INDEX 
Tamandua (Tamandua 
319-320, 328, 340 
ant-eaters, South American, 320 
tetradactyla), 
Antelope, Giraffe-necked (Lithocranius wal- 
ler), 304-305 
antelope snares, 35-36 
antelopes, 123, 339 
Antisana, Mount, 226 
Antongil Bay, 289 
ants, 138-139, 159, 195, 268, 319, 320, 
340-341; driver, 345 
Antsihanaka tribe, 172 
Antsirabe, 74, 246, 253 
Antsirabe-Belo road, 249 
Antsovelo, 286 
Antwerp, 348; Zoological Gardens, 348 
Arab mare, 305 
Arabs, 123 
aracaries, 328 
army vehicles, 282 
artillery, 12-13 
Ashanti, 192, 193, 197 
Ashford, 1 
Asia, 107 
Aspalathus, 33 
Atdratra, 260 
Athi Plains, 123, 124 
Atlantic, 102, 226 
atmospheric conditions, 128 
Australia, 54, 96, 131, 142, 143, 145, 149, 
152, 153, 170; Eastern, 143; Western, 
Fo, 211 
Australians, 144 
aviaries, 39 
aviary for ducks, 171 
aviculture, 39-40 
Ayang, 331, 332, 333, 340 
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), 
83-84, 173, 174, 348 
Azores, I21, 329 
Babblers, Fries’ Scimitar-billed (Pomato- 
rhinus tickelli friesi), 58 
Babies, Bush, 292 
Baboon— 
East African Olive, 293 
Gelada (Peter) (Theropithecus gelada), 
315 
Sacred (Papio hamadryas), 293 
baboons, 31, 44-45, 63, 71, 141 
351 
Babracot, 110 
Badger, Honey, 321 
Bamboo Grass (Olyra latifolia), 136 
Bamenda Mountains, 335 
bananas, rum-soaked, 105-106 
Bandro, 79, 171 
Baobab, Grandidier’s (Adansonia grandi- 
dieri), 270 
baobab trees, 247 
Bara— 
country, 262 
natives, 261 
people, 254 
bararata (Phragmites communis), 79 
Baras, 288 
Barberton district, 26 
Barbet— 
Blue-throated (Cyanops asiatica), 185 
Bourcier’s (Eubucco bourcieri), 220 
d’Arnaud’s (Trachyphonus darnaudit), 
126 
Toucan-like (Semnornis ramphastinus), 
232 
White-eared (Buccanodon  leucotis), 
136 
barbets, 160, 213, 220 
Bartica, 103, 105, 324, 325 
Bastard, Monsieur, 249 
bats, 137, 335-336; vampire (Desmodus 
rufus), 326-327 
Bats, Straw-colored Fruit (Eidolon hel- 
vum), 242-243 
Bear, Nandi, 131 
bears, 321; koala (Phascolarctus cinereus), 
143 
Bechuanaland, 24 
Bee-eater— 
Australian (Merops ornatus), 145 
Blue-necked (Nyctyornts athertont), 131, 
183-185 
Carmine (Merops nubicus), 97, 210-211 
Green (Merops viridis), 58 
Little (Melittophagus pusillus), 46 
Madagascar (Merops superciliosus), 78, 
178 
White-fronted (Melittophagus bullock- 
oides), 96-97, 125 
bee-eaters, 6, 63 
Beetle, Goliath (Goliathus cacicus), 166 
bee-traps, 34-35 
