26 AN ACCOUNT OF THE WiLO TRIBES 



yel lliey are geiitTally well formed. I liave 

 already observed tliat tliis class oi' Jakuns 

 bears a great resemblance to tlie Malay, or 

 at least to many ol the Malays. 



\ must here observe tliatthe description 

 which I am now giving ol the physical ap- 

 pearance of tiiese different classes of Jakuns 

 only applies to the greater number of those 

 who compose these several classes; for 1 

 have never seen any nation presenting so 

 great a variety in pliysiognomy. It would 

 be very difiicult to cliaracterize the variety 

 of features I have seen amongst them; se- 

 veral of tlieni put me in mind of some of 

 the Tagals or natives of tlie Philippines 1 

 have observed at Manila; many others ap^ 

 peared to me to have tlie likeness of Spa- 

 niards of my acquaintance; whilst others 

 have tlie hair and features approaching to 

 that of the CailVee. 



The constitution of the Jakuns is gene- 

 rally strong, and tlie ha hit in vvliicfi tliey 



