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been assigned by Bory St. Vineent) : and the numerous divisions and subdivisions of that naturalist 
being tolerably in accordanee Avith the apparent value of the characters presented, whether or not they 
truly represent the real distinctions, or, in some instances, similarity be confounded with identity (a 
problem to which philology seems to offer the only key), the outline of his arrangement may be 
transferred to the present work, where it may chance to prove useful to some observers. His supposed 
species are as follow : — 
1. H. Japeticus,V>oxY \ corresponding to the Caueasian race of Cuvier. — This is distributed under 
three principal varieties, termed Caucasicus, Arabicus, and Indians : of these the first is arranged into 
five subvarieties, named Caucasicus (^Orientalis), Pelagius {Meridionalis'), Celticus (^Occident alis), Ger- 
manicus {Borealis'), and Sclavonicus {Intermedms), which severally eomprehend the Caucasic, Pelasgic, 
Celtic, Teutonic, and Sclavonic (including the Sarmatic) nations ; the second into two subvarieties, 
Atlanticus {Occidentalis), and Adamicus {Orientalis), respectively containing the Phoenicians, ancient 
Numidians, and Guanches, or the Punic nations, and the Abyssinians, primitive Egyptians (modern 
Copts), Jews, Armenians, Arabians, &c., or the Coptic and Semitic nations. 
2. H. Neptumanus, Bory.— Ranged under three subdivisions : the first unnamed (Qu. Malayanus?) 
allied to — probably much mingled with — the Indian variety of H. Japeticus, consisting of the 
well-known Malays, which people the coasts only of the peninsula of Malacca, the islands of the 
Indian ocean, Madagascar, &c., never penetrating inland; the second, Oce^^?e»^^aZ^s, comprising the 
New Zealanders, and natives of the Society, Friendly, Sandwich, and other islands scattered over the 
Pacific ocean, — it is suggested, also, (but with due and much required hesitation,) the ancient Mexi- 
cans and Peruvians : the third, Papuensis, composed of certain inhabitants of part of the north coast 
of New Guinea, the shores of the islands Waigou, Salwaty, Gammeu, and a few others, is obviously a 
hybrid race, derived from the intermixture of the Malay and true Papou. Cuvier has remarked the 
affinity of language subsisting between the Malays and South Sea Islanders. 
3. H. Scythicus, Bory.— The first division of this, unnamed (Qu. Mongolensis ?) consists of the 
Calmucks "and other Tartars; the second, Sinicus (Homo sinicus of Bory), of the Chinese, Japanese, 
&c. ; and the third and last, Hyperboreus {Homo hyperboreus, Bory), of the Esquimaux. It corre- 
sponds to the Mongolian race of Cuvier. 
4. H. Americanus,'Qoxy.—^^Sp)ecies,''t\\Q author writes, “ c(Z/mc male cognita, forsan tola vel ex 
parte ad Scythicam reducenda,” of which the latter only is in the least probable. “ Autochthones Ame- 
ricce meridionalis, in stirpes innumeras distributi ; e. g. Omagucs, Guarani, Coroadi, Atures, Otomaqui, 
Botucudi, Guiacce, Cherrucce, &c.” * A second division is designated Patagonus, (being the Homo 
Patagonus of Bory,) composed of the large-statured Patagonians. 
5. H. Columbicus, Bory. — The ordinary red Indian of America. 
6. H. Mthiopicus, Bory.— Divided into the true Negro, not otherwise named; Gaffer, {Homo Caffer, 
Bory,) inhabiting Catfraria, and part of the coast of Madagascar ; Melanoides, {Homo melaninus, Bory), 
the Papous or indigenous inhabitants of Madagascar, the shores of New Guinea, the islands of 
Britain, New Ireland, and many others, also of Van Diemen's Land ; and Hottentotus {Homo Hotten^ 
totus, Bory), the Bush and other Hottentots, which, it may be remarked, have not a few analogies witW 
the nomadic Mongoles. The last appear to have been much reduced and encroached on, till a remnanH 
only is left near the south coast of Africa, just as the Celts are now confined to the exteme west of Europe^ 
7. Lastly, H. Polynesius, Fischer {H. australaricus, Bory). — The Alfourous, the lowest in the scal0 
of human beings : comprising the inland inhabitants of the Malay peninsula, the islands of the India^ 
Ocean, Madagascar, New Guinea, New Holland, &c. 
Such is the ai-rangement of an able and accomplished naturalist, published in 1829, or the sam^ 
year in which our author gave to the world his second and last edition of the present work. Th^ 
most recent authority, which is the third edition of Dr. Prichard's elaborate “ Researches into th^ 
Physical History of Mankind," contends strenuously for unity of species in the genus Homo : but iti 
may be remarked that much stress is laid on the productiveness of mingled races of mankind, without] 
any new or satisfactory evidence being adduced in proof of the comparative sterility of the hybri^ 
offspring of the more intimately approximate races which have claim to be ranked as species ; such a^ 
» “ A species imperfectly known, probably or in part referable to I species, want of space compels me to refer the reader to the original 
the preceding one. It comprehends numerous tribes of South Arne | work. A cranium of the savage tribe of Botucudi is figured by Spix j 
rica,” some of which are above named. For the characters of these I in his work on American Quadrumann, 
