quadrupeds of the, ib. et seq. ;
fauna of the, 144, 145; especially
rich in the parrot tribe, 146; most
curious groups of birds, 147 et
seq. ; the cassowary, 149 ; cases of
“ mimicry,” 150 ; insects of the,
153 et seq. ; luxuriance and beauty
of animal life in the forests, 155.
Monarcha chrysomela, ii. 209.
Monarcha loricata, ii. 137.
Monarcha telescopthalma, ii. 210.
Monkeys, i. 22 ; a hare-lipped monkey,
in company with a young
orang-utan, 69, 70; abundance
and variety of, on the banks of
the Simunjon river, 82 ; in Sumatra,
208, 209.
Monsoon, south-east, in the Malay
Archipelago, i. 12 ; in the Banda
Sea, ii. 91.
Morelia and Mamalla vocabularies,
ii. 474.
Morty, island of, i. 6 ; ii. 21,146.
Mosquitoes, ii. 259.
Moths, in Borneo, i. 132; plentifulness
of, on the mountains of
Sarawak, 133; mode of seeking
them, ib. ; list of captures in
different kinds of weather, 134,
135 ; observations on modes of
capture, 135, 136.
Motir, island of, ii. 26, 27.
Mountain plants, ii. 58.
“ Muck, running a,” curious custom
in Lombock, i. 272-274.
Muka, village of, ii. 347 ; description
of, 349 ; hut erected at, 350 ;
aurora borealis seen at, ii. 354 ;
the people live in abject poverty,
356 ; under the rule of the Sultan
of Tidore, 357 ; destitute of the
necessaries or comforts of life,
ib. ; the author half-starved while
there, ib. ; departure from, 358.
Muntok, the chief town of Banca,
i. 190.
Museum, British, specimen of mias
in, i. 84.
Museum, Derby, specimen of mias
in, i. 64, 76, 87.
Mysol, map of, ii. 332
Mysol vocabulary, ii. 475.
N.
Natural history of the Moluccas, ii.
138 et seq.
Naturalist, pleasures of the, i. 364-
366.
Nectarinea auriceps, ii. 42.
Nectarinea proserpina, ii. 137.
Negritos, a distinct race from the
Malay, ii. 453.
New Guinea or Papua, dangers of
trading with, ii. 110; murders
committed there, 111, 112; Mo-
luccan fauna derived from, 145;
voyage to, 299, 300 et seq. ; ‘
trading missionaries of, 302, 303 ;
harbour and village of Dorey, 304,
305 ; the people of, 305, 306;
coast and inland Papuans, 309;
curious insects of, 313, 314;
deer-flies ofj 315; Arfak and
Jobie, 319; scarcity of Paradise
birds, 321; Humboldt Bay, 323 ;
plague of flies, 329; map of the
west point of, 332; birds of,
418 ; with the islands joined to
it constitute the Papuan group,
427 ; perhaps the largest island
on the globe, ib. ; mammalia of,
428; birds of, 429 ; insects of,
433 ; the largest islands to the
east of, very little known, 435 ;
fauna of, ib.; exhibits a common
origin with Australia, 436; plants
of, 437 (see Papuan Islands).
Neys, Mr., a native of Menado,
i. 378.
Nicobar pigeon, its beauty, ii. 65,
66.
Nutmeg-trees, in Banda, i. 452;
beauty of, 453; the nutmeg trade,
453, 454; the spice monopoly,
455.
Nutmegs procured from . New
Guinea, ii. 6.
O.
Oceanic races, natural division of
the, ii. 453. ! _
Oeassa, soap-springs of, i. 291; the
inhabitants of, 291, 292.
Ondor, the chief village of Goram,
ii. 104.
Ophir, resolution to visit, i. 45; the
voyage and journey to, 46, 47;
the “Padang-batu,” or stone-field,
47; plants on, 48; the summit,
50; trees, foliage, and coffee for
breakfast on, ib. ; the great Argus
pheasant of, 51.
Orang-Kaya, illness of the, ii. 223.
Orang Sirani, the name of the
Christian descendants of the Portuguese,
ii. 11, 49.
Orang-utan, i. 1; the great man-ape
of Borneo, 61 (see Mias).
Orang-Kaya, the rich man, or Chief
of a Dyak tribe, i. 104.
Orchids in flower, i. 55, 127.
Ornithoptera, butterfliesf i. 1; of
the Moluccas, ii. 153.
Ornithoptera Brookeaua, named
after Sir James Brooke, i. 58.
Ornithoptera croesus, ii. 52.
Ornithoptera poseidon, its great
beauty, ii. 199.
Ossang, village of, ii. 90.
Otters, i. 28, 61.
Otto and Gesler, Messrs., trading
missionaries, ii. 302, 303.
Owls, in Celebes, i. 428.
P.
Paciencia Straits, ii. 379.
Pacific, different races of the, ii.
454, 455 ; geographical dividing
line, 456.
Palembang, city of, i. 190-192; boys,
&c., of 192; road from to Ben-
coolen, 193.
Palm sugar, i. 361; a beautiful palm,
422.
Paudanace®, on the Batchian coast,
ii. 60.
Pangerango and Gedeh mountains,
trip to the summit of, i. 179.
Panghu, i. 408; birds and insects
in, 409.
Papan dayang volcano, eruption of,
l. 7.
Papers lost, i. 52, 53.
Papilio coon, butterfly, i. 177, 201.
Papilio gambrisius, ii. 84.
Papilio memnon, i. 199, 200.
Papilio ulysses, ii. 41.
Papilio wallacei, ii. 53.
Papilios, fine specimens of, ii. 80.
Papua Kowiyee, bloodthirsty tribes
of, ii. 111.
Papuan belles, personal ornaments
of the, ii. 255.
Papuan Islands, natural history of
the, ii. 427 et seq.; mammalia of
the, 428; birds of the, 429 et seq. ;
geology of the, 432; insects of,
433; large islands to the east of
New Guinea, 435; the fauna of,
related to that of Australia, 435;
insects of, 436; plants of, 437.
Papuan race in Ceram, ii. 96.
Papuans, the, ii. 19, 20; first view of
in their own country, 176; wildness
of the, 177; different from
the Malays, 178; contrast of character
with the Malays, 193; reserved
and taciturn, 206; of the
Malay Archipelago, 439; personal
characteristics of the, 445; their
stature, ib.; their moral and intellectual
characteristics, 446,
447; island of New Guinea, Ke
and Aru Islands, Mysol, Salwatty,
and Waigiou inhabited almost
exclusively by, 451; closely allied
to the negroes of Africa, 456; on
the crania and languages of the,
467, 468.
Paradigalla carunculata, ii. 418.
Paradise birds, manner of shooting,
ii.220; scarcity of in New Guinea,
321.
Paradise pie of New Guinea, ii. 418.
Paradises, obtained in full plumage,
ii. 252.
Paradisea regia, ii. 223.
Paradisea rubra at Waigiou, ii. 351,
353; twenty-four fine specimens
brought away, 367.
Paradiseidse (see Birds of Paradise).
Parroquet, long-tailed, i. 193.
Parrots, i. 294; in Celebes, 428; of
New Guinea, ii. 432.
Peacock, the Java, i. 167.