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M. Beccari himself, although struck with the resemblance of 

 certain New-G-uineans to the Akkas, does not insist on this point, 

 (*) and the few words, borrowed by M. Gigltoli, ( 2 ) from a letter 

 of that traveller, are not more instructive. M. d'Albektts, while 

 maintaining considerable reserve, which he explains by saying he 

 does not know the Negrito type, at least understood that the indi- 

 vidual he had before him at Epa was perfectly distinct from any 

 he had seen until then. He thought that the point deserved to be 

 studied. 



Such has also been the opinion of Mr. Lawes, regarding the 

 mountain tribes of Port Moresby. ( 3 ) 



After all, the most complete description of the Papuan-Negrito 

 which has yet been published, is that which we owe to Cbawfurd. 

 He expresses himself thus : " I do not think I ever saw any that 

 " in stature exceeded five feet. ( 4 ) Besides their want of stature, 

 '* they are of spare and puny frames. Sir Everabd Home, who care- 

 " fully examined the individuals brought to England by Sir Stam- 

 " ford Baffles, makes the following distinctions between the Papuan 

 "and African negro: his skin (speaking of the former ) is of a 

 " lighter colour; the wholly hair grows in small tufts and each hair 

 " has a spiral twist. The forehead rises higher, and the hind head 

 " is not so much cut off. The nose projects more than the face ; 

 "the upper lip is longer and more prominent ; the lower lip pro- 

 " jects forward from the low r er jaw to such an extent that the 

 " chin forms no part of the face, the lower part of which is formed 

 " by the mouth. The buttocks are so much lower than in the 

 " negro as to form a striking mark of distinction, but the calf of 

 " the leg is as high as in the negro ( 5 ). 



(i) Appunti etnografici sui Papua. (Cosmos, 1877.) 



( 2 ) Studi sulla Mazza Negrita. (Archivio per TAnthropologia ela Etnogra- 

 fia, 1876, vol. V, p. 334. 



(s) Ethnological Notes on the Mbtu, Xoitapu and Koiari Tribes of New 

 Guinea. ( Journal of the Anthropological Institute, vol. VIII, p. 369.) 



O) Beccaei assigns to the New-Guineans, whom he calls Alfourons, a stature 

 of l*n5i to lm53. According- to M. Leon Laglaise, the Karons never exceed 

 ]m60. (La Papouasie ou ■ Nouvelle-Guinee Occidcntale, par le Dr. Cte. Mey- 

 ners d'Estbey, p. 121.) This tribe has perhaps become taller through cross- 

 breed. 



(s) History of the Indian Archipelago, vol. I, p. 23. 



