EXPLANATION OF PLATES.

Fig.page
1.A Yakut. From Von Middendorf (Travels in Siberia)[1]
2.Skull of an Eskimo. From Prichard's Physical History of Mankind[5]
3.Skull of one of Napoleon's Guards killed at Waterloo. Ibid.[5]
4.Skull of a Creole Negro.Ibid.[6]
5.A Yakut Female. From Von Middendorf[94]
6, 7.Papuan skulls. From the Voyage sur L'Uranie et La Physicienne[213]
8.A Native of Van Diemen's Land. Drawn by Campbell De Morgan, Esq., from a cast belonging to the Ethnological Society[245]
9.Samöeid Man. From Von Middendorf[268]
10.Ground-plan of embankments in Ohio. From the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge[360]
11.Ground-plan, &c., in Wisconsin.Ibid.[361]
12.Antiquities from the Tumali of the Valley of the Mississippi.Ibid.[362]
13.Casa Grande. From a Treatise of Mr. Squier's upon the Ethnology of California and New Mexico[388]
14.A Patagonian Female. From a Treatise of Professor Retzius on the Patagonians[417]
15.Fac-simile of a Vei MS., in the possession of the Royal Geographical Society, taken by E. Norriss, Esq., F.A.S.[474]
16.Arrow-headed Persian character. From Rawlinson. Transactions of Asiatic Society[522]
17.Tuarick Alphabet. From Richardson[523]
18.Specimen of the Cherokee syllabic alphabet. From a Cherokee Newspaper[524]
19.Sub-Himalayan Indians. From Hodgson's Kocch, Bodo, and Dhimál[548]

CONTENTS.

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Explanation of Terms[1]
Terms descriptive of differences in the way of physical conformation[2]
Typical, sub-typical, transitional, quasi-transitional[7]
Terms descriptive of differences in the way of language[9]
Terms descriptive of differences in social civilization[12]
The primary varieties of the human race[13]
PART I.
MONGOLIDÆ[15]-[462]
A.
Altaic Mongolidæ[15]-[106]
Seriform Altaic Mongolidæ[15]-[60]
Chinese[16]
Tibetans[18]
Anamese[20]
Siamese[21]
Kambojians[22]
Burmese[23]
Môn[23]
Si-Fan[24]
Miaou-tse[25]
Lolos, &c.[25]-[34]
Garo[34]
Brown's Tables[36]
Dhimál and Bodo[37]-[53]
Tribes of Sikkim and Nepaul[53]
Antiquity of the Chinese civilization—how far indisputable[55]-[60]
Turanian Altaic Mongolidæ[61]-[106]
Mongolians[63]-[73]
Tungús[74]
Turks[75]-[95]
Ugrians[95]-[106]
Voguls[96]
Permians[97]
Tcheremiss[99]
Finlanders[99]
Esthonians[101]
Laplanders[101]
Hungarians[101]
B.
Dioscurian Mongolidæ[107]-[128]
Georgians[112]
Lesgians, Mizjeji, Irôn[115]
Ossetic grammar[116]
Circassians[119]
Circassian grammar[120]
Table of comparison between the Dioscurian and Seriform languages[123]
C.
Oceanic Mongolidæ[129]-[264]
Amphinesians[133]-[210]
Protonesians[133]-[183]
Malacca[133]
Sumatra[137]
Mythology of the Battas[143]
Malay characteristics[147]
Java[152]
The Teng'ger Mountaineers[153]
Bali, &c.[158]
Languages between Sumbawa and Australia[158]
Timor[160]
Timor Laut[161]
The Serwatty and Ki Islands[161]
The Arru Isles[162]
Borneo[163]-[169]
Celebes[169]
Bugis constitution[170]
The Moluccas, &c.[175]
The Philippines[176]
Philippine Blacks[177]
—————— languages[178]
Extent of Hindu influences[178]
Remains of original mythology[179]
Formosa[182]
Polynesians[183]-[210]
Micronesians[186]-[191]
Lord North's Island[186]
Sonsoral, The Pelews[187]
The Mariannes[188]
Carolines[189]
Isles of Brown, &c.[190]
Proper Polynesians[191]-[210]
The mythology[191]-[195]
Navigators' Isles[195]
Tonga groupibid.
