One of the most important conclusions reached in connection with the
studies dealt with in these pages is that of the physical identity
of the Iroquois with the eastern Algonquian tribes. To test this
conclusion the writer subsequently examined the valuable collection
of Iroquois skeletal material in possession of the Buffalo Society
of Natural Sciences,[125] consisting of 34 male and 22 female adult
skulls, well identified and in good condition. The results of
this additional study are given in the following tables and need
little comment except that the conclusions presented in the body
of this report as to the physical identity of the Iroquois and
eastern Algonquian peoples are fully verified. In every respect the
measurements and indexes of the new series fit closely among those of
the other Eastern tribes, and in not a single feature do they drop out
of line or even equal the extremes of variation in the skeletal remains
of the tribes previously studied. In view of these facts the essential
identity of the physical characters of the Iroquois and Algonquians,
as determined by their skeletal remains, may, it seems, be regarded as
definitely established.
[125] Grateful acknowledgment for courtesies in this connection are
extended to Mr. Henry R. Howland, superintendent of the museum of this
Society.