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XXII 10 auf Tafel I u. II. Er bemerkt zu diesem: „Skull of king John, n chief of 
the Adelaide tribe. It is a well-preserved skull of a young man. The bones are very 
mach developed and of great strength. The peculiar character of the Australean race 
is in this specimen well represented. — The zygoma, although very strong, is less 
projecting and les curved than in the Mongolian race. The upper jaw slants so much 
forwards that the facial angle is lowered to 85 degrees. In the same proportion the 
chin falls backwards. In consequence of the ohliquity of the jaw, the front teeth are 
also in an oblique direction, so much so that, after some time, by chewing and gnawing, 
the teeth are worn away in such a manner as to resemble molar teeth. — The form 
of the upper half of the cranium, when viewed from behind or in front, has a pyra- 
midal shape, which I found to be the case with all the native skulls I had under 
examination. This appears to me to be a typical characteristic of the Australian race.“ 
Von den beiden andern Schädeln, von denen der eine von Port Philipp (Fig. 7 — 10), 
der andere vom Warrnamboal-Stamm herkömmt, zeigt ersterer in dem cranium von 
hinten nach vorn keine kreisförmigen Firste, sondern eine mehr eckige, auf der Mitte 
der Scheitelbeine schärfer hervortretende Contour. Letzterer dagegen ist länger und stellt 
einen flach gespannten Bogen von hinten nach vornen dar. 
Aitken Meigs sagt in seinem Catalogue pag. 97 von einem Australier von Port 
St. Philipp 1327. 13 ) „It is a truly animal head. The fore head is exceedingly flat and 
recedent, while the prognathism of the superior maxillary almost degenerates into a 
muzzle. The alveolar arch, instead of being round or oval in outline, is nearly square. 
The whole head is elongated and depressed along the coronal region, the hasis cranii 
flat, and the mastoid processes very large and roughly formed. The immense orhits 
are overhung by ponderous superciliary ridges.“ 
Martin sagt ll ): „The general characters of the Australian skull consist in their 
narrownes, or lateral compression, and in the ridge-like form of the coronal arch; 
the sides of which, however are less roof-like, or flattened, than those of 
the Tasmanian skull. . . . The superciliary ridge projects greatly, giving a scowling 
expression to the orhits, and reminding us of some of the larger Apes. The nasal bones 
which are exceedingly short and depressed, sink abruptly, forming a notcli at their 
union with the frontal hone, wich projects over them; the forehead is law and 
retreating; and the external orhitary process of the temporal hone is very hold and 
,3 ) Catalogue of human crania. Philadelphia 1857. 
14 ) Maw and Monkeys, p. 312. 
