CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER VII 



" MANY ISLES AND MANY FULL STRANGE PLACES " 



PAGE 



A Vain Search. An Apostle among the Laccadivians. The Fauna 

 of Coral Shingle. In patenti prensus. Diamond Island and 

 the Gulf of Martaban. Rangoon : Pagodas and Philosophers. 

 The Tree of the Ten Utilities. Insulce Fortunat<2 : the Coco 

 Islands : The Sights and Sounds of the Reefs . . .90 



CHAPTER VIII 



A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS, EXPLANATIONS, AND 

 DIGRESSIONS 



An Unsuccessful Deep-sea Mission. On the Ganjam Coast : In 

 terra domibus negatd. Corals and Sea-worms as Messmates. 

 Retiring Crustaceans. Venomous Fishes. A Digression on 

 Warning Colours. A Musical Prawn. Remarkable Fishes : 

 Callionymus and Bembrops : Fishy Explanations. A Partner- 

 ship of Polyps and Fish : Minous inermis and Co. Self-nega- 

 tion in a Brahminy Duck. A Digression on the Feelings and 

 Emotions of Birds. The Pulicat Shoal. Deep-sea Dredging 

 en route to Bombay ....... 108 



CHAPTER IX 



ANOTHER VISIT TO THE ANDAMANS 



Dredging off the Laccadives : a Mollusk and its Commensals. A 

 Sad Tale of the Sea. Dredging across the Bay : Strange 

 Messengers from the Bottom: The Torch-bearers of Pluto. A 

 Second Visit to Great Coco Island : Growth of Coral-reefs : Birth 

 of an Islet : Natural, Fish-traps : A Remarkable Lizard. Little 

 Coco Island: Raised Coral-beaches: Sus andamanensis : Vora- 

 cious Water-lizards : A New-formed Lake . . .129 



