INDEX 



361 



Bat camp, a (^Pleropus nicobaricus), N., 



133 

 Bats (^Hipposideros nicobarulcS), 126, 127 

 Fruit (Pteropus nicobaricus), 70, 133, 134 

 Attempt to rear young, 134. See 

 "Mammals," and under names of 

 islands 

 Batti Malv, N., 66 

 Beach formation, A., 37 

 Belief concerning Chaura pots, N., 107 ; 

 eclipses, N., 307 

 In evil spirits, N., 123 

 In spirits. A., 188 

 Beliefs, superstitious, N., 231-234 

 Bench seats, N., 52 

 Beresford Channel, N., 72, 73 

 Betel chewing, N., 49, 248 

 Effect of, 147 

 Quids, 219, 248 

 Beverages, N., 247 

 Birds, A., N.. 326-331. See also under 



names of islands 

 Bird's Nest Cape, A., 29 

 Bird's nests, edible, A., 29 

 Blyth's dove {Macropygia riifipennis\ N., 



Ill 

 Body decoration, A., 24, 32, 34, 39; N., 



249 

 Bompoka 



General topography, 103, 105 



Area, 105 



Population, 105 



Water, 105 



Plantations, 105 



Native legend concerning formation of, 



105 

 Natives of, compared with Kar Nicobar- 



ese, 104 

 Hamilton's account of the Somereru 

 Islands, 105 

 Botanic appearance, general, N., 109, 



207 

 Bows, A., 24, 25, 33, 34, 42 ; N., 245 

 British possession, marks of, N., 97 

 British punitive expedition, N., 93 

 Buffalo, N., 99 



Building materials, Nicobars rich in, 205 

 Bulbul, crested, A., 35 

 Bumila creek, A., 38 

 Burial ceremonies. See '' Kar Nicobarese 



ceremonies and observances" 

 Burial customs, N., 113, 124 

 Butterflies, N., 126 



Camping out in Great Nicobar, 163 

 Canoe building, N., 160 



Decoration, N., 79 



Masts, N., 79 



Outrigger, N., 54 



Paddles, N., 54 



Sails, N., 79 



Canoe building — continued 



Buying, ceremonies accompanying, N., 



309 

 Mishaps, N., 308, 317 

 Sequel to the loss of a Mus, 296 

 Reception of the Mus racing, after a 



death in the village, 299 

 Processions, N., 251 

 Offerings, N., 295, 296 

 Canoes, A., 41 ; N., 53, 54, 60, 79 

 Custom of feeding, N., 85 

 Chaura natives middlemen in buying 

 and selling, 308 

 "Captains," N., 58 

 Casuarina Bay, N., 144, 149, 151 

 Cattle, semi-wild, N., 47, 74, 75 

 Caves, Little Nicobar, 126, 127 

 Cellular jail. A,, 21. See "Viper Jail," 



" The Andamanese Penal System " 

 Cemetery, Kamorta, N., 95 

 Census, A., 342 ; N., 350 

 Ceremonial, decay of, N., 124 

 Ceremonies and observances. See " Kar 

 Nicobarese ceremonies and obser- 

 vances," " The Andamanese," and 

 " The Nicobarese " 

 Chang-ngeh, N., 161 

 Character of the locally - born young 



generation at Port Blair, A., 344 

 Charms, N., 83, 85, 116, 124, 132, 143 

 Chaura, 106 



Termed Sombrero, 106 



Hamilton's Account of the Somerera 



Islands, 105 

 Area, 106 

 Population, 106 



Decrease of, 350 

 Anchoratje, 106 

 Trade, 106 

 Monopolies, 107, 308 

 Pots, 108 



Process of making, 107, 108 

 Nicobarese belief concerning, 107 

 Pottery kiln, 108 

 Natives, 106, 308 



Believed to be exponents of wizardr}', 



2y6 

 Feeling of Kar Nicobarese towards, 



308 

 Middlemen in canoe buying and 

 selling, 308 

 Door mats, 106 

 Fruit, 106 



Extortion of Chaura middlemen, 308 

 Children, position of, N., 242 

 Chital, N., 100 

 Chitt, N., 56 



Christian traditions, A,, 189 

 Cinques, the 



General topography, 36, 37 

 Geology, 175 



