A SYNOPSIS OF THE TASMANIAN CRANIA OF THE PRESENT WORK. 



In the following synopsis of the Tasmanian crania which form the subject of the 

 present memoir, the following procedure has been adopted : — 



1. Each skull is numbered serially from 1 to 52, and the sex indicated. Under 

 each number the drawings of the various norma? are indicated by letters, thus : — 



A indicates the Norma lateralis. 

 B indicates the Norma facialis. 

 C indicates the Norma verticalis. 

 D indicates the Norma occipitalis. 

 E indicates the mandible. 



2. The place of location of the cranium is next indicated. If in a museum, the 

 museum is mentioned, and the museum number of the skull given. If in private 

 possession, the name of the individual presently owning the skull is appended. 



3. In the cases of those crania which have already formed the subject of previous 

 memoirs, and which constitute numbers 1 to 14 of the present series, the 

 names of the authors are appended, and the reference numbers employed by such 

 authors to indicate the skulls are also given. 



4. Lastly, there follow any remarks which the present authors have thought it 



desirable to make as to the characters, state of preservation, &c, of the skulls dealt 



with. 



No. 1. — Norma? A, B, C, D, E, male — 



Tasmanian Museum, Hobart. No. 4288. 



Harper and Clarke. " Notes on the Measurements of the Tasmanian 



Crania in the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart." 

 Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 



1897. Issued April, 1898. Pages 97 to 110. Skull No. 1. 

 This skull is that of an aboriginal named " Augustus." 



No. 2. — Norma? A, B, C, D, male — 



Tasmanian Museum, Hobart. No. 4291. 



Harper and Clarke. No. 2. 



The skull numbered 3 in the Harper and Clarke monograph has 



disappeared from the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, and is not 



now available. 



No. 3.— Norma? A, B, C, D, male— 



Tasmanian Museum, Hobart. No. 4300. 



Harper and Clarke. No. 4. 



This skull is inscribed " skull of an aboriginal dug up in Mount Direction, 



Risdon. Presented by Mr. T. E. Gage, 1871" (?). The opisthion 



is broken awav. 



