INDEX

Ambòdinangàvo, 70
Adàbo-tree, 252, 289, 299
Æpyornis, 213
Agave, the, 32
Agy, a stinging plant, 297
Alamazaotra, 63
Alaotra, Lake, 68, 174, 193, 197, 207
Alàtsinainy, 116
Algæ, species of, 200
Aloe macroclada, 90
Aloes and agaves, 91
Ambàhy, 270
Ambàtoharànana, 56, 109
Ambàtomànga, 72
Ambàtondrazàka, 178, 205
Ambàtovòry, 127
Ambinàny, chief, 237
Ambòdinònoka, 185
Ambòhidèhilàhy, 184
Ambòhijànahàry, 194
Ambòhimanàrina, 103
Ambòhimànga, 77, 105, 121, 205
Ambòhimiangàra, 209
“Ambòhimitsímbina,” 76
Ambòhinàmboàrina, 229
Ambòhipèno, 188, 253
Ambòhitròmby, 187
Ambòhitritankàdy, 120
Ambòhitsàra, 196
Ambòhitsitàkatra Mountains, 174
Ambòhitsòa, 201
Ambòndrombé Mountain, 234
Ambòro Mountain, 61
Ambòsitra, 230
Amìana, or tree-nettle, 122, 146
Ampàrafàravòla, 185, 188
Ampàsimbé, 57
Ampàsimpòtsy, 68
Anàlamazàotra Mountains, 175
Ancient towns and villages, 113
Andohàlo, 118
Andòvorànto, 45
Andraikìba, Lake, 215
Andrànokòbaka, 176
Andrànokòditra, 38
Andrìambàvibé, 64
Andrìana, 25
Andrìba Mountain, 289
Andropogon contortus, 190
Angàvo Mountains, 69, 71, 229
Angàvokèly Mountain, 71
Angræcum, orchid, 32
Animal life, ancient, 225
Animal life, peculiarity of, 66
Anìvona-palm, 276
Anjozòrobé, 174, 206
Ankàrana, 264
Ankàratra Mountain, 61, 77, 208, 219, 221
Ankay, plain of, 68, 127, 175
Ankèramadìnika, 71, 127
Ankìtsika, 195
Ànoròro, 205
Antanànarìvo, 73
Ant-hills, 176, 234
Ants, destruction by, 34
Ants’ nests, 130, 289
Antsèsika river, 222
Antsihànaka Province, 173
Antsìrabé, 101, 211
Antsìrabé plain, 219
Apenthes madagascariensis, 42
Aquatic fowl, 186
Arabic influence, 255, 309
Ardea bubulcus, 34
Àrondòvy, the, 251
Arums, Gigantic, 34, 253
Asabòtsy, market at, 116
Astacoides madagasc., 157
Avara-patana, or place of honour, 98
Aviavy, a species of ficus, 122
Aye-aye, the, 45
Ball-insect, 159
Bamboo, the, 49, 57, 65
Banana-trees, 49
Baobab-trees, 309
Bàra people, the, 233
Baron, Mr, 60, 127, 138, 200
Bats, 298
Bearers, our, 55, 228
Bee-eater, 170, 291
“Beefwood tree,” 41
Bees, the enemies of, 145
Bees, wild, 144
Beetles, 132, 154
Béfòrona, 59, 61, 175
Béhòsy, the, 147
Belemnites, 299
Bèmbatòka, Bay of, 77, 161, 307
Benyowski, Count, 235
Bétàfo, 208
Bétsibòka, River, 77, 174, 295
Bétsiléo province, 229
Bétsimitàtatra, 77, 92
Bétsimisàraka people, the, 43
Bezànozàno tribe, 6
Bird life, 63
Bird life, scant, 279
Birds, extinct gigantic, 213
Birds: parakeets, green pigeons, cardinal-birds, sun-birds, 32;
crows, 34;
egret, 34;
ducks and geese, 38;
storks, herons, 69;
rapacious, 82;
egret, 105;
crow, 105;
kingfisher, 105;
song, 137;
sun-birds, 137;
rollers, 138;
shrike, parrot, warbler, cuckoo, wood-pigeon, hawks, 138;
goat-sucker, 140;
owls, 140;
weaver-bird, 169;
bee-eater, 170;
birds on Lake Itàsy, 210;
parrots, 233;
Prevost’s broadbill, 281;
black parrots, 291;
