o „ 



56'8 Mussulman. 



As these indices show, the high castes have, here at any rate, 

 not leptorhine, but mesorhine noses, while of the low castes, two are 

 platyrhine, one mesorhine and one very leptorhine. In fact the 

 skulls do not seem to show Risley's caste differentiation of nose 

 at all. 



The faces of all are long and narrow, some more so than others. 

 In no case does Kollmann's Upper Facial index fall below 49"4, 

 while in one skull it rises to 58"8. The longest faces are to be 

 found in the Kayasth caste, that is to say, high caste Hindoos. 

 Risley found the same thing among the living. 



As regards the Palatal index, all these skulls are brachyuranic 

 with the exception of No. 1219, which is mesuranic, with an index 

 of 111*2 : the latter index is that of a low caste Hindoo female. 



The Naso-Malar indices are at variance with the results of 

 Risley. According to Risley, the high castes should be prosopic, 

 the low mesopic or nearly platyopic ; neither of the two high caste 

 crania however, that I have examined, are prosopic; in fact the 

 only prosopic face in the whole series is that of a low caste 

 Hindoo (No. 1214). Of the three other low caste crania, two are 

 mesopic and one platyopic ; but, as a whole it cannot be said that, 

 in this index, these crania are in accordance with Risley's results. 



The following Tables may be of use in enabling one to appreciate 

 at a glance the differences of the various skulls. They are arranged 

 in accordance with their caste : 



