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INDEX 



602 it seq.; Ru-, Uru-, language, 601, 679, 

 895, 897, 902 : see also Unyoro 

 Nzoia River, 40, 44, 227, 305, 482, 726 



Oats, 290 



Okapi, 196, 198, 202. 205, 352, 379 et seq. 



•Omens, 751, 792. 883 



Omo River, 21 



Orchids, 168 



■Ordeal for witchcraft, 751, 792 



Oribi antelope, 389, 692 



Orthography employed in transcribing native 



tongues, 901 

 Orthoptera, 467 



Oryoteropus (an edentate), 394, 742, 753 

 Oryx, 389, 848 



Ostrich, the, 289, 372, 405, 742 

 Otter, otter fur, 82, 112, 368, 691 

 Owen, Captain Roddy, 244 

 Owl, eagle, 176 

 Ox, 692 



Pachylohus, 118 



Paeliytylus (locust), 146 



Pallah, the, 390 



Palms, see Borassus (fan), Cocoanut, Meets 



(oil), Hypliame (Dfim), Raphia, Wild date 



(Plumix) respectively 

 Pandanus tree, 136 

 Papyrus, 82, 106, 150 

 Parinarium tree, 75 

 Park-like sceneiy, 192 

 Parra (lily-trotter ). 82 

 Parrot, grey, 66, 94, 397, 401 

 Parrots, 397, 402 



Peace-making ceremonies, 752, 883, 884 

 Peake, Major Malcolm. 151 

 Pedetes coffer, 35:>, 368 

 Pelicans, 129 

 Percival, A. B., 421 

 Periodicticus potto, 364 

 Persia, Persians, 40, 98, 294 

 Peters, Dr., 136, 232, 362 

 Petherick, Consul, 220 

 Petrie, Captain, 244 

 Petrology of East Africa, 311 

 Phallus, 735, 868 

 Philanthropic aspect of European rule in Africa, 



277, 278 

 Phragmites reed, 150, 664 

 Pigeons. H » I 



Pigs, see Bush-pig, River-hog, Wart-hog, 375 



Pilkington, Mr. G. L., 242 



Pipes : banana-stem, 188 ; earthenware, 661 

 663, 674. 741 ; gourd, 661, 741 



Pistia stratiotes, 80, 146 



P'ttlieeanthropos erectvs, 471 



" Plains of Heaven, the," 102, 104 



Plantain-eater, great blue (Coryihopola), 68, 75, 

 400; violet, 68, 118, 400 



Plantains (bananas for cooking), 100 ct seq. 



Plateau region, 300. 318 



Pocock, Mr. R., 454 



Podoearpus (yew), 24, 164, 165 



Polygamy, 746 



Polynesians, 98 



Pohjzoa, Protozoa, 469, 470 



Population, 591 



Porcupine, 368 



Port Alice, 236 



Port Florence, 36, 37, 42 



Portal Peaks, 164 



Portal, .Sir Gerald, 164, 234, 276 ; Captain Ray- 

 mond, 164, 234 



Portuguese, 210, 214, 37s 



Precious stones, 54 



Priest, sorcerer, 589, 678, 882 



Pringle, Captain, 238 



Printing presses, 274 



Prior, G. T., 304, 309, 311 



Proearia, see Hyrax 



Products, commercial, of Uganda, 282, 288 et 

 seq., 293 



Prolific chiefs, 590, 720, 746 



Prostitutes in Unyoro, 590 



Protectorate, see Uganda, East Africa, etc. 



Protectorates in Africa. 277 et seq., 281 



Pratoptervs fish. 409, 691 



Providence, cruelty of, in Africa, 593 



Pterocarpus tree, 90 



Ptolemies of Egypt, 213 



Puff-adders, 94, lis, 409 



Punt. Land of, 209, 486. 487 



Pygmies, Congo: distribution at present day, 

 523 ; in former times, 545, 763 



Pygmy: Congo Pygmies, 87, 196 et seq., 379; 

 villages, houses, 201, 202, 541 ; contact 

 with ancient Egyptians, 209, 210, 1st', ; 

 physical characteristics, 488 et seq.. 527 

 et seq. ; elfin habits, 514, 517 ; food, 516, 

 540 ; colour of skin, 527, 528 ; hair on 

 body, 527 et seq. ; the Pygmy nose and 

 its characteristic shape, 529, 550; long 

 upper lip, 530; head-hair, 530 ; buttocks, 

 530 et seq. ; limbs, 532 ; stature, 532 ; 



