Note: Numbers in italic refer to pages with illustrations
A
Abel, Dr. Clarke, 49
Acacias, 6, 151
Acarus bites, 272
Accipiter trinotatus , 206
Aeschynanthus , 62
Ahtiago, 274
Air Panas, 23
Alcedo dea , 247, 347
Alcippe , 441
Alfuros, 239, 240, 242, 273, 276, 292, 449
Ali: Aru Islands, 340, 346, 348,
349, 355, 366; Borneo, 65; Buru,
292, 293, 294, 296; Halmahera,
239, 240, 243, 251, 254; Kai Is-
lands, 318; Lombok, 118, 123,
127, 129; Makassar, 310; New
Guinea, 375, 383; Singapore, 67;
Sulawesi, 163, 164, 168, 173
Allen, Charles: Ambon, 230, 231;
Balikpapan, 417; Borneo, 37–8,
41, 43, 65, 67, 68; Flores, 155,
417; Halmahera, 239; letter
from, 416; Misool, 231, 285–6,
290, 390, 392, 417, 436; Moro-
tai, 242; New Guinea, 417, 431,
436–7; Seram, 231; Singapore,
67, 417; Solor, 417; Sula islands,
204, 417
Amahai, 272; bay, 269
Amberbaki, 381, 383
Amblypodia , 177; hercules , 407
Ambon, 221–2, 224, 266; beetles,
224, 228; birds, 225, 227, 228,
230; butterflies, 222, 224, 230;
cloves, 235; earthquakes, 221;
Europeans, 228; fish, 229; lan-
guage, 228–9; map, 223; peo-
ple, 228–9; Portuguese, 228–9;
shells, 229; snakes, 225, 226 ;
volcanoes, 221–2
Amok, 133
Ampanam, 116–17, 125; tides, 124
Anacamptorhina fulgida , 442
Analcipus sanguinolentus , 87
Andaman islanders, 451
Animals: geographical distribution, 108–13, 371–3
Anoa depressicornis , 199, 202, 208
Anonaceous trees, 62
Anthribidæ, 247, 266, 304, 306, 443
Ants: Aru Islands, 354, 360; Dorey,
388–9; Lombok, 121; Sulawesi,
166, 176
Apis dorsata , 152
Apocynaceae, 121, 141
Arabs: Palembang, 93; Singapore,
17; Ternate, 237
Araceae, 106, 188
Arachnobas , 305 , 306
Arachnothera , 441
Areca , 261, 279
Arenga saccharifera , 163, 174, 175
Arfak mountains, 381, 384
Arfaks, 380, 384
Arjuno, Mount, 77, 78
Arndt, Mr., 142
Arrack, 43, 342, 349
Arrenga , 114; cyanea , 112
Art: barbarians’ rudimental love of, 386
Artami , 164
Artemisia , 90
Artocarpus , 174
Aru Islands, 279, 307, 335, 350–1;
ants, 354, 360; beetles, 326, 364;
birds, 307, 330, 331, 335, 337–
9, 346, 347–8, 355, 366, 371;
butterflies, 326, 346, 371; con-
nection with New Guinea, 371;
dogs, 355; food, 341–2; kanga-
roos, 343, 348, 372, 385, 440;
legend, 355–6; lifestyle, 342,
353–5; lizards, 328, 329; map,
336; moths, 326; palms, 328;
people, 327, 343, 346–7, 349–
50, 352–3, 365, 366; physical
geography, 369–73; Portuguese,
353; spiders, 328–9; trade, 307–
8, 366–7; tree-ferns, 330–1
Astrapia nigra , 384, 433, 435
Astrarchia stephanioe , 435
Atlantic Ocean, 14
Attalea speciosa , 328
Aurora borealis, 402
Australia: birds, 12, 120; marsupi-
als, 12
Australian bird species in Timor
group, 155–8
Australian fauna: difference from
Asian, 12, 157–8, 372; relation to
New Guinea fauna, 14, 442–4
Australian region: division for zoological purposes, 442
Awaiya, 269
B
Babirusa, 199, 209, 296, 298
Bacan, 248, 249, 261–2; animals,
255–6, 258; beetles, 253, 257,
264; birds, 251, 253, 258, 262,
263–4; butterflies, 251, 253,
256–7, 262, 264; coal-mining,
250–1; earthquakes, 254; ferns,
261; language, 253; palms, 261;
people, 253, 255; Portuguese,
255–6; sultan, 250; thefts, 254;
tree-ferns, 250
Baderoon: Aru Islands, 326, 337,
340, 365; Kai Islands, 318; Ma-
kassar, 310; Sulawesi, 163, 164,
165, 167
