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Index. 



Naia tripudians, var. sputatrix, 196. 



Nalanda in Thibetan scrolls, 15, 19. 



Nahdi-rnuke, unidentified bird (?) in Piyadasi's In- 

 scriptions, 367. 



Nanda and Bhadra's presentation of a monastery, 

 14. 



Nandabala's story, 16. 



Naropa in a Thibetan scroll, 21. 



Neelo But, the coronation stone (Gilgit), 108. 



Nesokia bengalensis, 222. 



Neuroptera from Ramanad, 211. 



Nicoria trijuga, var. thermalis, 185, 198, 201. 



Nirvana, II. 



" Nisalo " Ceremony, 119. 



Noble Eightfold path, n. 

 ,, Truths, four, 11. 



Nong, a sacred fountain, 112. 



Nos-yahs, 3. 



Nur Bukbt, name of Miyo Khai q.v. 



Nushadur (the Arabic for Sal- Ammoniac) , Pre- 

 paration and properties of, 28. 

 ,, Magical association of, 29. 

 ,, Etymology of the word, 40. 



O 



Ojha among the Uraons, 147. 



Okapimde (animal), in Piyadasi's Edicts, 370. 



Omens (Gilgit) indicating enemy's approach, 107. 



Oosum, ancient hero of Gilgit, 98. 



Ophiomorns, 191. 



,, tridactylus, 196, 197, 198. 



Opium-smoker, Adventure of the, 381. 

 Oraons, vide Uraon. 

 Ordeal (Nogi Suchemi) in Gilgit, 103. 

 Order, Buddhist, first permanent residence of the, 



18. 

 Original inhabitants of Gilgit, 94. 

 Origin of the Uraons, 122. 

 Otocryptis bivittata, 188. 

 Ox in Piyadasi's Edicts, 373. 



Pada (Bengali) derived from Sanskrit- pa taka, 87. 

 Palamncens swammerdami. subsp. lucidipes, 206, 



215, 218. 

 Pauthaku Sthavira, 3. 

 Papilio hector, 205, 213, 218, 219. 

 Parrot in Piyadasi's Edict, 365. 



,, in ancient Indian Literature, 365-366. 



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Parvataraja Himalaya, 3. 



Vihula, 3. 

 Pataka, a measure of area, 87, 90, 91. 

 Peacock in the inscriptions of Piyadasi, 363. 

 ,, Opinions of various writers on the, 363 



364- 

 Pearl tree owned by giants and fairies, 112. 

 Persian House, Plan of, Supplement, x-ix (PL F). 

 Persian Saws and Proverbs, 301-337. 

 ,, Tales, Some current, 375-412. 

 Phillott, Lieut.-Col. D. C. — on Persian Saws and 

 Proverbs, 301-337. 

 ,, D. C. — Plan of a Persia: 1 Gentleman's 



House, Supplement, x-xi, (PI. F). 

 ,, _^m Some Current Persian Tales, 375-412. 

 Philopeua, The story of the, 376-380. 

 Phrynocephalus , 200. 



,, enptilopus, 198. 



,, luteoguttatus , 198. 



,, maculatus, 197, 198. 



,, olivieri, 197. 



,, ornatus, 197. 



Phyllodromia delta, 206. 



,, supellectilium, 206. 



Phyllognathus silenus, 204. 

 Physorhynehus coprologus, 205, 214. 

 Piezodorus rubrofasciatus, 205, 214. 

 Pig in Piyadasi's Edicts, 37-372. 

 Pigeons in Piyadasi's Edicts, 371. 

 Pindola-bharadvaja Sthavira, 3. 

 Pisan raut (peeling knife), Supplement, ix. 

 Plates for comparing Tibetan with Kashgar-Brah- 

 mi, Wartu and Lanthsa, characters, between, 



45-46- 

 Platurus, 278, 279, 292, 295. 

 ,, colubrinus, 278, 298. 

 ,, laticaudatus , 297. 

 Pliny on Sal- Ammoniac, 25. 

 Pcscilasma amygdalum, 73, 83. 



,, kempferi, 83. 

 Pcecilotheria striata, 206, 216, 218. 

 Poem in Gilgit marriage ceremony, 100. 

 Polo in Gilgit, 95. 



,, in Shino Bazono festival, 96. 

 Porcupine in Piyadasi's Edicts, 369. 

 Prabhavati, MahadevI mentioned in the Ashrafpur 



inscription, 85. 

 Prajnaparamita, Thibetan book, 3. 

 Prasenajit of Kosola, 13. 



