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of B ; the pilastral index of A, taking the mean of the two bones, is 
practically 100, and that of B is 96. The actual measurements, taken opposite 
the nutrient foramen, are as follows : — 
A B 
Anterior-Posterior Diameter R. 24 mm. ; L. 23 mm. 24 mm. 
Transverse Diameter R. 23 mm. ; L. 23 mm. 25 mm. 
The platymeric index for A is 75*4, and for B, 75*8. The following are 
the measurements, taken on the upper third of the shaft : — 
A B 
Anterior- Posterior Diameter R. 22 mm. ; L. 21 mm. 22 mm. 
Transverse Diameter R. 29 mm. ; L. 28 mm. 29 mm. 
The line separating the neck of the femur from the anterior articular surface 
of the head is fairly definite, and there is no extensor area. 
The head of the tibia is somewhat retroverted, the external condylar 
surface is slightly convex, and the internal surface, concave. The shaft is sabre- 
shaped, and the index of platycnemy is 67*8 ; the measurements from 
which this index is calculated are: — transverse diameter of the shaft, 19 mm. ; 
anterior-posterior diameter, 28 mm. In the lower extremity, the additional 
tibio-astragalar articulation, so common in the skeletons of all races who are in 
the habit of squatting, is conspicuously marked. The groove for the tibialis 
posticus is unusually well defined. 
Without being acquainted with the normal proportions of the body of 
the Orang Laut Kappir, and without knowing to which sex the bones obtained 
belonged, it is impossible to calculate the stature of the individuals which they 
represent exactly, but it is safe to say that these individuals must have been 
persons of slender build and low stature, as is also indicated by a portion of 
the pelvis associated with specimen B. The exact tibio-femoral index cannot be 
taken, as the corresponding bones of the same side are not present, but there 
is ground for stating that the lower limb was dolichocnemic. The hlimero- 
femoral index for B is 71T. 
(B) Samsams (?) ; Pulau Mentia (Specimens 19, 20) 
The two skulls and the limb bones described under this heading were 
procured by myself on the island of Pulau Mentia or Kok Muk; they were 
lying on the jungle floor, about half-a-mile from the Samsam camp, from 
which I believe they originated. The man who indicated their position to me was 
the Siamese who farmed the edible birds’ nests of the island ; he told me that 