Baker, Captain, 80
Bali, 115; birds, 12, 116, 154;
butterflies, 116; cattle, 116; ex-
ports, 134; irrigation, 116; rice
cultivation, 116; women, 115
Baliba, 145
Balikpapan, 417
Ball, Mr., 77, 78, 82
Bamboo, 58–9; bridges, 56, 57,
59–60, 60 ; uses of, 43, 59–61
Banda, 216–18, 314; animals,
220; earthquakes, 217–18; peo-
ple, 220; volcanoes, 216–17,
314
Bangka, 93; animals, 110–11; ge-
ology, 111
Banteks, 193
Barbets: Bali, 154; geographical
distribution, 110; Malacca, 23
Barbosa, 447
Bark cloth, 253
Barter: goods, 285, 332; trade,
318, 321, 332
Basilornis celebensis , 207
Baso, 164, 310, 340
Batanta: bird of paradise, 425, 434
Bates, Mr., 99, 303
Batrachostomus crinifrons , 264
Bats: Bacan, 255–6, 258; Banda,
220; geographical distribution,
109; Indo-Malay islands, 108;
New Guinea, 439; Timor, 158
Batuasa, 274
Bau, 28
Beard, cultivating a, 361–2
Beccari, 439
Bechstein, 422
Beck, Capt. Van der, 266, 268–9
Bedé, 28
Bee-eaters, Australian, 120; Indo-
Malay islands, 112; Sulawesi,
206
Bees: Borneo, 61; Halmahera, 241;
Sulawesi, 176; Timor, 152
Beeswax: Borneo, 61; Timor, 152
Beetles: Ambon, 222, 224, 228;
Aru Islands, 326, 364; Bacan,
253, 257, 264; Borneo, 29–30,
31 ; Buru, 294; Halmahera, 241;
Kai Islands, 321, 322; Kayóa
Islands, 247; Lamellicorn, 118;
Longicorn, 20, 29–30, 188, 222,
224, 247, 253, 257, 266, 294,
304, 388, 442; Maluku, 118,
304, 305 , 306; New Guinea,
387–8, 442; palm-, 118; Seram,
266, 270; Singapore, 20; stag-,
197; Sulawesi, 175–7, 181, 188,
197; tiger, 176, 197, 322; Timor,
144
Begonia , 89
Bekéko, 83
Belang, 195
Belideus ariel , 258, 298
Belimbing, 57
Bengalees: Singapore, 17
Bensneider, Mr., 190–1, 195
Bernstein, Dr., 205, 242, 258, 427
Bertholletia , 58
Bessir, 398, 400, 403–7; author’s house, 404
Bileling, 115–16
Birds: Ambon, 225, 227, 228, 230;
Aru Islands, 307, 330, 331, 346,
347–8, 371; Australia, 12, 120;
Bacan, 251, 258, 262, 263–4;
Bali, 12, 154; Banda, 220; Buru,
296; Flores, 155–6; geographi-
cal distribution, 12, 82, 110, 112,
154–8, 371–2, 441; Halmahera,
240, 241; Indo-Malayan islands,
110; Java, 13, 87, 112; Kai Is-
lands, 318, 322, 323; Lombok,
12, 119, 121, 154–7; Malacca,
23; Maluku, 13, 300–4, 306;
Morotai, 242; New Guinea, 371,
379, 383, 439, 440–1; Seram,
270, 272, 273; Sulawesi, 13, 163–
4, 165, 175, 177, 181, 197, 199,
204–7, 211, 213; Sumatra, 13,
98, 112; Timor, 143–4, 145–6,
155–7; Waigeo, 397, 400–2, 408
Birds of paradise, 419–38; Aru
Islands, 307, 330, 335, 337–9,
351–2, 355, 366; Bacan, 251;
Golden, 428–9, 434; Great, 336 ,
339, 348, 420–2, 434; King,
328, 338, 385, 418 , 419, 425–6,
434; Lesser, 422, 434; Long-
tailed, 431–2, 432 , 435; Mag-
nificent, 426–7, 426 , 434; New
Guinea, 13, 379, 381, 383, 385;
Prince Albert’s, 435; Red, 400,
401 , 406, 408, 423–5, 434; Red
Magnificent, 434; Scale-breasted,
432–3, 435; Six-shafted, 428–9,
429 ; Superb, 427–8, 428 ;
Twelve-wired, 418 , 430–1, 435;
Waigeo, 397, 400, 403, 405–6;
Wallace’s standard wing, 251,
252 , 429–30, 435
Bleeker, Dr., 229
Blumenbach, 430
Blyth, Mr., 48, 49
Boat-building: Kai Islands, 282,
317–18, 319–20
Boddaert, 426, 427, 428
Bogor, 84–5
Bonaparte, Prince, 207, 426, 427
Bontyne mountain, 161, 311
Booby, 314
Borassus flabelliformis , 141
Borneo: bees, 61; beeswax, 61;
