1896.] Mr Shrubsall, Crania from Teneriffe. 165 



This type, which from its superior numbers and greater prevalence 

 in Teneriffe than in the other islands of the group is to be 

 regarded as that of the Guanches, may be shortly described as 

 mesaticephalic, orthocephalic, orthognathous, microseme, lepto- 

 rhine and leptostaphylin. 



All the succeeding types of skull differ from the above in the 

 absence of the lambdoid flattening of the sagittal suture and in 

 the absence of the fulness and projection of the occipital region. 



II. The second type, distinguished by a smaller capacity, a 

 retreating forehead, greater height of skull and lower cephalic 

 index combined with simpler sutures, comparative absence of 

 wormian bones, much stronger muscular impressions, larger mas- 

 toids, and more prominent inion, is somewhat wedge-shaped when 

 viewed in norma verticalis. It differs but little from the pre- 

 ceding in facial features, but has a narrower mandible and a 

 parabolic palate. This type, which is well represented in Teneriffe 

 and Hierro, may be described as dolichocephalic, orthocephalic, 

 mesoseme, leptorhine and brachystaphylin. 



III. The third type presents the features of an ovoid skull 

 of small capacity with glabella, superciliary ridges and parietal 

 eminences not very prominent, although the greatest transverse 

 diameter is interparietal. It is dolichocephalic and hypsisteno- 

 cephalic with a sagittal curve rising directly and uniformly from 

 the nasion, a face prominent and slightly prognathous, a nose 

 straight, sharply cut at lower border but not depressed at the 

 root, orbits high and rounded and a palate decidedly long with 

 the ends of its dental arcade seldom or never incurved. 



This type of skull, found more frequently in Grand Canary 

 than in Teneriffe, is apparently that described by M. Verneau as 

 Semitic. 



IV. The fourth type is a short broad skull of fair capacity, 

 with a nose not sharply cut but rounded off at its lower border 

 and often platyrhine or high mesorhine, with high and rounded 

 orbits and a palate in some cases long and parabolic, but in a few, 

 elliptical. This type appears to occur in the N. and E. of Teneriffe 

 and in Gomera more freely than in the rest of the archipelago. 



Long Bones. 



As these were only studied in the actual burial caves and their 

 vicinity, situations somewhat difficult of access, but a few slight 

 observations were possible. Taking the bones in order : 



The humerus as a rule was strong and well-marked, the deltoid 

 impression and musculo-spiral groove being especially prominent, 



