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CRANIA AMERICANA. 



This head diiSfers in nothing from that of the Indians in general, from one 

 end of the continent to the other : but it is gratifying to be able to present a 

 perfectly natural skull of a people among whom a round, or naturally formed head, 

 is considered a degradation. 



MEASUREMENTS. 



Longitudinal diameter. 

 Parietal diameter, . 

 Frontal diameter, . 

 Vertical diameter, . 

 Inter-mastoid arch, . 

 Inter-mastoid line, . 

 Occipito-frontal arch. 

 Horizontal periphery. 

 Internal capacity, . 

 Capacity of the anterior chamber. 

 Capacity of the posterior chamber. 

 Capacity of the coronal region. 

 Facial angle, . , . . 



6.7 inches. 



5.4 inches. 



4.4 inches. 



5.3 inches. 

 1 4. inches. 



4.2 inches. 

 14. inches. 

 19.4 inches. 

 74. cubic inches. 

 33. cubic inches. 

 41. cubic inches. 

 14. cubic inches. 



76 degrees. 



PLATE XLIII. 



CHINOUK. 



Mr. Townsend, through whose kindness I received this skull, accompanied it 

 with the following memorandum : " The skull of the Chinouk is that of a high 

 chief, as was manifest in the superior style in which his canoe was decked out, 

 the unusual fineness of the wrappings with which the body was covered, and the 



