108 BEAN. 



It is to be noted that Negritos still remain in the Philippines, from 

 Palawan in the south to the extreme northern end of Liizon. Not only 

 is the distribution of the Negritos general throughout the Islands, but 

 the types selected show a similar general distribution, although slight 

 local resemblances exist. The Negritos of a single locality have evidently 

 inbred, yet the possibility of intermixture with the surrounding popula- 

 tions can in no instance, be disregarded. 



The literature dealing with the NegTitos is not available. The monu- 

 mental work of Meyer has not been accessible, and the only available 

 publications dealing with physical measurements have been limited in 

 the number of individuals measured. The work of Eeed - represents 

 fairly well the Zambales Negritos in a series of photogTaphs which is 

 a most complete portrayal of a single group, but the physical character- 

 istics are otherwise not treated fully. This is the first attempt ever 

 made, in the manner of this study, to analyze the types of a group of 

 individuals from photographs, and although I present the results with 

 some trepidation, yet I believe my previous studies of the ear and the 

 use of descriptions rather than measurements, enable me to characterize 

 the types with a fair degree of accuracy. 



DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF TYPES. 



Before beginning the study of the Negrito ears, it may be well to 

 describe the typical Primitive and Iberian ears and physiognomy, because 

 they represent fundamental Negrito types. 



Primitive ears are characterized essentially by the inrolled helix with 

 inversion of the concha. This gives the appearance of a hollow bowl 

 with the rim prominent at the upper part of the helix and at the lobule, 

 and depression of the bowl's rim at the ventral and dorsal parts of the 

 ear. A shelf is thus formed both above and below, the internal jDart of 

 the superior border of the helix forming the superior surface of the 

 upper shelf, and the external part of the lobule the superior surface of 

 the lower shelf. The concha is short in its vertical, and wide in its 

 horizontal, dianieter, although this is not invariably true. 



Iberian ears are marked essentially by the eversion of the concha and 

 the consequent turning back of the helix, particularly in its lower half. 

 This results iJa an old-English small-letter /-shape of the helix rim as 

 viewed from behind. The lobule is pendant or turned backward toward 

 the head, and frequently is absent as in type B, or square as in type C, 

 in contrast with the lobule of the Primitive, which is turned f onvard 

 and upward, this point alone often being sufficient to distinguish either 

 of the two types of ears. 



: Negritos of Zambales. Ethnological Survey Publications, Manila (1904), 2, 

 pt. 1. 



