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He expressed a hope to send in due course more carefully prepared 

 skulls for the museum. 



The collection, consisting of 11 Crania, reached the museum in due 

 course. In a letter dated the 13th September, 1863, Col. Dalton 

 announced the despatch of a box containing 3 skulls and enclosed de- 

 scriptive papers of them. Col. Dalton, however, in the letter, questions 

 the correctness of the papers with regard to the characteristics of the 

 tribes to which the skulls are represented to belong. 



Besides the above, the President forwarded in November 1862, on 

 the part of Mr. Browne, the cranium of a Kookie ; and Col. Tytler 

 presented in July 1863, two skulls, supposed to be skulls of Andamanese. 

 €ol. Tytler, however, in his letter dated 2nd July, 1863, states that 

 they are real Andamanese skulls. 



Lalgopal Dutt, 

 Assistant Secretary. 



The following is a list of human skeletons and crania contained in 

 the museum. 



Two human skeletons and ten skulls are mentioned in the Mammalia 

 Catalogue of the Museum. I have identified the ten skulls with the 

 letters in the Catalogue, but have found only one of the skeletons, viz. 

 that of an European. The missing one is described as that of a Nicoba- 

 rian female. The skull first mentioned in the Catalogue is that of a 

 Chinese, but no history of it is known, except that it was presented to 

 the Society in 1836, by Mr. W. Carr, as a Chinese cranium. 



The second is said to be a Chinese cranium although it is marked 

 Burmese. Donor's name unknown. 



The third is entered as a Burmese skull, but the donor's name is 

 unknown. 



The fourth is that of a Malay pirate ; no further history. 



The fifth is the skull of a New Zealander. 



The sixth, seventh and eighth are Limbo, Bhotea and Lepcha crania 

 and are said by the donor, Dr. J. R. Wittecombe, to be authentic, as 

 he knew the individuals while living, and considered them good aver- 

 age specimens of the tribe. 



The ninth skull is entered as that of a Hindu child ; no history. 



No. 10 as an Egyptian mummy head. 



These skulls are lettered from A to K, exclusive of B. 



