1896.] Mr Shrubsall, Crania from Teneriffe. 155 



due to the fact that all the female crania available for the purpose 

 of this measurement belonged to the type of large skulls. On 

 seriating the table of capacities maxima appear on the curve at 

 1525 and 1160, shewing the existence of the two series. The 

 mean capacity of male skulls from Teneriffe is given by Verneau 

 as 1672 cc. and by Flower as 1426. Comparing the capacity of 

 these crania with that of other representatives of the Mediterranean 

 race we have 



Cromagnon, No. 1, 1590, 



Solutre, No. 5, 1500, 



Caverne de L'Homme Mort, 1606, 



Grotte Baye, 1534, 



Basques, 1564, 



Teneriffan (excluding small skulls), 1550. 



Crania from Teneriffe are on the average long and fairly broad, 

 the greatest transverse diameter being usually bitemporal and 

 the length being due to development of the occipital region. 

 The average length of male skulls is 181 mm., and the average 

 breadth 139 mm., giving a mean cephalic breadth index of 76'8, 

 while in females the average length 178 mm. and the average 

 breadth 139 mm., giving an index of 781 ; the mean index for 

 males and females combined being 77*3. 



Comparing this with the mean indices of crania from the 

 different islands of the Canary archipelago as represented in the 

 museum at Las Palmas and with other races, we have 



Teneriffe, 78 \ 



p . 77.9 f mean for the whole archipelago, 763, 



Hierro,' 73*2 ) 



Caverne de L'Homme Mort, 732, 



Grotte de Baye, 78, 



Spanish Basques, 77'6. 



These figures shew a general relationship between the Cro- 

 magnon race and the former inhabitants of Teneriffe, which is 

 further brought out by a comparative seriation of the cephalic 

 indices of adult skulls. 



