The Malay archipelago : the land of the orang-utan ... - Wallace Online

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, ard;1500 INDEX.true Paradise birds, 423 ; fedon cockroaches, 423 ; Paradisearubra, 424, 425 ; changes ofphiniage, 424, 425 ; King Bird(Paradisea regia), its great beauty,426, 427; the "Magnificent"(Paradisea speciosa), 427, 428the Diphyllodes wilsoni, 428the Superb bird, 428, 429 ; theGolden or Six-shafted bird (Parotiasexpennis), 430 ; the Stand-Wing, 430, 431 ; the Epimachidje,or Long-billed birds,432 ; Twelve-wired bird (Paradiseaalba), 432 ; Seleucides alba,432 ; the great Epimaque, orLong-tailed bird, 433, 434 ; Scalebreastedbird, 434 ; PtUorisalberti, P. paradiseus, P. victoriae,435 ; Paradise Oriole (Paradiseaaurea), 435 ; list of aU the Birdsof Paradise yet known, with theplaces they are believed to inhabit,435-437 ; the countriesthey chiefly inhabit, 435-437 ; anarticle of commerce, 438 ; iSlv.AUen's voyage to Sorong, in XewGuinea, in quest of, 437 ei seq. ;termination of the search for thesebeautiful birds, 439 ; difiicultiesof the undertaking, 439, 440Bird-winged butterflies, 257, 328 ;their beauty and brilliancy, 257 ;of the Moluccas, 307Boat-building under difiiculties,285, 286 ; of the Ke Islands, 321-323Boats, difiiculty in obtaining, 277 ;description of, 277Bontyne mountain, 313Borneo, large enough for the wholeof Great Britain to be set downin the centre, and hidden, 2 ;the centre of the great curve ofvolcanoes, 6 ; a forest countrj^ 6,13 ; arrival at, 26 (sc£ Sarawak) ;the orang-utan an inhabitant of,and of Sumatra, 44 ;journey inthe interior, 49 {see Dyak) ;pheasants in, 82Borotoi, a Malay village, 52 ; assemblingto look at the author,52 ; appearance of the people, 52 ;assembling to see the author eat,52 ; amusing the children, 53 ;departure from, to Budw (whichsec)Botanical localitj', 263BoiU'U island, map of, 268 ; visitto, 293 ;ditficulties of the journey,294 ; beetle found at, 297 ; ignoantsimplicity of the natives, 297,298 ; of two distinct races, 298 ;collections in, 298, 299 ; mountainsof, 315 ; two distinct racesthere, 451Bouton vocabulary, 464Boutong, island of, 313Bow and Bede, Chinese gold-fieldsin Borneo, 27Brambanam, an ancient village ofJava, 80Bread-fi'uit tree, the, 233 ; excellencyof, 233Brenthidfe, 258 ; abundant in Am,365 ;pugnacity, 365, 366Brickwork, excellent, in an ancientcity in Java, 77Brissi vocabidaiy, 467Britain, New, 4Brooke, Sir James, at Sarawak, 26,27 ;butterfly named after, 29 ; hisaccount of a mias, 48 ; the authora guest of, 63 ; character of hisgovernment, 71, 72 ; his suppressionof piracy, 261Brush turkeys, 1Budw, Malay village, 53 ; receptionby the natives, native dances,53 ;proceed to Senankan (whichsee)Bugis sailors, their peaceful character,336 ; traders in the Far East,287, 288Bugis vocabularj', 464Buitenzorg, near Batavia, botanicalgardens of, 58 ; climate, kc, 85 ;village culture near, 85Bukit-tima, residence at, 17 ; characterof the Jesuit host there,17 ; mission-house, 17, 18Bui)restidffi, of difl'erent species,248, 249, 258Buprestis family, 324Buttercups, violets, whortleberries,&c., in Java, 90Butterflies, collected in Singapore,19 ; a new species, 22 ; handsome