Tahitian group[196]
Easter Island[197]
The Marquesas[198]
Sandwich Islands[198]
New Zealand, &c.[203]
Tikopia[204]
Questions connected with the Ethnology of Polynesia[205]-[210]
Kelænonesians[210]-[264]
Papuan Branch[211]-[229]
Waigiú[212]
New Guinea[213]
Vanikoro, &c.[222]
Erromango[224]
Tanna, Annatom[225]
New Caledoniaibid.
The Fiji Islanders[226]
Australian Branch[229]-[246]
Australians[229]-[245]
Tasmanians[244]
Andaman Islanders[246]
Nicobarians[247]
Origin of the Kelænonesians[250]
—————— Polynesians[253]
Ceremonial Language[262]
D.
Hyperborean Mongolidæ[265]-[272]
Samöeids[266]
Yeniseians[268]
Yukahiri[269]
Table of languages[270]-[272]
E.
Peninsular Mongolidæ[273]-[286]
Koreans[275]
Japanese[277]
Aino[281]
Koriaks[283]
Kamskadales[285]
F.
American Mongolidæ[287]-[460]
Eskimo[288]
Kolúch[294]
Doubtful Kolúches[297]
The Nehanni[298]
Haidah, &c.[300]
Nutkans[301]
Athabaskans[302]-[310]
Chippewyans, &c.[303]
Hare Indiansibid.
Dog-ribsibid.
Carriers[304]
Sikani[306]
Southern Athabaskans[308]
Table of languages[308]-[310]
Tsihaili[310]-[316]
The Salish[311]
Kútanis[316]
Chinúks[317]-[323]
The Lingua Franca[321]
Sahaptin, &c.[323]-[328]
Algonkins[328]
Bethuck[330]
Shyennesibid.
Blackfoots[332]
Iroquoisibid.
Sioux[333]
Catawba, Woccoon[334]
Extinct tribesibid.
Cherokees[337]
Choctahsibid.
Uché, Coosadas, Alibamons[338]
Caddosibid.
Value of Classes[339]
The Natchez[340]
Taensas, &c.[341]
Ahnenin, Arrapahoes[344]
Riccarees and Pawneesibid.
The Paduca areas[345]
Wihinast[346]
Shoshonis, Cumanches[347]
Apaches[348]
Texian tribes[349]-[351]
The unity or non-unity of the American populations[352]-[380]
Opinions[352]
Vater's remark[354]
Polysynthetic.—Philological paradox[356]
Grounds for disconnecting the Eskimo[357]
———————————————— Peruviansibid.
Archæology of the Valley of the Mississippi[359]-[362]
American characteristics[363]
————— languages[365]-[380]
Tables for simple comparison[366]
————— indirect[371]
Paucity of general terms[375]
Numerals[376]
Verb-substantive[378]
Negative points of agreementibid.
Positive[379]
The Californias[380]-[395]
Description of a Casa Grande[388]
Pimos Indians[390]
Coco-Maricopas[394]
New Mexico[395]-[398]
Tarahumara[398]
Casa Grande[399]
Tepeguana, &c.[400]
Otomi[403]-[408]
Supposed monosyllabic character of the language[404]
Tables[405]
Mexico[408]
The Maya[410]
Indians of the Isthmus[411]
——————— Andes (western)[412]-[414]
Moluché, Puelché, Huilliché[415]
Conventional ethnological centre[418]
Charruas[420]
Indians of Moxos[424]
————— Chiquitos[425]
————— Chaco[428]
————— Brazil (not Guarani)[429]
Warows[438]
Tarumas[439]
Wapityan, &c.ibid.
Atures[440]
Maypure[441]
Achagua, Yarura, Ottomacas[442]
Chiricoasibid.
