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Synostosis, more or less complete, of various sutures, is observed in 
13 crania out of 68 examined ; the following being the lst of sutures 
affected : 
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Articulation of the Superior Maxilla with the Sphenoid. 
Of 55 crania examined with respect to this feature, the orbital pro- 
cess of the superior maxilla articulates directly with the orbital sur- 
face of the sphenoid, as follows: On one side only, in three instances ; 
on both sides, in four instances. 
(5.) PHystoLoGicAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LonG Bongs. 
Perforation of the olecranon fossa. 
Of 34 humeri examined with reference to perforation of the olecran- 
on fossa, this condition was found to be present in 17; it is possible, 
however, that some of these were selected for preservation on account 
of this feature, so that any final conclusions drawn from these figures 
might be fallacious. Wyman,* in an examination of 80 Indian humeri 
in the Peabody Museum, found 25 perforated (about 31 per cent.); of 
52 humeri of whites, this condition was present in only two. It is a 
quite general characteristic of the Anthropoid Apes. 
Plactycneism, or lateral flattening of the tibia, is a well-marked 
characteristic, but for lack of comparative measurements no definite 
details can now be given respecting this feature. 
Cnemeolordosis, or antero-posterior curvature of the tibia, appears 
to be tolerably constant, but does not attain a high degree of develop- 
ment except in the diseased tibiee. 
(6.) PaTHoLocicaL FEATURES. 
The following notes embrace all cases of disease and injury of the 
bones observed to date. 662 skeletons have been exhumed, each of 
which has been carefully examined for marks of disease or injury, and 
it is believed that few, if any, cases have been overlooked. 
* Fourth Annual Report of the Peabody Museum of American Archeology and Eth- 
nology p. 20, Boston, 1871. 
