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to state the number of specimens studied, but, as far as can be 

 made out from the tables, the paper consists of measurements on 

 93 different crania. Wherever possible, 57 measurements have 

 been taken on each skull. The reviewer has had an opportunity 

 to observe the careful way in which the work has been done. 

 The measurements have been used for the calculation of indices 

 and on the basis of the latter frequency curves have been plotted. 

 Metric studies such as this, produced by a careful student who 

 has had competent instruction and ample practice in craniometry, 

 and who has a knowledge of the statistical methods used in biol- 

 ogy, are greatly needed. Yet Miss Knight's paper is the only 

 one of its kind that has appeared lately in this country. 



Two suggestions may be made in regard to the handling of the 

 data contained in this paper. The standard deviation and proba- 

 ble error should have been computed. In the investigation of 

 such a group comparable material should be drawn, if possible, 

 from neighboring groups. For example, we are not interested in 

 a comparison of the length-breadth indices of the New England 

 Indians with those of the Czechs. One of course realizes that the 

 author exhibits Bohemians and Kamerun Negroes only because 

 of a scarcity of comparable American data. Yet there was no 

 necessity of going so far afield. It is to be regretted that there is 

 included in this paper no descriptive matter whatsoever. It is 

 now generally recognized that it is impossible to establish a physi- 

 cal type by mere measurements. Morphological observations are 

 absolutely essential. The investigation is called " an attempt to 

 determine as accurately and completely as possible, by the anthro- 

 pological methods in use at present, the racial cranial characteris- 

 tics of the Southern New England Indians." This task cannot 

 be accomplished by the mere manipulation of calipers. Average 

 measurements do not constitute "racial cranial characteristics." 



Nevertheless physical anthropologists in this country are much 

 indebted to Miss Knight for this useful study, and it is to be 

 hoped that she will continue her work along this line. 



K. A. HOOTON. 



Peabody Museum, Harvard University. 



4. Publications of the British Museum of Natural History. — 

 The following volumes have been recently issued (see vol. xl, 

 p. 96) : 



Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in 

 the British Museum. Vol. V. SO— Z. Pp. 1957-2403, 4to, 

 London, 1915. — This fifth volume of the catalogue of books, 

 maps, etc., in the natural history branch of the British Museum, 

 completes the entries of author's names ; it has been in the press 

 since June, 1913. 



Catalogue of the Un<rulate Mammals in the British Museum; 

 by R Lyddekee, F.R.S. Vol. IV, pp. xxi, 438 ; 56 text-figures. 

 — The families included in this volume are the Deer, Chevrotains, 

 Camels and Llamas, Pigs and Peccaries and the Hippopotamuses, 



