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large parietal foramen on right side. Interior of nasal chamber with large trans- 

 verse uncinate process and ethmoidal bulla. Middle turbinal laminate. 



1,826 <?, aged 40 years. — angularly oblong. 



Glabella and supra-orbital ridges faintly expressed ; superior orbital border 

 scarcely inclined, 40°. — Nasal bones coossified; broad low arch, frontal part small, 

 2 mm., rest mutilated. — Nasal vestibule analophic ; alveolus 13 mm. — Hard palate 

 parabolic; alveolar process 15 mm. — Choanal remarkably broad at base 25 mm. 

 — Foramen lacerum medium closed. — Sphenoido-tympanic suture not overlapped. — 

 Petrosa inflated ; malar bone narrow, 20 mm. ; small marginal process ; bone enters 

 fissure ; suture-trace present. — Hamular process of lachiwmal bone joining maxilla. 

 Mortise at post-squamosa. 



Lower Jaw. Lemurine process faintly marked and scarcely deflected. Condy- 

 loid process worn on outer half, inflated, scarcely inclined on inner half. Mental fora- 

 men on line of second premolar. Spines double, crest nil. Upper molars 4-3—1 ; 

 lower molars o 2° • Skull rests on opisthion; phamozygomous. A light form but 

 again recalling the South Sea type. 



1,817 <?, aged 40 years, — platycephalic; angularly oblong. 



Glabella over supra orbital ridges faintly expressed. Superior orbital margin 

 slightly inclined, 20°. — Nasal bones long, 22 mm., low arch. Frontal portion long, 

 15 mm., remainder of bone 29 mm.; radix 9 mm., 90°; salient 12 mm., 40°. — 

 Nasal vestibule analophic ; spine simple, acute with spinal ridge. Alveolus 20 mm. 

 — Hard palate parabolic, 14 mm. high ; choanal subonal ; petroso-sphenoidal fissure 

 not overlapped. — Foramen lacerum medium not opened on left, scarcely open on 

 right. — Lachrymal bone small with rudimental hamular process and crest. — Malar 

 bone with small marginal process, narrow, 19 mm. ; suture-trace present. Phamozy- 

 gomous. — Skull rests on opisthion. — Sconce 124 mm. 



Lower Jaw. Third molar scarcely in advance of coronoid. Condyloid moder- 

 ately inclined, facets faintly expressed ; spine double, rudimental, crest nil. Mental 

 foramen on line with second premolar. — Teeth, upper molars 4-3-3 ; lower molars 



2 2 2o 



2 2 2' 



1,825 <?, aged 40 years, — angularly oblong. 



Glabella and supra-orbital ridge large, 3 mm. ; superior orbital margin inclined, 

 40 mm. — Nasal bone 23 mm. ; maxillary portion 18 mm. ; premaxillary portion 

 4 mm. ; radix 5 mm., 70° ; salient 12 mm., 20°. All parts of nasal vestibule 

 analophic ; spine conspicuous and single, a ridge extends to it from the incisor 

 eminence. — Hard palate hyperbolic ; alveolar process 20 mm. Choange with parallel 

 sides and base wider than apex. — Spheno-vomerine anion thickened. — Sphenoido- 

 tympanic suture not overlapped. — Foramen lacerum medium small, almost closed 

 on right side. — Skull rests on opisthion ; phamozygomous. — Sconce 114 mm. — An 

 enormous transverse occipital torus. Lambdoidal suture harmonic near asterion ; 



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