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Index. 
Andaman Group, history of settle¬ 
ments in, 47; non-indigenous species 
in, 25 ; physiographical relationships 
of, to Barren Island, 274;—to Coco 
Group, 93;—to Diamond Island, 76;— 
to Narcondam, 274;—to the Nicobars, 
272; reefs in the, 98; thread-bight in 
the, 150. 
Andaman Sea, 255; bottom contour of 
the, 272 
An derut, 319 
Andropogon contortus, hinn., 40, 146, 373 
muricatuSj'Retz., 373 
„ pseudo-ischaemum, Nees, 40 
,, Sorghum, Rosb., 374 
„ squarrrosus, Linn, f., 373 
Aneilema ovalifolium, Hook, f., 364 
„ ovatum, Wall., 140 
Angami Nagas, the, 1; agriculture 
among, 14; appearance of, 4; beliefs 
of, 18; diseases among, 23 ; domestic 
economy of, 17; dress of, 5 ; dwellings 
of, 7; external polity of, 10 , 16; his¬ 
tory of, 4; hunting operations of, 12 ; 
music among, 5; occupations of, 5; 
ornaments Tf^orn by, 6 ; social polity 
of, 21 ; traditions among, 3; villages 
of, 7; weapons of, 8 
Angelonia salicarisefolia, H. B. K., 38 
Anisomales ovata, R. Br., 65,133, 180,353 
Anodendron paniculatum A. DC., 129, 287 
Anona muricata, Linn., 328 
„ squamosa, Linn., 28 
,, reticulata, Linn., 34 
Anthistiria scandens Raxb , 43 
ANTHOCOMA FLATESCENS, Zoll , ON THE 
SYNONYMY OF, 247. 
Anthocomaflavescens, Zoll, 249 
Antiaris toxicaria, Leschen., 66 , 138, 290. 
Antitaxis calocarpa, Kurz, 111, 279 
Apluda aristata, Linn., 374 
Apodytes andamanica, Kurz, 283 
Aporosa villosula, Kurz, 136 
Apostasis in inflorescence of Acacia 
eburnea, 88 
Appearance of Angami Nagas, physical, 5 
Aquatic plants in the Coco group, 203 
Arachis hypogaea, Linn., 336 
Araclinechthra andamanica, Hume, 238 
Arbor ovigera, Rumph., 57 
,, regis, Rumph., 57 
Ardeola Grayii, Sykes, 240 
Ardisia humilis, Vahl., 128, 224, 230, 286 
„ littoralis, Andr., 224, 230 
Areca Catechu, Linn., 33, 233, 364 
Argyreia Hookeri, Clarke, 130 
,, lanceolata, Choisy, 130 
„ tiliaefolia, Wight, 130 
Arhopala centaurus, Fabr., 243 
Aristolochia Tagala, Ch. & Schlecht., 135, 
232, 288. 
408 
Arracan, 53, 94 
Artocarpus Chaplasha, Roxb., 66 
„ Gomeziana, Walk, 138 
„ incisa, Forst, 361 
„ integrifolia, Linn, f., 362 
„ Lakoocha, Roxb., 290 
Arum campanulatum, Roxb., 294 
„ Colocasia, Linn., 370 
Arung Nagas, 3 
Asclepias asthmatica, Willd., 347 
„ gigantea, Willd., 346 
„ suierosa, Roxb., 347 
Asparagus racemosus, Roxb., 140 
Asplenium falcatum, Lamk., 296 
„ Nidus, Linn., 296 
Assam, 2 
Avicennia officinalis, Linn., 65, 133; aerial 
roots of, 54 
Avifauna of Narcondam and Barren 
Island, derivation of the, 247 
Ballota disticha, Linn., 353 
Bamhusa Brandisii, Munro, 35 
Bangaro, 399 
Barclaya lonqifolia. Wall., 42 
Bareil Mts., 2 
Barleria ciliata, Hume, 351 
„ cristata, Prain, 351 
„ Prionitis, Linn , 351 
Barren Island, on the present con¬ 
dition OF, 81; coconut trees in, 270 ; 
column of steam from crater, 82; 
deposit of sulphur in, 82 ; description 
of, 264; fauna of, 235 ; hot spring in, 
82 ; soundings in the vicinity of, 265. 
Barringtonia racemosa, Bl., 124 
„ speciosa Forst, 124, 223, 229 
Basama Fort, 4 
Bassas de Pedro bank, 319 
Bats, frugivorous, in Narcondam and 
Barren Island, 236. 
Batti Malv, description of, 218 
Bauhinia acuminata, Linn., 34, 36 
,, buds used as food, 16 
Bay of Bengal, 253 
Bays, coral, 97 ; rocky, 100. 
Beach-flora of the Coco-group, 102; of 
Diamond Island, 55; of the Lacca¬ 
dives, 381. 
Beach-forests in the Cocos, 100. 
Belamcanda sinensis, Adans., 32 
Beliapani reef, 306 
Benincasia cerifera, Savi, 29 
Bergera Koenigii, Vahl, 331 
Berrya Amonilla, Roxb., 115 
Bibliography relating to the Laccadives, 
302 
Bidens hipinnata, Linn , 345 
„ pilosa Linn., 245 
Bird-introduced species in Barren Island, 
300; in Coco-group, 201; in the Lacca¬ 
dives, 382 ; in Narcondam, 300. 
