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mixed character. We know, nevertheless, that the Anclainanese 

 and Philippine islanders belong to the Negrito branch, and the 

 recent researches of M. Montano show that it is the same as 

 regards the people of Mindanao. The Negritos of the continent 

 seem to form part of the same type. 



New-G-uinea appears to be the centre of the Papuan-Negrito ( l ) 

 population which, according to Earl's testimony, extends to 

 G-ilolo in the Moluccas. ( 2 ) On the one hand, M. Himt has 

 followed the type of the full-blood Negrito as far as Timor ; ( 3 ) 

 on the other, the individual seen at Epa by M. d'Albertis 

 appeared to have presented all the exterior characteristics of the Ne- 

 grito proper, among others, the perfectly black colour and the 

 absence of prognathism. ( 4 ) In return, the Hindoo Negritos of 

 Armankatak are, it seems, only of a deep brown colour. ( 5 ) 



In short, we know little enough about the Papuan-Negritos. 

 This ignorance is, in a great measure, owing to the fact 

 that they have been and are still too often confounded with the 

 Papuans as I have lately had occasion to remark in referring to 

 the works of Wallace and Earl. ( 6 ) Many more recent travellers 

 have fallen into the same error. M. Meter, who resided some 

 time in New G-uinea, where he made a magnificent collection of 

 skulls, leans to the opinion of Wallace and combats the impression 

 that the Negrito species is represented, within that island, by 

 two distinct types. ( 7 ) 



( i ) Crania Etlt n ica. 



(2) The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago — Preface, p. xii. 



(3) Documents pour servir a V anthropologic de Vile Timor. (Nouvelles 

 Archives du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, vol. X, p. 203. 



(4) New Guinea; What I did and What I saw— ay L. M. d'Albertis, 

 1880. M. d'ALBERTi's travels were made from 1872 to 1875. 



(5) Kousselet — Tableau des Races de Vlnde Centrale. {Revue d' Anthro- 

 pologic, vol. II, p. 280.) 



(« ) Journal des Savants, 1872, pp. 106 and 627. 



(?) Antropologischc Mitt heilun gen iiber die Papuas von New-Guinea. 

 ( Mittheilungen der Antropologischc Gesselschaft in Wicn, 1871, vol. IV.) Ueher 

 hundred funf und dreisig Papua Schddel von New-Guinea und der Insel 

 Mgsore. {Mittheilungen ans dem X. Zoologische Museum zu Dresden, 1875, 

 vol. I). In his Monography of Papuans, published in our Crania, Ethnicu, 

 M. Hamy made use of the fig-ures given by M. Meyer, and showed that 

 the German traveller had brought new evidence in support of the opinion he 

 had himself combated. 