beetles, 29–30, 31 ; butterflies,
30; Carnivora, 48; coal-mining,
28; ferns, 62, 65; forest trees,
62–3, 64 ; forests, 29; fruit-trees,
57; geology, 13, 55; honey col-
lection, 61; Mammalia, 32; map,
3; monkeys, 36, 42; moths,
65–7; orangutan, 28, 32–49, 34,
108; orchids, 28, 62; people, 28,
29, 69; pitcher-plants, 61–2;
Quadrumania, 48; rice cultiva-
tion, 116, 54; size, 2; slavery,
71; tree-ferns, 62
Borobudur, 81
Borotói, 52
Bos sondaicus , 108, 116
Bourbon, 90
Bower birds, 158
Brazil-nut, 58
Bread-fruit, 231
Brenthidae, 364, 365
British Isles: map, 3; plants and animals, 10
British Museum, 43
British North Borneo Company, 1
Bromeliae, 188
Brooke, Charles Johnson, 68, 72
Brooke, Sir James, 71, 72; govern-
ment, 72; hospitality, 28, 63, 65;
letter from, 49; lodge at Penin-
jauh, 63–5; piracy, 260; species
named after, 30; writings, 68
Brown, Robert, 151
Brush turkeys, 201, 207, 330, 371
Buceros ; bicornis , 104; cassidix , 176; lunatus , 83
Buceroturus galeatus , 112
Budw, 53
Buffaloes: Sulawesi, 174
Buffon, 426, 427, 428
Bugis, 445; Dobo, 325, 333; Ma-
kassar, 161; suicide, 133; trad-
ers, 279, 282, 285, 325
Bujon, 50, 51, 52, 55
Bukit Timah, 18–19
Buphaga , 207
Buprestidae, 222, 224, 227, 247,
257, 294, 304, 321, 322, 388,
442, 443, 444
Buru, 291–6, 314; beetles, 294;
birds, 296; people, 449; snakes,
294–5
Burung raja, 338, 425
Buton, 311
Butterflies: Ambon, 222, 224, 230;
Aru Islands, 326, 346, 371; Ba-
can, 251, 253, 256–7, 262, 264;
Bali, 116; bird-winged, 256, 304,
326; Borneo, 30; Calliper, 86 ,
87; geographical distribution,
371; Java, 87; Kai Islands, 321,
322; Malacca, 23; Maluku, 304;
New Guinea, 442, 444; peacock,
326; Seram, 269–70, 271, 371;
Singapore, 20; spectre-, 326;
Sulawesi, 164, 165, 176, 177,
178, 188, 210–13; Sumatra, 98–
101; swallow-tailed, 112–13,
145, 176, 178, 188, 210; Timor,
144–5, 160; Waigeo, 407–8
C
Cacti, 116
Cajeput oil, 292
Calamus , 106
Calandra , 118
Calcutta Museum, 48, 49
Calodema wallacei , 442
Calornis , 207; neglecta , 207
Calyptomena viridis , 112
Calyptorhynchus , 158
Carabidæ, 177, 181, 257, 388
Carnivora: Borneo, 48; Indo-Ma-
lay islands, 108, 109; Malay pe-
ninsula, 109
Carpococcyx radiatus , 112
Carpophaga ; concinna , 220, 282,
318; forsteni , 197, 207; luctuo-
sa , 163; neglecta , 282; perspicil-
lata , 261; radiata , 207; tumida ,
396, 408
Carter, Mr., 117, 125, 129, 130, 132, 134
Cassin, Mr., 427
Cassis , 328
Cassowaries, 302–3, 330, 371
Casuarius galeatus , 303
Cattle: Bali, 116; Indo-Malay is-
lands, 108
Centipedes, 355, 356
Cerambycidae, 20
Cerambyx , 294
Cervus timoriensis , 159
Cethosia leschenaultii , 145
Cetonia , 197
Cetoniadae, 211
Ceyx , 213; cajeli , 296; rufidorsa , 120
Chafers, 443; long-armed, 230, 304,
305 ; rose-, 211, 213, 247, 442
Chalcopsitta atra , 228
Chandi Kali Bening, 80–1
Chandi Sewa, 80
Charaxes : euryalus , 304; kadenii , 86 , 87
Charitornis , 206
Charmosyna , 440; placentis , 240, 251
Chinese: Bali, 115; Borneo, 28, 29;
Dobo, 325, 333, 365; Kupang,
141; Makassar, 161; Malacca,
22; Palembang, 93; Singapore,
17–18; Ternate, 237; Timor, 149
Christians: Ambon, 228; Aru Is-
lands, 366; Bacan, 255; Philip-
pines, 445; Seram, 268, 269;
Ternate, 236; Timor, 149
Christmas: Ambon, 228; Bacan,
