Contents. xiii 



CHAPTER XII. 



Alphonse Island — Pearl-shell — -Providence Island — Method of planting 

 Cocoa-nuts — Edible Turtle — Flora — Red Coral — Cerf Islets — 

 St. Pierre — Du Lise Island — Flora and Fauna — Erratic Stones on 

 Coral Reef — Glorioso Island — We sail for Mozambique Island — 

 And sight East Coast of Africa — Trade at Mozambique — 

 Inhabitants — Caju — Shells of Foreshore — The Survey concluded 

 — Homeward Bound — Cape of Good Hope — Egg of the Epiornis — 

 ■ Arrival at Plymouth 230 — 245 



General Index 246 



Index of Natt^rat. History Terms 253 



