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FASCICULI MALATENSES 
Summary of Cranial Characters of Semang specimens. 
The skulls before us range from the highest division of mesaticephaly to 
dolichocephaly, but the sum of their characters is surprisingly constant. They 
have many primitive features in common, but, without a lengthy discussion, 
which must be deferred for the present, it is difficult to say whether they 
approach the Negrito type, as exemplified by the Andamanese, or the Dravidian, 
as exemplified by the Veddahs, more closely ; undoubtedly they present 
resemblances to, and differences from, both. 
Appendicular Skeleton. 
The appendicular skeleton of the Semangs is represented by the pelves 
and long bones of Nos. i and 3, only the left fibula of the Mani specimen 
being absent. We will describe the two specimens together ; both, it will be 
remembered, are female. 
Upper Limb. The bones of the upper limb are short and slender, having 
the muscular impressions feebly marked, but are otherwise well proportioned. 
The longitudinal curve of the clavicles is normal. The scapulae are very 
slight ; their axillary border is concave in the long diameter ; the suprascapular 
notch is very shallow in No. 1, while in No. 3 it is moderately deep ; the 
indices will be found in the table. 
The humeri offer no particular feature of interest beyond the general 
characters already noted ; they have no intercondylar foramen, and the flatten- 
ing of the lower part of the shaft is relatively slight. The radio-humeral 
index, taking the mean of the two sides, is 78*7 for the Seman specimen, and 
8 l '8 for the Mani, the difference being due, almost entirely, to the greater 
length of the radius in the latter. 
Lower Limb. The linea aspera of the femur is prominent, the pilastral 
indices and the measurements, which are taken opposite the nutrient foramen 
of the shaft, being : — 
Pilastral Index 
Transverse Diameter 
Anterior-Posterior Diameter 
No. i (Seman) 
I06 - 2 
R. 207 mm. ; L. 21 mm. 
R. 22-2 mm. ; L. 22 mm. 
No. 3 (Mani) 
I09-5 
R. 2 1 mm. ; L. 2 1 mm 
R. 23 mm. ; L. 23 mm 
