in the Maldive Islands and Minikor. 9 
B. Indices. 
Cephalic. Nasal. 
Altitudinal. Gonio-zygomatic. 
Facial (Kollmann’s). 
These data are arranged in three tables, of which No. I con- 
tains the original measurements made by Professor Gardiner, 
together with some of his comments on the same. Table II gives 
the complete list of indices, while in Table III, the means, the 
maxima and the minima are set forth in relation to the different 
groups of individuals described in paragraph 1 (supra). The 
absolute dimensions added to the indices give a total of 18 
characters (cf. A and B above) for examination. 
3. It is convenient to enquire first into the extent of variation 
and the manner in which it is exhibited by the several groups 
of men. For this purpose, the records of the maxima and minima 
as set forth in Table III may be employed. An examination of 
Table III leads to the following conclusions in this connection. 
The maxima and minima are shared in the proportions given 
as follows: 
Minimum values ... Minikoi 16 out of 18 characters. 
Hulule 2 5 hi (sharing the 
lowest place once with Minikoi). 
Addu 1 out of 18 characters. 
Maximum values ... Minikoi 4 out of 18 characters. 
: Male 7 = y 
Addu ia 53 - 
The tables shew clearly that the men of Minikoi are of smaller 
dimensions on the whole than the men from the Maldives. In 
addition to this, the Minikoi men are the most variable of the 
groups into which the data have been divided. 
4. The standard deviation and the coefficient of variation will 
provide further evidence on the same point, viz. the relative 
variability of the different groups. Here we may begin the 
examination by a scrutiny of the seriations upon which the calcula- 
tions of these data are based. Hight measurements and four 
indices are here available for study, but the analysis is not suit- 
able for discussion in this place and it is presented in a tabulated 
form. Only a summary will be given here, and it is to the 
following effect. 
(a) Stature: The Minikoi men are nearly at the bottom of 
the list in this respect. The Addu men (the most numerous group 
and therefore most fitly comparable) are the tallest and thus at the 
opposite end of the scale. The remaining groups are intermediate, 
