INDEX. 



Abolition of idolatry, 301, 302 ; of tangtea 



ordeal, 283. 



Aborig-inal peoples, 135-138. 



Absolute character of tne Government, 319. 



Accounts, early, of Madagascar, 6. 



Actions, lucky and unlucky, 287. 



Acts and customs, tabooed, 288, 294 ; sym- 

 bolic, 332. 



Adoption of children, 246, 324. 



Adornment by sc irs, 210. 



.ffipyornis maximus, 3, 34, 54. 



African relationships of Malagasy, 103, no. 



Age, respect for, 323. 



Aariculture, 335. 



Ala6tra lake, 25, 130, 171. 



Albuquerque, Alfonso d', 4. 



Almeida, Francisco de, 3. 



Aloes, 94. 



Altars and sacred stones, 305. 



Ambohimanga, 51, 81 ; church at, decoration 

 of, 261. 



Ambohitra or Am>)er mountains, 26. 



Ainb6ndrora6, the Malagasy Haiies, 311-313. 



Amelioration of war, 357. 



Ancestor worship of royalty, 226. 



Ancestors' commands, sacredness of, 326. 



Andriamanelo (king), 136, 177, 216. 



Andrians or nobles, 112, 184. 



Animals, superstitions regarding, 268 ; of evil 

 omen, 270 ; sacrificial, 272 ; fabulous, 275. 



Animals for riding, 177. 



Anivona palm, 74. 



Ankaratra mountains, 23, 26. 



Annates des Mines, 34, 35. 



Antananarivo, 143 ; rebuilding of, 259. 



Ants, 61 ; and snake-traps, 268. 



Antsihanaka province, 29, 49, 130. 



Arab influence in Madagascar, i, 106, 109, I2j- 

 171 ; writers on Madatjascar, 2. 



Ardent spirits, laws against, 356. 



Aristotle's De Mundo, 2. 



Art among the Hovas, 258 ; native, in build- 

 ing, 265. 



Arums, 78, 89, 205. 



Astrology, 311. 



Atkfa tree, 76. 



Atonement and expiation, 303, 304. 



Audible responses in church, 345. 



Augustine's Bay, St., 9, 32, 223. 



Aye-aye, the, 43 ; belief regarding, 270. 



Babaooote, the, a species of lemur, 270. 



Bamboo, 77. 



Bananas, 91. 



Baobab tree, the, 78, 278. 



Baptism, superstitious notions regarding, 



339-341 ; of queen and prime minister, 352. 

 Bara (tribe), 126, 142, 212 ; houses, 202, 222, 



223, 239 ; towns, 207 ; suspicion, 286 ; 



charms, 293 ; sacred places, 306. 

 Bark cloth, 75, 213. 



Barringtonia, 73. 



Bats, 44. 



Kliosy or Kali6, 138. 



Belief in future existence, 311 ; in ghosts, 

 312. 



Beliefs regarding serpents, 268 ; the lemur 

 and aye-ave, 279. 



Benedictions and salutations, 324, 325. 



Benyowski, 140, 224. 



Betrothal, 323. 



Betsib6ka river, 57, 24, 33, 34, 73. 



B6tsileu art, 263-266 ; charms, 294. 



B6tsil6o country, 24, 32, 136; people, 85, 87, 

 113, 125, 231 ; houses, 201 ; towns, 207. 



B^tsimisaraka, 106, 131, 212, 236. 



Bezanozano or Tankay, 129, 141. 



Biblical customs, s-itnilarity with, 318-336. 



Birds, species of, 48-55. 



Birds of evil omen, 274. 



Birtlis, unlucky, 279-281. 



Blessings, Malagasy, 324, 323. 



Blood, atonement by, 304. 



Boats, curiously-constructed, 179. 



Bojer and Hilsenberg, 100. 



Bond, Hon. Joljn, " Governor and Cap'ain 

 General " of Madagascar, 9, 10. 



Books, educational, demand for, 365 ; favour- 

 ite, 347. 



Bow and arrow, 216, 329. 



" Broken hou.ses," 291. 



Brotherhood by blood, 223. 



Buffalo, the, legendary history connected 

 with, 271 ; typical of majesty, 273. 



BuU-fighting, 273, 278. 



Burial customs, 227-242, 330. 



Canoe travelling, 178. 



Canoes and boats, 177. 



Cape lilac, 82. 



Cardamoms, 94. 



Carnivora, 45. 



Carved memorial posts, 264, 265. 



Casting nativities, 310. 



Cauche, FranQois, 15. 



Cave burial, 239. 



Ceutetidae, 44. 



Ceremonies at circumcision, 217, 273, 374; 

 New Ye ir's Festival, 314-317. 



Cerne, an ancient name of Madagascar, 2. 



Chapel-royal, foundation of a, 352. 



Charms, 292 ; various kinds of, 293. 



Charnay, M. D^sir6, 253. 



Cheap literature, demand for, 365. 



Chehona, an ancient name of Madagascar, 2. 



Children, pride in, 167. 



Christian rites regarded as charms, 339, 341. 



Christians, nominal, 359. 



Christianity, influence of, 140,222; persecu- 

 tion of, 351 ; progress of, 352; public ac- 

 knowledt;ment of, 325 ; rapid increase of, 

 353 ; results of, 354, 355 ; influence upon 



