INDEX. 



ABBIGA, Chief, visit to, at Lokoja, 

 9, 10 



Abechir, entry of the French into, 

 129-30 



Abugher, iUness of author and the 

 Talbots at, 185 et seq. 



Acacias, 128, 193, 255 

 Red-dye from, 121 



Aji, 32-3, 107 



Akerri, 296 



Alexander, Captain Claud, at Lewe, 

 287 



Alexander, Lieutenant Boyd, dis- 

 coveries of, on Lake Chad, 

 219 

 Gifts to, of the Jeggara, 195 

 Navigation of, on Lake Chad, 2 



Alexander-Gosling expedition, 2 



Aligata, the, 20-2, 123, 200 {ill.), 20 



Ambatch (Marea) floats, how pro- 

 pelled, 231 

 Plant {ill.), 220 



Am Doko of Massalit, surrender of, 

 137 n. 1 



Amai SiUm, 230 



Animals, see Antelopes, Apes, Baboons, 

 Bariwa, Boar, Bush-buck, 

 Bush- cow. Dogs, Duiker, 

 Gazelles, Giraffe, Hippo- 

 potami, Jackal, Kob, 

 Leopards, Lions, Mana- 

 tees, Monkeys, Rats, 

 Rhinoceros, Water-buck, 

 Water-hog, <£-c. 

 Forbidden as food to Fikans, 282 



Anklets, 6 {ill.), 117 



Antelopes, 118, 199, 207, 217, 241 

 Harnessed, as pet, 140 

 Roan, 117 



Anthropology, and Salt ! 89-90 



Apes, see Baboons, and Monkeys 

 Arab Spears, how used, 157-8 

 Archery, feat of, at Fika, 266 

 Ark, the, resting-place of, near Lake 



Chad, 205-6, 229 

 Armour, see Weapons 

 Arrows, poisoned, Fika, 266 



Gabai, 252-3 



Unfeathered, Fika, &c., 266 

 Asclepias, 204, 207, 223 ; aspect of, 241 

 Ash - heaps from Salt plant near 



Jimtilo, 212 

 Assil, Sultan of Abechir, 130 



BABOONS, where met with, 7, 8, 27, 

 62, 65, 67, 117, 215, 256 



Dog-faced, 15, 259 

 Bachelors of Lewe, dwellings of, 289 

 {ill.), 290 



Ordeal of manhood for, 289 

 Bag, woman's, 106-7 {ill.), 107 

 Bageri, village, outdoor school at, 184 

 Bagi hills, 255 

 Bagirmi race, see also Gauaronga 



Capital of, 143 



Former extent of territory of, 149 



Hostility to the white man, 180 



Justice (?) among, 172-3 



Origin of, 148-9, 272 



Slave-raids of, 115 



Sultan of, 143 ei seq. 



Visitors of, Lere, 46 

 Bahr Alienya, ju-ju river, 187, 190 

 Bahr el Erguig, 176 

 Bahr tree, 241 



Baker, ]Mrs, drawing by, of curios, 300 

 Bamboiyu, pool of, 187, 190 

 Banana race, aspect of, 101 



Clubs, 101 



Composite character of, 149 



