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Philippines. The parts of America not populated ly the Mongo- 

 lians, are also inhabited by this race. . The complexion itf a dark 

 copper, the hair straight, and the beard thin 



The Papuan race inhabits about two-thirds of Papua, and 

 the Fejee Islands, where Pickering saw the only individuals af 

 this race who came under his notice. The complexion is dark, 

 the hair bushy, the beard copious. The most remarkable point 

 in this race is the skin, which is astonishingly rough and harsh. 



The Negrillo race is like the Papuan in color, but the hair 

 is more woolly, the stature is small, and the beard absent. The 

 Negrillos inhabit part of Papua, Solomon's Isles, the northern 

 extremities of Luzon and Sumatra, and the New Hebrides. 



The Telingan, or Indian race, inhabits the eastern parts 

 of India, especially about Calcutta, several isolated spots in other 



