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for example, between the Calmuck and the Chi- 

 nese. 



From the features we naturally proceed to the 

 skull. This, in the Caucasian variety^ is more fully 

 developed in the upper and front parts, these form- 

 ing a large and smooth, convexity, a little flattened 

 towards the temples. There is a general softness, 

 harmony, and proportion in the entire contour of 

 the head. Some differences in the formation of 

 the skull have been observed in different nations of 

 the Caucasian race: in the Turks, for instance, a 

 singular globularity of this part has been remarked; 

 and in the Poles and Russians a considerable con- 

 traction of the orbits. But we have not sufficient 

 information on this subject to lead us to any de- 

 finite conclusions. 



In the Mongolian variety the head is of a square 

 form with the forehead low and slanting. The orbits 

 are large and open, and the superciliary arches 

 elevated. 



In the Ethiopian variety the front of the head is 

 laterally compressed and considerably elongated, so 

 that the length of the whole skull from the teeth to 

 the occiput is great. It forms a complete contrast 

 to the globular head of some Europeans, and to the 

 square head of the Calmucks. The forehead is won- 

 derfully narrowed off, and the face widened below ; 

 the frontal bone is shorter, and it and the parietal 

 less excavated than in the European. The tem- 

 poral ridge is higher ; the compression of the front 

 of the skull arises from the strength of the temporal 



