PLATE IV. 
Europeans generally do not sufficiently appreciate the beauty of their darker brothers in 
the East, though it cannot be denied, that many among them have very regular and interesting 
features and, if not, at all events more perfect figures than we can boast of. The Singhalese espe- 
cially must be called a fine people and their features distinctly show their descent from the Cau- 
casian race. 3 
Plate IV. exhibits the portrait of Siniapu, а boy about 14 years old, from Matura on the 
southern coast, where the Singhalese race is said to be purest. 
It is very difficult for strangers to distinguish boys from girls, during their first stay at Ceylon, 
so striking is the similarity of their features and costumes. The expression of the eyes soft and 
timid like that of a gazelle, the delicate face and long silky hair, give them a feminine rather 
than a masculine appearance. 