bee-eater, 291;
fork-tailed shrike, 294;
fly-catcher, 293
Blow-pipe, native, 61
Boa, a, 44
Botanising in Madagascar, 128
“Bound-by-blood” ceremony, 235
Brehmia spinosa, 42
Bridges, 187, 194, 234, 238
Buddleia madagasc., 90
Buildings, modern, 99
Bull-baiting, 194
“Bullockers,” 20
Burial customs, 43
Butterflies, 110, 254
Cærostris stygiana, 162
Cæsalpinia sepiaria, 90
Camels, 308
Canals, 37
“Candle-nut-tree,” the, 158
Canoe chants, 271
Canoes, native, 33
Cape Lilac, 81
Cardinal-birds, 32
Carnivora, species of, 66, 167, 303
Carving in Bétsiléo, 230
Cassia lævigata, the, 90
Cassis, 36
Casuarina, the, 270
Caterpillars, 132
Caterpillars, a bag of, 130
Cattle rearing, 182, 195
Centetes ecaudatus, or tail-less tenrec, 167
Centetidæ, the, 278
Centipedes, 160
Cercopis species, 91
Chameleons, 135, 288
Chameleonidæ, species of the, 135
Charms, 86, 249
Cheirogaleus minor, 243
Children, Hova, 122
Cicada, the, 171
Clay in building, use of, 96
Clematis bojeri, 101
Climate, 75
Climbing plants, 37, 142
Clothing of the Malagasy, 124
Coast-line, the, 36
Coffee, 51
Cold month, the, 124
Commelyna Madagasc., 89
Constellations, Malagasy names for, 125
Conus, 36
Convolvuli, 49
Coraciadæ, 138
Coracopsis obscura, 234
Corvus scapulatus, 34
Cory, Mr, 99
Cosmaria, 200
Couas, the, 170
Crabs, 35
Crater lakes, 215
Craters, extinct, 208
Crayfish, 157
Crocodiles, 294
Crocodiles of Lake Alaotra, 200
Crocodiles, superstitious dread of, 49
Crocodiles, extinct species of, 223
Crows, 34
Cryptogamic vegetation, 143
Custom, a curious, 194
Customs at the New Year, 88
Customs of the Sihànaka, 203
Cycas thouarsii, 41
Cyclones, 148
Cynoglossum, 101
Cypræa, 36
Dauphine, Fort, 232
Davidson, Dr, 74
Day, divisions of the, 93
Days, uniformity in the length of the, 92
“Death-moths,” 110
Death’s-head moth, 145
Deciduous trees, 125
Delphinus pas, 275
Dhows, 307
Dialects, Hova and Malagasy, 236
Dinner with the Governor, 191
Dishes and spoons, primitive, 268
Dolphins, 275
Doorways, Bétsiléo, 236
Dracæna, 289
Dragonflies, 108
Dress, children’s, 125
Dress, Sihànaka, 202
Drury, Robert, 183
Dry season, the, 113
Dye from trees, 158
Earthquake, 224
Earthworms, enormous, 112, 155
Ebony, 159
Eels, 107
Èfitra, or desert, 289
Eggs of the Æpyornis, 213
Egret, white, 105
Egyptian kite, the, 83
Eleocarpus sericeus, leaves of, 158
Embankments, 78
Eucalyptus, cultivation of, 125
Euphorbia, the, 60, 125
Euryceros prevosti, 281
Fàhitra, or pens for oxen, 121
Famòa, 179
Fànataovana, or lucky heaps, 155
Fauna and flora, 17
Feather-bellows, 156
Félana, or decoration, 233
Ferns, 59, 128, 157
Fianàrantsòa, 232
Fibres, for rope, 158
Filanjàna, the, 18, 24
Fire, method of producing, 151
Fireflies, 271, 284
Firing the grass, 82
Fish, 39;
octopus, 40;
mullet, 40;
prawns and shrimps, 40;
shark, 40;
saw-fish, 40;
dolphins, 275, 303
