REPORT ON THE BONES OF THE HUMAN SKELETON. 
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To bring the facts on which this comparison is made into convenient compass, I 
have compiled Table XIV., in which the extreme lengths of the bones in the right 
upper and lower limbs are given in millimetres, though in a few instances, where the 
right limb was imperfect, the dimensions have been taken from the limb on the left side. 
Table XIV. — Maximum Length of Bones of Shafts, Spine of Tibia excluded. 
F. + T. 
H. + R. 
Inter - 
Femur. 
Tibia. 
Total. 
Humerus. 
Radius. 
Total. 
memhral 
Index. 
Manly Cove, 
464 
382 
846 
335 
259 
594 
72-0 
Riverina, 
496 
423 
919 
352 
268 
620 
67-Jf 
c 
•S 
Eucla, .... 
465 
392 
857 
331 
260 
591 
68-9 
13 - 
1 
Perth, .... 
452 
385 
837 
330 
246 
576 
68-8 
02 
3 
Queensland, 
492 
421 
913 
347 
270 
617 
67-5 
Swan Hill, 
457 
394 
851 
325 
252 
577 
67-8 
W. Victoria, P , 
404 
339 
743 
287 
221 
508 
68-3 
Oahu, A p , Sandwich Islands, . 
391 
330 
721 
267 
211 
478 
66-2 
Oahu, B P , Sandwich Islands, . 
432 
362 
794 
311 
234 
545 
68-6 
Te Aroha, New Zealand, 
ODD 
C07 
OZ 1 
ooO 
00 / 
Otago, New Zealand, 
454 
400 
854 
325 
254 
579 
67-8 
Bushman, 
420 
334 
754 
288 
220 
508 
67-3 
Negro, .... 
464 
412 
876 
339 
273 
612 
69-8 
Negro, .... 
468 
410 
878 
320 
252 
572 
65-1 
Negro, .... 
498 
419 
917 
372 
287 
659 
71-8 
Negress, 
462 
385 
847 
331 
242 
573 
67-6 
Negress, 
434 
353 
787 
307 
242 
549 
69-7 
Andaman, 
394 
337 
731 
278 
225 
503 
68-8 
Andaman, 
388 
330 
718 
281 
223 
504 
70-1 
Andaman, 
363 
290 
653 
248 
207 
455 
69-6 
Hindoo, 
509 
429 
938 
365 
282 
647 
68-9 
Hindoo, 
454 
398 
852 
318 
257 
575 
67-Jf 
Hindoo, P , . 
406 
345 
751 
285 
233 
518 
68-0 
Sikh, .... 
498 
403 
901 
354 
267 
621 
68-9 
Chinese, 
415 
331 
746 
298 
227 
525 
70-3 
Malay, .... 
450 
372 
822 
307 
250 
557 
67-7 
Esquimaux, 
434 
374 
808 
343 
239 
582 
72-0 
Esquimaux, P , . 
42o 
344 
770 
326 
250 
576 
74-8 
Lapp, .... 
408 
304 
712 
299 
205 
504 
70-7 
Lapp, ^, 
360 
290 
650 
280 
207 
487 
74-9 
When the intermembral index is relatively low, then the bones of the shaft of the 
upper limb are short in relation to the bones of the shaft of the lower limb, but when it 
is relatively high, then they more nearly approach them in length. Amongst Europeans 
the intermembral index, as estimated by Broca, from the measurements of fourteen 
skeletons, eight men and six women, was 6973, and by Flower, also from the measure- 
ment of fourteen skeletons, 69 '2. In my six male Australians it ranged from 72 to 67*4, 
and the mean of the series was 68"7 ; in the single female it was 68*3. The mean of the 
two Oahuans was 67'4, and that of the two Maoris 69 '3. 
The single Bushman had the intermembral index 67 '3, In Fritsch's male I have 
