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In this connection, I may record the statistics relating to the nasal indices of various South Indian jungle tribes : —
| ——— | Nasal Index. | ||
| Average. | Maximum. | Minimum. | |
| Paniyan | 95.1 | 108.6 | 72.9 |
| Kādir | 89.8 | 115.4 | 72.9 |
| Kurumba | 86.1 | 111.1 | 70.8 |
| Shōlaga | 85.1 | 107.7 | 72.8 |
| Mala Vēdan | 84.9 | 102.6 | 71.1 |
| Irula, Nīlgiris | 84.9 | 100 | 72.3 |
| Kānikar | 84.6 | 105 | 72.3 |
| Chenchu | 81.9 | 95.7 | 68.1 |
In the following table, I have brought together, for the purpose of comparison, the average stature and nasal index of various Dravidian classes inhabiting the plains of the Telugu, Tamil, Canarese, and Malayalam countries, and jungle tribes : —
| ——— | Linguistic area. | Nasal Index. | Stature. |
| Paniyan | Jungle tribe | 95.1 | 157.4 |
| Kādir | Jungle tribeDo. | 89.8 | 157.7 |
| Kurumba | Jungle tribeDo. | 86.1 | 157.9 |
| Shōlaga | Jungle tribeDo. | 85.1 | 159.3 |
| Irula, Nīlgiris | Jungle tribeDo. | 84.9 | 159.8 |
| Mala Vēdan | Jungle tribeDo. | 84.9 | 154.2 |
| Kānikar | Jungle tribeDo. | 84.6 | 155.2 |
| Chenchu | Jungle tribeDo. | 81.9 | 162.5 |
| Pallan | Tamil | 81.5 | 164.3 |
| Mukkuvan | Malayālam | 81 | 163.1 |
| Paraiyan | Tamil | 80 | 163.1 |
| Palli | TamilDo. | 77.9 | 162.5 |
| Gāniga | Canarese | 76.1 | 165.8 |
| Bestha | Telugu | 75.9 | 165.7 |
| Tiyan | Malayālam | 75 | 163.7 |
