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Index. 



Island, how to determine whether it has ever 

 been connected with any continent. 4'Jl. 



Islands of tlie Malay Archipehigo, extent and 

 variety of, 13 ; divisible into two portions, 

 14 ; definition and boundaries of, 14 ; size 

 of several of the largest Islands, 15. 



Jackass, laughing, of Australia, 166. 



Jahi, a Borneo village, 75 {see Enipugnan). 



Japan, sketches of the plants of, 301. 



Java, island of, 15, 10 ; forty- five volcanoes 

 in, 18; a forest country, 19 ; birds and in- 

 sects peculiar to, 23, 24 ; residence in, 105 ; 

 excellency of the Dutch system of govern- 

 ment, 10.5, 106 ; the culture system, 106, 

 107 : the native chiefs and the people, 107 ; 

 increase of population, 108, 109 ; Java prob- 

 ably the finest tropical island in the world, 

 109 ; its history and civilization, 109 ; its 

 ancient Brahminical religion, and conver- 

 sion to Mohammedanism, 109 (see Soura- 

 baya); journey in the interior of, 110; ruins 

 in. 111, 115; a Jiivanese trial and chief, 119; 

 collections at Wonosalem and Djapannan, 

 119 {see Vegetation, aud*Giacial Period). 



Javanese, the, 32. 



Javanese vocabulary, 605. 



Jesuits, French, among the Chinese, 34; 

 thoroughness of their work, 34 ; their great 

 success, 34; economy and self-denial, 84; a 

 missionary friend of the author, SS. 



Jobie, large island of, 379, 508. 



Johnson, Mr., his account of a mias, 74. 



"Jong," legend of, in Aru, 464. 



Jumaat, death of, 510. 



Jungle, thorny, 168. 



Jnngle-cocks, the origin of all our domestic 

 breeds of poultry, 167. 



Jungle-fowl in Java, 119. 



Kai6a Islands, 328 ; inhabitants of, 331 ; a 

 mixed race, i531 ; fruits and other products 

 of, 331 ; village of, 547. 



Kaioa Islands vocabulai-y, 606. 



Kakas, village of, 265. 



Kallima paralekta, butterfly, 140. 



Kanary-tree, 348. 



Kasserota, village of, visit to, determined on, 

 345 ; difficulties of the journey to, 345 e! 

 seq. 



Kayan river, in Borneo, 82. 



K6 Islands, 18, 20, 418, 419; landing at, 420; 

 natives of the, 420 ; habitations of the, 422 ; 

 explorations in the, 423; immense pigeons 

 of the, 423 ; trade and products of the, 424 ; 

 boat-building of the, 424-426 ; magnificent 

 forests of, 425 ; money unknown to, 42(5 ; 

 mode of bargaining, 426 ; collections at the, 

 429 ; inhabited by two kinds of people, 

 430 ; contrast, of character between these 

 people and the Malays, 430 ; language of 

 the people, 430 ; mountainous character of 

 the, 431 ; map of, 446. 



Ke Islands vocabulary, 475. 



Ke Islanders, a wonderful race of boat-build- 

 ers, 376. 



Kediri, ruins of, ll'i. 



Keffing, island of, 367. 



Kema vocabulary, 605. 



Kilwaru, little town of, 367 ; a place of great 



traffic, 368 ; Island of, 380, 381 ; metropolis 



of the Bugis traders, 380. 

 King Bird of Paradise, 447; its beautiful 



plumage, 448 ; reflections on the, 448; its 



habits, 449. 

 Kiugflahers, 40, 166, 270 ; a rare specimen, 



3o4 ; of the Moluccas, 401, 402 ; of New 



Guinea, 578. 

 Kissa-laut, long delay at, 166. 

 Klings, of India, in Singapore, 32. 

 Kobror, map of, 446 ; visited by the natives 



of, 468. 

 Kora-kora, a boat by which the return to 



Ternate is effected, 352 ; passengers and 



accommodations in the, 353 ; a snake on 



board, 354. 

 Kwammer, island of, 367. 



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Lahagi, a native of Ternate, 325. 



Lahl, a native of Gilolo, 325. 



Laiemu, village of, 365. 



Language, curious jumble of, in Malacca, 38. 



Languages of the races of man in the Malay 

 Archipelago, 601 ; vocabularies of, 603 ;'li3t 

 of vocabularies collected, 605. 



Langundi, village of, 340 ; ten days' I'esidence 

 at, 348. 



Lansats, fruit, in Sarawak, 94. 



Lariki, Asilulu, and Wakasiho vocabularies, 

 006. 



Latche, a pilot, 325. 



Law or no law ? 443. 



Leaf-like butterfly, in flight and repose, 141. 



Leeches, forest, in Malacca, 41. 



Legendary lore, 471, 472. 



Lempias, village of, in Celebes, 270 (see Li- 

 coupang). 



Lemur, flying, in Sumatra, 145 ; nature of, 

 145. 



Liang vocabulary, 606. 



Licoupang, village of, in Celebes, 270 (see Ma- 

 leos). 



Liliacese, in the forests of Ke, 428. 



Linschott, his description of Malacca, 270 

 years ago, 37, 38 ; his account of tlie Durion 

 fruit, 85. 



Lizards, immense variety in the Aru Islands, 

 437. 



Lobo Raman, village of, 135. 



Lomaptera, species of, 330. 



Lomaptera papua, 429. 



Lombock, island of, 16, 402 ; no forest in, 20 ; 

 resemblance to Australia, 25 {see Bali and 

 Birds), 162,- collecting at, under difficulties, 

 169 ; manners and customs of the people, 

 173 ; excursion into the interior, 173 ; irri- 

 gation, etc., 173-175 ; punishment of theft 

 and adultery, 182, 183; jealousy, 183 (se. 

 Trade). 



Longicorns, numerous species discovered, 48, 

 330, 837 ; specimens of, 406. 



Lories, scai'city of, in Oeram, 364. 



Lorius garrulus, 336. 



Lorok, village of, 134. 



Luzon, island of, 16. 



Lycocorax of the Moluccas, 401. 



Lycocorax morotensis, 324. 



Lyell, Sir Charles, his explanation of the 



