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A NATUBALIST IN CELEBES 



BLUE 



Blue blood of Scolopendra, 105 

 Blue coral (Z), 124, 134 

 Boba, a disease, its remedies, 196 

 Bobantohfi, the original name of 



Manado tuwa, 323 

 Bobato (Sang.), a chief, 193 

 Bohoi promontory (Map I. p. 12), 

 23 ; shore platform and man- 

 grove swamp at, 23 ; fauna of 

 coral reef at, 24 ; bay, 29 

 Boils in Talisse, 66 

 Bolang Mongondu, a, kingdom W. 

 of Minahassa, marriage laws, 

 287 ; stories, 262, 313, 318 ; 

 kings of, 323 

 Boni, bay of, 3 

 Bonthian, a mountain in S. 



Celebes, 1, 4 

 Botany of Celebes little known, 



237 

 Boto (Alf.), literally means to out 

 off in haste, as in the chase, 

 hence that which is cut off in 

 haste, the lock of hair of an 

 enemy used for extracting 

 ' berani ' or courage, 216 

 Botto, knot of hair of the women 



of Sangir, 204 

 Bottom of Talisse Sea, 110 

 Bougainvillea (B), 226 

 Bows and arrows, 202 

 Brain corals (Z), 49, 124, 130 

 Breakfast in Talisse, 61 

 Bridges in Minahassa, 236 

 Brigs that visited Talisse, 79 

 Brittle-stars (Z), 108, 136, 181 

 Broers, Controleur of Tondano, 



211, 217 

 Brousonettia (B), 335 

 Bryozoa (Z), 126 

 Bubulcus coromandus (Z), 219 

 Bucsros exaratus (Z), 20 

 Budak pemblian (Mai.), bought 

 slaves ; Budak pusaka, inherited 

 slaves, 194 

 Buffalo story, 263 

 Buginese, a race of mariners living 

 chiefly in South Celebes, 4, 259, 

 Bunakin island (Map I. p. 12) 



211 

 Burial customs in Sangir Islands, 



198 ; in Minahassa, 296 

 Burong (Mai.) = a bird. B. ka- 

 katua, 87 ; B. koheba, 89 ; B. 

 sikip abuabu, 89 ; B. kiss-kiss, 

 90; B. rajah udan, 90; B. 

 kokotaka or Tjetje, 91 ; B. 



pavas, 91 ; B. woka-woka, 91 ; 

 B. maspas or kuku inewahat, 

 91 ; B. gunting, 92 ; B. si6, 92 ; 

 B. kuning, 92 ; B. chuwi, 92 ; 

 kiim-kum, 93 ; B. wakian, 93 ; 

 B. kiiku, 94 ; B. maleo, 94 ; B. 

 mamunga, 95 ; B. kerombek, 

 96 ; B. sueko, 96 ; B. mas, 183 

 Butterflies (Z), 41 ; in Talisse, 99 

 Butterfly Bay (sketch map, p. 34), 



34 

 Bwool, a town and district on the 

 north coast of the North penin- 

 sula of Celebes, long. 122° E., 

 326 



Cabiu Islakds, Cabin lusu (Map II. 



p. 156), 187 

 CalcBitas mcobarica (Z), 183 

 Calappa crabs, (Z), 35, 140 

 Calcarina (Z), 29, 139 

 Calcium carbonate = Carbonate of 



lime, 121 

 Calling back the soul of a patient, 



295 

 Calornis luglecta (Z), 92; C. san- 



ghirensis, 92 foot-note, 191 

 Canoes, londi, 21 ; fetich or ' sakit,' 



163 

 Capitain laut (Mai.), literally sea- 

 captain, the native officials next 

 in rank to the djugugu, 159 

 Captain Maclear, 11 

 Carbonate of Hme, 121; in solu- 

 tion in sea-water, 148 

 Carbonic acid in solution in sea 



water, 148 

 Carcliarias (Z), 117 

 Carcinologist, a zoologist who has 

 made a special study of the 

 Crustacea, 222 

 Carica papaya (B), 195 

 Carpopluigapaulina, (Z), apigeon, 



41,93 

 Carumbium populifolium (B), 236 

 Castor oil plants (B), 226 

 Casvarina (B), 69 

 Catching the soul of a patient, 295 

 Catholic priests, influence of 

 Spanish, 166 ; attempts to re- 

 establish Catholicism in Mina- 

 hassa, 325 ; influence of, on 

 legends, 245, 269 

 Caves in Talisse, 49 

 Celebes, pronounced Selibes, ety- 

 mology doubtful ; sula (Mai.) = 



