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also an island-like part of the superior portion of the malar, 

 uncovered. 



The separate inferior portions of the malars resemble some- 

 what those in case i 



Meastitrments of the Malars. 



anteriorly j n, 



posteriorly [9. 



To the above two cases I am able to add the following recent 

 observations of malar suture in the U. S. National Museum : 



(a) Skull of a male, middle aged Chickasaw Indian (No. 

 227, 483, Dep't. of Anthrop., U. S. N. M.). This specimen, 

 recently returned from the Army Med. Mus., was brought to my 

 attention by Dr. D. S. Lamb. Skull shows a somewhat prema- 

 ture closure of sagittal and coronal sutures. 



Each malar is divided, in very much the same manner, by an 

 antero-posterior suture into two portions. The lower of these, 

 nearly of an equal extent throughout, is at middle on the right 

 10 mm., on the left 9 mm. high ; the height of the upper por- 

 tion at middle is on the right 22 mm., on the left 21 mm. 



The anomalous suture is on the right as well as on the left 

 dorsally 1 5 mm., ventrally on the right 5 mm., on the left 6 mm. 

 long. It is shortened by a wedge-like process of the superior 

 maxilla, identical in appearance and only of a slightly lesser 

 extent, to that in the above described, Wistar Institute Peru- 

 vian. The upper portion of each malar shows one moderate 

 size foramen, but no incisure. 



There are no further anomalies on the cranium. 