Fishing, 196
Fishing eagle, 310
“Fitomanìanòmby,” 63
Flamingoes, 210
Flora: orchids, 32;
arums, 34;
palms, 37;
climbing plants, 37;
ferns, 38;
tangèna, 38;
sago palms, 41;
Filào, 41;
Brehmia spinosa, 42;
Hibiscus, 42;
Stephanotis, 42;
Ipomæa, 42;
pitcher-plant, 42;
gum-copal, 42;
india-rubber, 42;
bamboo, sugar-cane, manioc, banana, palms, pandanus, water-lilies,
palms, convolvuli, traveller’s tree, 49;
raspberries, 51;
coffee, 51;
lace-leaf plant, 53;
bamboo, 57;
tree-ferns, 57;
pine-apples, 57;
rofìa-palm, 58;
ferns, 59;
euphorbias, 60;
orchids, 64;
bamboo, 65;
rice, 79;
Cape lilac, 81;
vine, 81;
euphorbia, 81;
orchids, 101;
indigenous plants, 127;
ferns, orchids, 128;
grasses and ferns, 128;
palms, 142;
climbing plants, 142;
cryptogamic vegetation, 143;
mosses and lichens, 143;
fungi, 144;
spiny plants, 145;
stinging plants, 146;
ferns, 157;
valuable trees, 158;
Tamarind-trees, 295
Flowers, comparative scarcity of, 64
Fly-catchers, 295
Food, curious articles of, 106
Food, articles of, 23
Forest, stillness of the, 60, 65, 277
Fòsa, the, 302
Fosses, 119
Fossils, 212
Foundry, native, 156
Fragrance of wild plants, 178
French invasion, the, 28
Frigate-birds, 255
Frogs, 152
Fruit-bats, 298
Funeral, a heathenish, 276
Funeral memorial, a, 268
Funerals, expensive, 203
Fungi, 144
Furniture, 98
Games, 122
Gates of stone, 119
Geese, 186
“General Hàzo” and “General Tàzo,” 28
Geological formations, quartz, red sandstone, 39, 53
Goat-sucker, the, 140
Goudot, M., 91
Grainge, Mr, and the cattle, 287
Granaries, 54
Grandidier, Alfred, 17, 169, 235
Grasses and rushes, 128, 178, 191, 201, 206
Grass, firing the, 72, 73
“Grave of the French,” 42
Guinea-fowl, 186
Gum-copal tree, 37, 42
Gums and resins, 158
Hail, 86
Hair-dressing, 252, 258
Hàmby, the, 311
Hapalemur simus, 243
Hawks, 84
Hàzondràno, or rush, 108
Hearth, the, 97
Hèrana, the, 108
Herons, 69, 312
Hibiscus, 42
Hibiscus diversifolius, 90
Hills, outline of, 52
Hippopotamus, extinct, 212
Hippopotamus Lemerlei, 212
Hivòndrona, 32
Hoar-frost, 113
Hooker, Sir W. J., 54
Horned memorial poles, 182
Hospitality of the Malagasy, 41
Hot springs, 53
Houlder, Mr, and the boa, 44
Houses, native, 23, 70, 236
“House-horns,” 97
Hovas, 299
Humped duck, 186
Iàboràno, 268
Iàritsèna, 232
Iatsìfitra volcano, 224
Ice, 92
Ifànja marsh, 225
Ifòdy Hills, 69
Ihàroka river, 45, 48
Ihòvana, chieftainess, 282
Ikòngo, 235
Ikòpa river, 76, 286, 291
Imàhazòny, 236
Imèrina, 71
India-rubber, 42, 158
Indigenous plants, 128
Insect life, 65, 279
Insectivora, species of, 67
Insects: ants, 34;
cockroaches, 38, 43;
a new spider, 43;
beauty of, 70;
spiders, 71;
water-producing, 91;
black wasp, 99;
silkworm moth, 109;
butterflies, 110;
grasshoppers, 111;
mantis, 112;
dog-locust, 112;
nests, 130;
ants, 131;
beetles, 132;
caterpillars, 132;
