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In the Indians I found the following : Nose on the whole 

 straight, but small and narrow, towards lower part wider, 

 even in the bony part ; point little developed ; septum little 

 projecting ; alae very broad, 46 mm. 



As. a conclusion to this discussion of the shape of the face, 

 I mention that the ear, as a rule, was delicate, and in many 

 cases small. In three persons, viz., Liisa Nona, Andre 

 Appu her brother, and the Kandyan Ukku Banda, I noticed 

 that the lobule was adherent to the side of the head. This 

 was also the case with the Indian Pichchai. The body was 

 strongly built in all cases. The Kandy men alone attained 

 to a good height. Punchi Banda 1,745, Ukku Banda 1,674 ; 

 Girigoris and Andre Appu measured only 1,576 and 1,583 

 mm., the women 1,425 and 1,451 mm. Travellers have 

 given five feet four, five, six, or seven inches = 1,626 to 1,702 

 mm., as the average height of the men. The French Com- 

 mission give only two measurements, 1,596 and 1,576 mm. 



The family (Abu Nona) appears to be, from this, unusually 

 small. Girigoris is at the same time thin, his calves are but 

 little developed, notwithstanding which he is a tree-climber 

 by profession, and climbs with the greatest ease the highest 

 tree. Andre is also thin, but nevertheless of great strength. 

 Lusa Nona, although said to be only twenty-five years old, 

 makes a pleasant impression, but is yet aged ; she has a 

 delicate build of body. The little Jimmy, on the contrary, is 

 a fat, chubby-cheeked boy of unwearied activity, but truly a 

 little glutton. His shining blackish-brown body corresponds 

 exactly with the description given by Emerson Tennent of 

 Sinhalese children : " They looked in their nakedness like 

 living bronzes." Inga Nona is sixteen years old, very light, 

 small, and fat ; her form is quite round, her bosom pro- 

 minent, and her thick cheeks swell still more prominently 

 when she laughs. 



Punchi Banda has a proud-looking figure, with full form and 

 strong muscles. He looks older than twenty-four years, the 

 age assigned to him. Ukku Banda is also strong and muscular. 



