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. PAGE 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