spiders, 133;
mantis religiosa, 153;
grasshoppers, 153;
beetles, 154;
ball-insect, 159;
millipedes, centipedes, scorpions, 160;
venomous spiders, 162;
protective resemblance, 164, 280;
mòkafòhy, 289
Intelligence of the people, 56
Inundations, damage by, 78
Iòlomàka, 237
Ipomæa, 42, 101
Iron, 156
Irrigation, 80
Isoàvina, 110
Itàsy, Lake, 208
Itsìatòsika, 275
Ivàlokiànja, 236
Ivàtoàvo, 232
Ivòhibé Mountain, 259
Ivòhitràmbo, 283
Ivòhitròsa, 237, 241
Ivòko volcano, 224
Jacanas, 211
Jàka, 50
Jigger, the, 161
Jìro, or memorial poles, 203
Johnson, Rev. H. T., 107
Jorèry or cicada, 277
Kabàry or National Assembly, 117
Kankàfotra, or cuckoo, 82
Kànkandoròka, a species of worm, 277
Karàbo, the, 259
Kestrel, the, 83
Kètsa grounds, 79, 80
“King-butterfly,” 110
Kingfisher, 105
Kinòly, the, 159
Kiròmbo roller, 138
Kòlikòly, or after-crop, 304
Komàngo-tree, 299
Lace-leaf plant, 53
Ladders, primitive, 54
Lagoons, 36, 273
Lake-dwellers, 173
Lakes and marshes, anciently a country of, 22
Làmba, the, 25, 58, 62, 109
Land-shells, 136
Landolphia Madagas., 42
Làpa, or Government House, 179
Le Sage, Captain, 59
Leeches, 157
Lemur Catta, 243
Lemur mongos, 45
Lemuroid animals, extinct, 222, 226
Lemuroida, species of, 66
Lemurs, 45, 66, 67, 168
Lichens, 116, 143
Lightning, freaks played by, 85, 87
Lilìa, river, 209
Lime deposit, 211
Lizards, 43, 134
Lizards, extinct species of, 223
Locusts, 73
Longòzy plant, the, 249
Looms, primitive, 58
Madagascar, 19;
its ancient connection with Africa, 67
Madagascar bee, the, 144
Màhamànina, 257
Màhavèlona, 259
Major, Dr Forsyth, 278
Malarial fever, 42
Mammalia, 66
Mammals, species of, 278
Mampìta-hàdy, or fosse-crosser, 109
Manàkambahìny, 185
Mànanàra river, 174, 295
Mànanjàra river, 275, 281
Mandànivàtsy, 207
Mandràka river, 71
Mandràka Valley, 142
Màngasoàvina, 289
Mango-trees, 81
Mangòro river, 69
Màningòry river, 174, 193
Manioc, 49
Mantidactylus genus of frogs, 153
Mantis, a curious, 112
Mantis religiosa, 153
Market day, 181
Markets, 116
Màrokalòy, 290
Maròmby, 51
Maromita, or porters, 24, 30
Màrosalàzana, 202
Màrovoày, 304
Marshes, 108
Màsindràno, 275
Màtitànana river, 240, 295
Matthey, M. C., 111
Mats, Sihànaka, 185
Mead, 145
Medicinal waters, 212
Medicine from trees, 158
Melia azederach, 81
Memorial poles, 203, 231
Merops superciliosus, 170
Mesites, 211
Mèvatanàna, 225, 292
Millipedes, 160
Mimicry amongst plants, 155
Mineral wealth of the country, 57
Mitra, 36
Mojangà, 285, 307
Mòkafòhy, insect, 288, 300
Money, 117
Months, origin of names of, 88
Moraféno, 187
Mòramànga, 68
Mòraràno, 187, 193
Mortar and pestle, the, 97
Mosses, 143
Moths, 109
Mouse-lemurs, 243
Mozambique Channel, 67
Mugil borbonicus, 40
Mullens, Dr, 31, 173
Mullet, 40
Mundulea suberosa, the, 90
Mungooses, 303
Musical instruments, 56
Mysore thorn, the, 146
