350 



Murderer, 13, 186 

 Music, 141 



PYGMIES AND PAPUANS 



Natives, trading with, 61 ; communi- 

 cating with, 84, 102 ; dislike of rain, 

 84 ; migrations of, 95 ; drink of, 99 ; 

 language of, 102, Appendix C ; de- 

 scription of, 109; height of, 112; 

 clothing of, 113 ; age of, 115 ; food 

 of, 119, 120; social system of, 128 ; 

 property of, 129 ; music of, 141 ; 

 dancing of, 143 ; ^^ artists, 145 ; 

 mock sorrow of, 247 ; quarrels of, 

 148 ; as marksmen, 151 ; health of, 

 153 ; as carriers, 158 ; our relations 

 with, 163 ; as thieves, 165 



Naturalists, explorations by, 32 



New Guinea, position of, 21 ; size of, 

 21 ; mountains of, 23 ; natives of, 

 24 ; discovery of, 26 ; name of, 27 ; 

 recent explorations of, 33 ; first sight 

 of, 35 ; shore of, 36 ; lack of food, 

 65 ; rivers of, 24, 83, 181 ; departure 

 from, 257 



Newton, Professor Alfred, i 



Ntas, 13, 35 



Nimd, dancing house at, 252 



Noord River, 2, 13, 33, 34 



Nouhuys, J. W. van, 169 



Numerals, 104 



Obota, 83 

 Ogilvie-Grant, W. R., i 



Palm, coconut, 98 



Pandanus, 10, 243 



Papua, 22 ; meaning of, 25 



Papuans, description of, 25, 109 ; be- 

 haviour of, 37; dress of, 37, 113; 

 apathy of, 38, 45 ; asleep, 39 ; danc- 

 ing, 41, 143 ; as traders, 45 ; com- 

 municating with, 84 ; dislike of rain, 



84 ; food of, 9 1-4 migrations of, 95 ; 

 drink of, 99 ; language of, 102, Ap- 

 pendix C ; height of, 112 ; age of, 

 1 15 J social system of, 128 ; property 

 of, 129; music of, 141 ; as artists, 

 145 ; quarrels of, 148 ; as marks- 

 men, 151 ; health of, 153 

 Paradise, bird of, 74, 142 

 Parimau, arrival at, 56, 155 5 depar- 

 ture from, 247 

 Payment of natives, 163 

 Peace-offering, 166 

 Pearls, 20 

 Pearl-shell, 20 

 Penguin ducks, T i 

 Periepia, 85 

 Petroleum, 241 

 Pickles, 68 

 Pig, 125, 133-136 

 Pigeons, crowned, 31, 74 

 Pineapples, loi 

 Plants, 231 



Plants at Buitenzorg, 10 

 Ponies, 259 

 Pool, Thomas, 30 

 Port Moresby, natives of, 213 

 Portuguese, remains of, 17 ; navigators, 



27 

 Precipice, 239 



Prince Frederick Henry Island, 220 

 Propeller, loss of, 250 

 Provisions, storing of, 66 ; packing of, 



68 ; depot of, 176 

 Pygmies, discovery of, 157 ; visit to, 

 159; dress of, 161 ; description of, 

 161, 197 ; voices of, 162 ; visit Pari- 

 mau, 196 ; measurements of, 197, 

 Appendix B; ornaments of, 199; 

 possessions of, 199; methods of 

 smoking, 202 ; village of, 203 ; 

 houses of, 205 ; women of, 206 ; in- 

 telligence of, 207 ; distribution of, 

 208' 



Races, mixture of, 6; harmony of, 19 

 Raffles, Sir Stamford, 5, 10 



