General Physique.
| Andamanese | Well proportioned, and with good muscular development (Man, Journal of Anthropological Institute, vol. 12, pp. 72 and 73). |
| Semang | Sturdily built (Haddon, Races of Man, &c., p. 9). |
| Aetas | Well formed and sprightly (Earle, Papuans, p. 123), and with limbs which, corresponding to their stature, are uncommonly slender, but well formed (Semper, Journal of Anthropology for October, 1870, p. 135). Well-built little men with broad chests, symmetrical limbs, and well-developed muscles (Reed, Negritos of Zambales, p. 34). |
| Dutch New Guinea dwarfs | Of sturdy build (Rawling, Geographical Journal, vol. 38, p. 241). |
| Mafulu | Fairly strong and muscular, but rather slender and slight in development. |
Cephalic Index.
| Andamanese | 82 | This is Dr. Haddon’s figure (Races of Man, &c., p. 9). Messrs. Skeat and Blagden say they are decidedly brachycephalic (Pagan Races, &c., p. 573). |
| Semang | 78.9 | Dr. Haddon’s figure (Races of Man, &c., p. 9). Skeat and Blagden describe them as brachycephalic to mesatecephalic (Pagan Races, &c., p. 34). |
| Aetas | 80 | Dr. Haddon’s figure (Races of Man, &c., p. 9). Skeat and Blagden describe them as decidedly brachycephalic (Pagan Races, &c., p. 573). Reed gives 82 as the average (Negritos of Zambales, p. 34). |
| Dutch New Guinea dwarfs | 80.2 | This figure is calculated by me from the actual length and breadth given by Captain Rawling (Geographical Journal, vol. 38, p. 245). |
| Mafulu | 80 |
Nasal Index.
| Andamanese | ? | |
| Semang | 101 | Calculated by me from average of actual measurements of 5 people given by Skeat and Blagden (Pagan Races, &c., p. 577). |
| Aetas | ? | Reed records highly varying indices, the bulk of which were hyperplatyrhine (87.9–108.8), and nearly all the others of whichwere ultraplatyrhine (109 and over) (Negritos of Zambales, pp. 34, 35). |
| Dutch New Guinea dwarfs | 80.9 | Calculated by me from Captain Rawling’s actual figures. |
| Mafulu | 84.3 |
Colour of Skin.
Descriptions of this are so general, and so much depends in each case upon the relative meanings attached by each writer to the terms used by him, that I prefer to depend as regards the Andamanese, Semang, and Aetas upon Dr. Haddon’s descriptions, which are doubtless based upon his comparison of those given in previous literature.