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have they characters precise and constant enough 

 to constitute a fourth variety. Their copper coloured 

 complexion is not sufficient. The lank black hair 

 and scanty beard would seem to approximate them 

 to the Mongoles, if their well-defined features, and 

 prominent noses, did not oppose such a classifica- 

 tion ; their languages are likewise as innumerable as 

 their tribes, and no mutual analogy has yet been 

 ascertained between them, nor any affinity with the 

 dialects of the ancient world. 



SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORY OF MAN. 



1 HUS far we have pursued the text, or have endea- 

 voured, at least, to pursue the sense of the text, of 

 Cuvier, taking notice, by marginal comments only, 

 of such points of his doctrine and opinions as appear 

 to have been perverted to the support of notions 

 he neither entertains nor advocates — or of such as, 

 not being in accordance with our own opinions, we 

 have ventured, with due deference, to point out as 

 questionable, together with the grounds of doubt. 



In pursuance of the proposed plan of this work, 

 it now becomes necessary to commence such addi- 

 tions to the "Regne animal," as may be in furtherance 

 of the descriptions and illustrations of the species 

 either partially noticed, or altogether omitted by our 

 author ; for, be it remembered, that his object was 