Mythical creatures of Lake Alaotra, 201
Nàndihìzana, 229
Native houses, structure of, 95
Nectarinidæ or sun-birds, 32
Neodrepanis coruscans, 137
Nephila spider, 109
Nest of the aye-aye, 47
Nests of insects, 130
Nests of wasps, 99
New Year, Malagasy, 87
Nòsibé, 224
Obstructions in rivers and paths, 51
Ocean currents, 39
Octopus, 40, 312
Oliva, 36
Opuntia ferox, 145
Oranges, 51
Orchards, 81
Orchids: angræcum, 32, 38, 64;
terrestrial, 101, 212
Ordeals, 251
Ornamentation, female, 240
Outrigger canoes, 304
Ouvirandra fenestralis, 53
Owen, Sir R., 45
Owls, 140
Ox, extinct species of, 223
Oxen, 35, 183
Oysters, 311
Paddles, native, 34
Palms, 142
Pandanus, the, 32, 37, 49
Papàngo, or Egyptian kite, 83
Parakeets, 32, 233, 291
Parrots, 233, 291
Paths, forest, 150
Pearse, Rev. J., 191
Pelophilus madagasc., 44
Pigeons, 32
Pillans, Rev. J., 173
Pine-apples, 57
Pitcher-plant, 42, 261
Plant, Mr, 22, 67
Ploceus pensilis, 169
Poison ordeal, the, 38
Poison tree, a, 38
Poisonous fish, 40
Pollen, M., 137
Potamochærus larvatus, 136
Prawns and shrimps, 40
Prevost’s broadbill, 281
Prickly pear, 90, 119
Pristis sp., 40
Proctor, S., 22
Protective mimicry, 111, 153, 164, 280
Psittacula Madagasc., 233
Pulpit, a decorated, 253
Pumice from Krakatoa, 38
Quadrumana, 66
Quadrupeds, 167
Radàma I., 37
Radàma II., 38
Rail, 211
Railòvy, or fork-tailed shrike, 294
Railways, 18
Rain, 81, 85, 100
Rallus gularis, 211
Rànavàlona I., 38
Rànavàlona, Queen, 87
Rànomafàna, 53
Rapacious birds, 83
Rapèto, chief, 210
Raphia ruffia, 62
Ràry, or war-chant, 98
Raspberries, 51, 242
Rats, 54, 59
Ravenala madagasc., 49
Rayed Gymnogene, the, 84
Religious observances, 250
Reptiles: snakes, 134;
lizards, 134;
chameleons, 135;
ancient, 226
Rest-houses, 33
Rice cultivation, 77, 79, 92, 103, 106, 177, 195, 263
Rice cultivation in Bétsiléo, 230
Rice-houses, 241
Ring-tailed lemur, 243
River-hog, extinct species of, 223
Rivers, 36
Roads and pathways, 27
Rocks, 223, 233, 292, 298
Rofìa-palm, 31, 56, 58, 62
Rofìa cloth, 57
Ròva, or square, 26, 179, 305
Rollers (Coraciadæ), 138
Rose-apple, the, 91
Rum drinking, 176
Sago palms, 41
Ste Marie, Isle, 42
Sàkalàva, 176, 299
Salàka, or loin-cloth, 55
Sàmpy, or household charm, 98
Sanatoria, 127
Sand-bars, 36
Sand-grouse, 291
Sandalwood, 159
Sawfish, 40
Scenery, 41
Scenery of the coast, 37
Scorpions, 160
Screw-pine, 250
Sea-birds, 256
Seasons, the, 75
Serpents, 43
Shark, the hammer-headed, 40
Shaw, Mr G. A., 235
Shells, 35;
Conus, Triton, Cypræa, Oliva, Mitra, Cassis, 36
Shrimps, 107
Sihànaka, the, 173, 184, 195, 203
Silk, spiders’, 109
Sìmpona, species of lemur, 169
Siòna, 159
Sloth, extinct species of, 223
Smelting stations, 156
Snakes, 43, 44
Snare for birds, 185
Snow, absence of, 113
Solanum auriculatum, 125
Solitary wasps, 100
Sòngosòngo, the, 146
Sopubia triphylla, 101