INDEX. 501specimens of, 29 ; the Omithopterabrookeana, 29 {seeMoths) ; Calliper butterfly, 86 ;in Sumatra, 97-100 ; a strangefamily of 100-102 ; species of,in Borneo, Sumatra, and Java,112-114 ; in Timor, 145, 146 ; inCelebes, 165, 166 ; a fine butterfly,166, 167 ; comparison ofthe productions of Celebes withthose of other districts, 213-218 ;in Amboyna, 226 ; of Batchian,253 ; difl'erent species of, 253 ;bird-winged, 257, 258 ; scarcityof, 262 ; capture of, 272 ; difficultiesof capturing, 322 ; of theKe Islands, 323 ; capture of, atthe Aru Islands, 328 ; locationswhere the autlior's most beautifulspecimens were obtained, 409Butterfly of the genus Pieris, 272Cajeli, harbour of, 292 ; the townof, 293 ; the Rajah of, 294 ; excursionfrom, 294 ; return to, 298Cajeli vocabular}', 465Calliper butterfly, 106Camarian vocabulary, 466Carabidse, 258Carnivorous animals of the ]\Ioluccas,300Carpophaga perspicillata, 262 ; C.concinna, 284, 319 ; C. neglecta,284Cassowary of the Moluccas, 305Cats wild, 11Celebes, island of, 2 ; North, 4 ; aforest comitry, 6 ; resemblanceto Australia, 10 {see Macassar) ;natural history of, 207-218 ; birdsin, 207-211 ; mammalia, 211,212; natives of the, 297Census, taking a, in Lombock, 136 ;diflieulties in the way of, 137 ;the Rajah's stratagem, 136, 137 ;his prilgiimage to the Gunong-Agoug (the great fire-mountain),138, 139 ; complete success of thestratagem, 139-141Centipedes, 356Cepa, village of, 274Ceram, visit to, 267 et scq. ; mapsof, 268, 278, 393 ; schools andschoolmasters of, 269 ; Christianit}'established in, 270 ; inhabitantsof, 270 ; trip to the interior,272 ; forests of, 272 ; a forestdesert, 273 ;journey along thecoast, 274 ; a perfect desert inzoologj', 276, 277 ; the Alfuros ofPapuan race the predominantty|3e, 278 ; trade and natural productionsof, 288 ;great sago districtof, 288 ; voyage from, to"Waigiou, 391 ct scq. ; difficultiesof the voyage, 393 ct scq. ; anindigenous race there, 450Cerambyx found at Bouru, 296Ceyx Cajeli, 299Chafer, long-armed, 232Charmosyua jtlacentis, a bird ofDjilolo, 242, 253Chinese, in Singapore, 16 ; theirbazaar, 16 ; trades and occupationsof, 17 ; Jesuits among, 17,18Christians of Ceram, 268, 270Civets, 11 ; civet cats of the Moluccas,300Cock-fighting at Dobbo, 362Cockatoos, 11 ; in Lombock, 119,120 ; of the Aru Islands, 341-343 ;their habits, 341-343Cockroaches, fed on by the Birds ofParadise, 423, 424Cocoa-nut trees and cocoa-nuts ofBatchian, 257 ; of ?Iatabcllo, 281 ;luxury of, 282 ; of the Ke Islands,321Cocjiiia d'Urvillei, a day-flyingmoth, 242, 328Ccelogynes in flower, 62Comet of 1858, 245Commerce, genius of, at the workof civilization, 336 ; ethics of,363, 364Copper, supposed discovery of, inTimor, 147, 148Coral rocks surrounding Coram,283, 284 ; dangers of, 397, 398CoraLUne rock, 247Coti, on the coast of Borneo, 419Coupang, arrival at, 127 ; a coldreception, 127, 128 ; suspicions ofthe authorities, 128, 129 ; and

INDEX. 501specimens <strong>of</strong>, 29 ; <strong>the</strong> Omithopterabrookeana, 29 {seeMoths) ; Calliper butterfly, 86 ;in Sumatra, 97-100 ; a strangefamily <strong>of</strong> 100-102 ; species <strong>of</strong>,in Borneo, Sumatra, and Java,112-114 ; in Timor, 145, 146 ; inCelebes, 165, 166 ; a fine butterfly,166, 167 ; comparison <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> productions <strong>of</strong> Celebes withthose <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r districts, 213-218 ;in Amboyna, 226 ; <strong>of</strong> Batchian,253 ; difl'erent species <strong>of</strong>, 253 ;bird-winged, 257, 258 ; scarcity<strong>of</strong>, 262 ; capture <strong>of</strong>, 272 ; difficulties<strong>of</strong> capturing, 322 ; <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Ke Is<strong>land</strong>s, 323 ; capture <strong>of</strong>, at<strong>the</strong> Aru Is<strong>land</strong>s, 328 ; locationswhere <strong>the</strong> autlior's most beautifulspecimens were obtained, 409Butterfly <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genus Pieris, 272Cajeli, harbour <strong>of</strong>, 292 ; <strong>the</strong> town<strong>of</strong>, 293 ; <strong>the</strong> Rajah <strong>of</strong>, 294 ; excursionfrom, 294 ; return to, 298Cajeli vocabular}', 465Calliper butterfly, 106Camarian vocabulary, 466Carabidse, 258Carnivorous animals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ]\Ioluccas,300Carpophaga perspicillata, 262 ; C.concinna, 284, 319 ; C. neglecta,284Cassowary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Moluccas, 305Cats wild, 11Celebes, is<strong>land</strong> <strong>of</strong>, 2 ; North, 4 ; aforest comitry, 6 ; resemblanceto Australia, 10 {see Macassar) ;natural history <strong>of</strong>, 207-218 ; birdsin, 207-211 ; mammalia, 211,212; natives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>, 297Census, taking a, in Lombock, 136 ;diflieulties in <strong>the</strong> way <strong>of</strong>, 137 ;<strong>the</strong> Rajah's stratagem, 136, 137 ;his prilgiimage to <strong>the</strong> Gunong-Agoug (<strong>the</strong> great fire-mountain),138, 139 ; complete success <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>stratagem, 139-141Centipedes, 356Cepa, village <strong>of</strong>, 274Ceram, visit to, 267 et scq. ; maps<strong>of</strong>, 268, 278, 393 ; schools andschoolmasters <strong>of</strong>, 269 ; Christianit}'established in, 270 ; inhabitants<strong>of</strong>, 270 ; trip to <strong>the</strong> interior,272 ; forests <strong>of</strong>, 272 ; a forestdesert, 273 ;journey along <strong>the</strong>coast, 274 ; a perfect desert inzoologj', 276, 277 ; <strong>the</strong> Alfuros <strong>of</strong>Papuan race <strong>the</strong> predominantty|3e, 278 ; trade and natural productions<strong>of</strong>, 288 ;great sago district<strong>of</strong>, 288 ; voyage from, to"Waigiou, 391 ct scq. ; difficulties<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> voyage, 393 ct scq. ; anindigenous race <strong>the</strong>re, 450Cerambyx found at Bouru, 296Ceyx Cajeli, 299Chafer, long-armed, 232Charmosyua jtlacentis, a bird <strong>of</strong>Djilolo, 242, 253Chinese, in Singapore, 16 ; <strong>the</strong>irbazaar, 16 ; trades and occupations<strong>of</strong>, 17 ; Jesuits among, 17,18Christians <strong>of</strong> Ceram, 268, 270Civets, 11 ; civet cats <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Moluccas,300Cock-fighting at Dobbo, 362Cockatoos, 11 ; in Lombock, 119,120 ; <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Aru Is<strong>land</strong>s, 341-343 ;<strong>the</strong>ir habits, 341-343Cockroaches, fed on by <strong>the</strong> Birds <strong>of</strong>Paradise, 423, 424Cocoa-nut trees and cocoa-nuts <strong>of</strong>Batchian, 257 ; <strong>of</strong> ?Iatabcllo, 281 ;luxury <strong>of</strong>, 282 ; <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ke Is<strong>land</strong>s,321Cocjiiia d'Urvillei, a day-flyingmoth, 242, 328Ccelogynes in flower, 62Comet <strong>of</strong> 1858, 245Commerce, genius <strong>of</strong>, at <strong>the</strong> work<strong>of</strong> civilization, 336 ; ethics <strong>of</strong>,363, 364Copper, supposed discovery <strong>of</strong>, inTimor, 147, 148Coral rocks surrounding Coram,283, 284 ; dangers <strong>of</strong>, 397, 398CoraLUne rock, 247Coti, on <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> Borneo, 419Coupang, arrival at, 127 ; a coldreception, 127, 128 ; suspicions <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> authorities, 128, 129 ; and

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