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INTRODUCTION.

results of measurement of the Todas, who inhabit the plateau of the Nilgiri hills:—

I pass on to the consideration of the type of cranium among various Brahman classes. In the following tables, the results of measurement of representatives of Tulu, Canarese, Marathi, Tamil and Malayalam Brahmans are recorded:—

The cephalic indices of various Brahman classes in the Bombay Presidency, supplied by Sir H. Risley, are as follows: — Desastha, 76^9 ; Kokanasth, 77*3 ; Sheni or Saraswat, 79 ; Nagar, 797.

f Measured by Mr. F. Fawcett.

X The Pattar Brahmans are Tamil Brahmans, settled in Malabar.

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