Spade, the native, 79
Sphærotheria, 160
Spiders, 43, 71, 133, 162, 165
Spiny and prickly plants, 145
Springtime, 79
Stephanotis, 42
Stinging plants, 146
Storks, 69
Street, Mr Louis, 228
Stribling, Rev. E. H., 192
Striped tenrec, 167
Sugar-cane, 49
Sugar-cane press, a, 262
Summer, 84
Sun-birds, 32, 137
Sunsets, beautiful, 123
Swine, extinct species of, 223
Taimòro tribe, the, 273
Taisàka, the, 262
Tàkatra, or stork, 69
Tamarind-trees, 295
Tamatave, 21;
governor of, 24;
garrison, 26
Tanàla, the, 147, 245, 249, 250
Tangèna, the, 38
Tanòsy country, a village in the, 163
Tèlomiràhavàvy, 71
Terminalia catappa, or “Indian almond,” 273
Terraced hills, 230
Threshing rice, 195
Thunderstorms, 84
Timber, valuable, 158
Time, division of, 87, 93
Tin cans on memorial poles, 183
Tins, old jam, 192
Tsìrika or blow-pipe, 61
Tòkan-tòngotra, 159
Tombs in Bétsiléo, 231, 283
Tombs, Hova, 72, 114
Tortoises, 201, 301
Tortoises, extinct, 223
Trachylobium verrucosa, 42
Tràndraka or hedgehog, 167
Trànomàro, 35
Trap-door spiders, 165
Traveller’s tree, 49, 257, 260
Travelling in Madagascar, 28, 229
Tree-duck, 186
Tree-ferns, 57
Tree-frogs, 153
Trees, introduction of new, 125
Triton, 36
Trìtrìva, Lake, 215, 220
Tropic-birds, 256
Tsikòndry, the, 280
Tsingàla, the, 107
Twilight, 92
Typhonodorum lindleyanum, 34
Vàkinankàratra, 208
Valàla river, 69
Valàlanambòa, or dog-locust, 112
Valìha, the, 56
Vangàindràno, 261
Variety of face and colour, 56
Vàtolàhy, or “male stones,” 116
Vàvavàto district, the, 161, 219
Vavòny, 41
Vazìmba, the, 114, 227, 289
Vegetation, 41, 239
Vehicles, 27
Véro, 178
Vérontsànjy, 178
Vernonia appendiculata, 80
Village squares, 61
Villages, 73
Villages, old style, 119
Vine, the, 81
Vinca angivensis, the, 89-90
Vinca rosea, 90
Vinson, Dr, 162
Visit of ceremony, a, 24
Vòhilèna, 284
Vòhitra volcano, 215
Volcanic belt, 224
Volcanoes, extinct, 215
Vòlombòrona Mountain, 219
Vòromahèry or hawk, 84
Ungulata, species of, 67
Unhealthiness of the coast, 42
Unlucky days, 205, 247
Uranid butterfly, 281
Usnea, 65, 143
Walking-stick mantis, 280
Wallace, Dr A. R., 64
Wasp, black, 99
Water conveyances, 282
Water-courses, 79
Waterfalls, 152, 242
Water-hens, 210
Water-lilies, 49, 201
Water-plants, 201, 281
Water-pots, 97
Water-producing insects, 91
Water-snakes, 134
Water yam or lace-leaf plant, 53
Weapons, ancient, 227
Weaver-bird, 169
Webs, spiders’, 108, 163, 166
Whales, 275
Wheeled vehicles, 274
Whistling teal, 186
White-backed duck, the, 186
White lemur, a, 146
Wild boar or river-hog, 136
Wild duck on Lake Itàsy, 210
Wild fowl, 185
Wild man, a, 147
Windows, absence of, 45
Winds, prevailing, 73
Winter, 113
Words denoting different appearances of nature, 95
Yams, wild, 152
Zàhitra, or raft, a, 247
Zànatsàra clan, 218
Zomèna, Chief, 235
Zozòro, the, 108
Zygæna malleus, 40