Guarani[443]
Caribs[445]
Their supposed North American origin[447]
Indians of the Eastern Andes[448]
Yuracaresibid.
Apolistasibid.
Northern Indians of the Eastern Andes[450]
Reasons for not separating the Eskimo from the other Americans[452]
Reasons for not separating the Peruvians, &c.[454]
Classification of D'Orbigny[459]
G.
Indian Mongolidæ.[461]-[468]
Tamulians[462]
Pulindas[463]
Rajmahali[464]
Brahúiibid.
Indo-Gangetic Indians[465]
Purbutti[466]
Cashmirian[467]
Cingalese[468]
Maldiviansibid.
ATLANTIDÆ[469]
A.
Negro Atlantidæ[471]
Woloffs[473]
Sereresibid.
Serawolliibid.
Mandingosibid.
The Vei alphabet[474]
Felúps, &c.[475]
Fantí, &c.[476]
The Gháibid.
Whidah, Maha, Benin tribes[477]
Grebo, &c.[478]
The Yarriba[479]
The Tapuaibid.
Haussaibid.
Fulahs[480]
Cumbriibid.
Sungai[481]
Kissouribid.
Bornú, &c.ibid.
Begharmiibid.
Mandaraibid.
Mobba[483]
Furiansibid.
Koldagiibid.
Shilluk, &c.ibid.
Qamamyl[484]
Dallas, &c.ibid.
Tibboo[485]
Gongasibid.
B.
Kaffre Atlantidæ[487]-[494]
Peculiarities of Kaffre language[487]
Western Kaffres[489]
Southern Kaffres[490]
Eastern Kaffresibid.
Kazumbi, Mazenas, &c.[491]
Pocomo, Wanika, Wakamba, &c.[492]
C.
Hottentot Atlantidæ[495]-[498]
Hottentots[496]
Saabs[497]
Dammarasibid.
Overlapped peripheries[498]
D.
Nilotic Atlantidæ[499]-[506]
Gallas[499]
Agows and Falasha[500]
Nubiansibid.
Bishari[501]
The M'Kuafi, &c.ibid.
E.
Amazirgh Atlantidæ[507], 508
F.
Ægyptian Atlantidæ[509], 510
G.
Semitic Atlantidæ[511]
Syriansibid.
Syriac literary influence[512]
Assyriansibid.
Babyloniansibid.
Beni Terah[513]
Edomites[514]
Beni Israelibid.
Samaritansibid.
Jewsibid.
Arabs[515]
Æthiopians[517]
Canaanites, &c.[518]
Malagasi[519]
Question to the single origin of alphabetical writing[520]
On the accumulation of certain climatologic influences[524]
IAPETIDÆ[527]
A.
Occidental Iapetidæ[528]
Keltsibid.
B.
Indo-Germanic Iapetidæ[531]
European Class[531]-[543]
Goths[531]-[535]
Teutons[532]-[534]
Mœso-Gothsibid.
High Germans[533]
Franksibid.
Low Germans[534]
Bataviansibid.
Saxonsibid.
Frisiansibid.
Scandinaviansibid.
Sarmatians[535]-[541]
Lithuanians[536]
Slavonians[538]
Russiansibid.
Serviansibid.
Illyrians[539]
Bohemians (T`sheks)ibid.
Polesibid.
Serbsibid.
Slavonians of the Germanic frontieribid.
Mediterranean Indo-Germans[541]
Hellenic branchibid.
Italian branch[542]
Iranian class[543]
The Sanskrit languageibid.
Population of Persia[546]
Siaposh[547]
Lughmaniibid.
Dardohibid.
Wokhanibid.
Armenians[549]
Iberians[550]
Finnic hypothesis[552]
Albaniansibid.
Pelasgi[553]
Etruscans[554]
Populations of Asia Minor[555]
Hybridismibid.
PART II.
Apophthegms on the nature of the Science of Ethnology[559]-[566]

NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN.