scale. Inion long and recurved, between Nos. 4 and 5. Sutures
all very simple, in marked contrast to those of the next
specimen. Zygomata very prominent. Sqnamosals widely
separated from frontal.
5. Skull of MallicoUo Islander, New Hebrides.
Female. Adult, .
Length 173 ; gl. occ. 178. Breadth 135. Height 134. Maximum
frontal breadth 101; minimum frontal breadth 95.
Horizontal circumferences—preauricular 218, total 488.
Transverse a rc s -fro n ta l 252, bregmatic 293, parietal 336.
Longitudinal a rc s -fro n ta l 134, parietal 137, occipital 104.
Foramen m ag n nm -len g th 34, width 29. Basinasal length
90. Basialveolar length 91. Bizygomatic breadth 129. Height
of—face 82, malar 19, alveolus 16. Auriculo-orbital length 61.
Orbit—width 36, height 33. Nasal height 42, width 24.
Maxilla—length 50, breadth 60.
Mandible—bicondylar width 116, bigoniac width 97, symphysial
hetoht 25, molar height 21, coronoid height 56, gonio-sym-
pfiysial length 81. Eamus—height 49, antero-posterior breadth
33. Bigoniac arc 177.
Indices—latitudinal 78-0, altitudinal 77’5, frontal 70'4, gnathic
101-1, orbital 91-7, nasal 57-1.
Snbdolichocephalic, mesognathous, platyrhine ; orhit megaseme.
Glabella about No. 1. Nasal spine No. 3. No inion.
Occipital prominent, lambdoid suture full of large Wormian hones.
Epipteric hones on both sides. Auditory meatus flattened and
oval-shaped, evidently owing to pressure applied to the mandible.
These two last specimens, presented to Dr. Coppinger by Mr. Boyd,
of Ovalau, show the artificially produced absence of forehead and
general depression of the frontal and prominence of the parietal and
occipital regions characteristic of MallicoUo skulls, and described
by Prof. Busk in the ‘ Journal of the Anthropological Institute ’ *.
Prof. Flower has also figured some monumental heads from the same
island, showing a similar artificial deformity f .
6. Skull of Banks Islander.
Young. Basilar suture open and wisdom teeth stiU hidden in the
bone.
“ MerilavaJ, Banks group; presented by Mr. Boyd, of Ovalau.”—
B . W. C.
Length 170, gl. occ. 172. Breadth 124. Height 133. Maximum
frontal breadth 1 0 8 ; minimum frontal breadth 89.
Horizontal circumferences—preauricular 230, to ta l470. Trans*
vi. p. 200, pis. ix.-xii. (1877).
t J. A. I. xi. p. 85, pi. vi. (1882). ^
i Also spelt “ Meralaba ” (Whitmee, J. Anthr. Inst, viii., map facing p. 261 :
1878).
verse arcs—frontal 270, bregmatic 291, parietal 313, occipital
260. Longitudinal a rc s -fro n ta l 130, parietal 111, occipital
112. Foramen magnum—length 34, breadth 29. Basinasal
length 97. Basialveolar length 91. Bizygomatic breadth 120.
Height of— face 86, malar 17, alveolus 17. Auriculo-orbital
length 66. Orbit—width 36, height 34. Nasal height 51,
width 22. Maxilla—length 50, width 62.
Mandible—bicondylar width 110, bigoniac width 72, symphysial
height 27, molar height 23, coronoid height 54, gonio-symphy-
sial length 82, condylo-coronoid length 33. Bigoniac arc 175.
Indices—latitudinal 72-9, altitudinal 78-2, gnathic 93-8, orbital
94-4, nasal 43-1.
Lambdoid suture unusually complicated, with numerous Wormian
bones.
7. Skull of Banks Islander.
Still younger than 6. ^ i
“ Merilava, Banks group ; presented by Mr. Boyd, of Ovalau. —
B . W. 0.
Length 163 ; gl. occ. 166. Breadth 123. Height 124. Maximum
frontal breadth 98 ; minimum frontal breadth 92.
Total circumference 455. Transverse a rc s -fro n ta l 242, bregmatic
267, parietal 300, occipital 244. Foramen m a g n nm -
length 32, breadth 27. Basinasal length 84. Basialveolar
length 81. Bizygomatic breadth 111. Auriculo-orbital length
5 7 , Orbit—width 33, height 32. Nasal height 36, width 23.
Maxilla—length 44, width 55.
Mandible—bicondylar width 100, symphysial height 21, coronoid
height 45, gonio-symphysial length 69, condylo-coronoid
Indices—latitudinal 75-5, altitudinal 76-1, gnathic 96-4, orbital
97'0, nasal 63-9.
These two Banks-Island skulls are of great interest, as showing
a distinct tendeucy towards (probably a youthful stage of) the a rtificial
deformity noticed in the MallicoUo skulls, and hitherto supposed
to he peculiar to the natives of that island. The present
specimens, however, prove th at the flattening process is also practised
to a certain extent in the neighbouring island of Merilava.
8. Calvaria of Fijian.
Male. Middle-aged. Coronal suture nearly closed.
Prom an old tumulus near the village of Buretta, Ovalau.
]¡t W Ü
Leno-thlW; gl. occ. 200. Breadth 132. Height 141. Maximum
frontal breadth 114, minimum 103. Horizontal circumferences
—preauricular 250, total 542. Transverse a rc s -fro n ta l 312,
bregmatic 318, parietal 327, occipital 280. Longitudinal a r c s -
frontal 130, parietal 152, occipital 120. Basinasal length 109.