. Across Australia . unta or theKaitish tribe. In respect of height there was a decideddifference between the Warramunga and the Aruntanations in favour of the former. The average of fifteenmen of the Warramunga was I738 cm., the tallest manmeasuring i8o cm. There were only three men under170 cm. On the other hand the average height oftwenty-six men of the Arunta nation was 1668 cm. Inthe case of the women, the average height of thirteenWarramunga lubras was 162 cm. and that of the samenumber of the Arunta was 155*5 cm. Amongst theArunta women only two measured over 160 cm., but ofthe Warramun

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. Across Australia . unta or theKaitish tribe. In respect of height there was a decideddifference between the Warramunga and the Aruntanations in favour of the former. The average of fifteenmen of the Warramunga was I738 cm., the tallest manmeasuring i8o cm. There were only three men under170 cm. On the other hand the average height oftwenty-six men of the Arunta nation was 1668 cm. Inthe case of the women, the average height of thirteenWarramunga lubras was 162 cm. and that of the samenumber of the Arunta was 155*5 cm. Amongst theArunta women only two measured over 160 cm., but ofthe Warramunga only four measured less. This difference in size is difficult to account for, asthe country of the Warramunga is no better than that ofthe Arunta. In fact the greater part of it is not so good,because, in the large area occupied by the MacdonnellRanges in the Arunta country, there is very rarely any lack of food and water, whilst the greater part of the 364 i 1 x^<:^ 11)3 I w-1 I Hi 1 iii;i \, w \i;i; wir \i; \.

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