255; on board prau, 313–14;
Sarawak, 65
Chrysomelidae, 177, 388
Chrysonotus tiga , 154
Cicindela : 198; gloriosa , 198; heros , 197
Cicindelidae, 323
Cicinnurus regius , 425, 434
Cinchona plantations, 88
Citrus decumana , 189
Civets: Bacan, 258; Indo-Malay is-
lands, 108; Maluku, 297; Timor,
159
Clagodnathus tarandus , 31
Cleridae, 188
Cloves: Ambon, 235; destruction of trees, 219
Coal-mining: Bacan, 250–1; Borneo, 28
Cock-fighting, 361
Cockatoos: black, 330, 340–1, 340 ,
347, 397, 440; black and red,
158; red-crested, 301; white, 119,
121, 155
Cockles, 328
Cockroaches, 423
Cocoa cultivation: Seram, 269; Sulawesi, 183
Coconut: oil, 279, 318; palms, 188, 279–80
Cocytia d’urvillei , 240, 326, 442
Coelogyne , 28, 62
Coffee cultivation: Java, 74, 75, 86;
Lombok, 134; Sulawesi, 183, 184,
185, 186, 188, 194, 196; Timor,
150
Coffee exports: Lombok, 134
Coleoptera, 67, 211
Colluricincla , 158
Comet of 1858, 243–4, 245
Compositae, 89, 188
Coniferae, 25
Conti, Nicolo, 447
Convolvulaceae, 373
Copper: Timor, 146–8
Copridae, 388
Copsychus amoenus , 154
Coquille , 331, 380
Coracias , 206; temminckii , 163, 206
Coral: reefs, 244, 245, 276; rock,
5, 141, 217, 245, 276, 278, 281,
370; sand, 245
Cornelius, 230
Corvus advena , 181
Corydon sumatranus , 112
Corypha , 121
Cotton cultivation, 247
Coulson, Mr., 28
Cracticus , 158
Crawfurd, Mr., 447
Criniger , 213
Crittura cyanotis , 199
Crows, 164, 181, 441
Crowshrikes, 158
Crypsirhina varians , 114
Cuba: plants and animals, 10
Cuckoos, 23, 120, 165, 206
Curculionidæ, 224, 257, 388
Cuscus , 209, 220, 299, 322, 440;
maculatus , 348; orientalis , 159;
ornatus , 258, 299, 299
Cuvier, 430
Cycadaceae, 373
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus , 23
Cymbium ducale , 328
Cynogale bennetti , 32
Cynopithecus nigrescens , 176, 208, 258, 297
Cyphogastra , 444; calepyga , 321
Cypresses, 89
Cyriopalpus wallacei , 31
D
Dacelo gaudichaudi , 371, 379
Dacrydium , 25, 189
D’Albertis, 439
Damar gum, 260–1
Dammara sp., 260
Dampier, 143, 150, 221, 411
Dampier’s Straits, 375
Danaidae, 210, 304
Danais , 164; sebae , 253
Darwin, Mr., 10, 91, 101, 160, 263, 278, 304, 372
Dasyptilus , 440
Daud, Inchi, 118, 124, 125
Dayaks: amusements, 51, 52, 53,
68–9; bamboo uses, 28, 58–61;
basketware, 61; boat, 52; bridg-
es, 58–60; character, 68–9; dogs,
44; clothing, 51, 53; compari-
son with Malays, 68; eating of
durian, 58; fruit, 57; head-house,
51; head-hunting, 69; Hill, 51–4,
56, 59, 69–70; honey-collection,
61; houses, 42, 43, 59; moral
character, 69; physical appear-
ance, 68; pipe, 61; population
growth, 69–70; roads, 28; slav-
ery, 71; tree-climbing, 43, 61;
villages, 63; women, 53, 70–1;
youth, 51
Deer: geographical distribution,
108, 112; Java, 112; Maluku,
298; Sulawesi, 172, 207; Timor,
144, 159
Deer-flies, 381–2, 382
Derby Museum, 43
Deudorix despoena , 407
Diadema pandarus , 304
Didunculus , 440
Dili, 141, 144, 146
Diphyllodes , 426; chrysoptera , 434;
guilielmi III , 434; hernsteini , 434;
jobiensis , 434; magnifica , 434;
respublica , 427, 434; speciosus ,
426, 434; wilsoni , 427, 434
Diptera, 181
Dipteris horsfieldii , 25
Diurus furcellatus , 31
Djapannan, 82–3
Dobo, 325–7, 329, 332–4, 359,
360 , 361, 365–6; burials, 364–5;
cheapness of goods, 362–3; peo-
ple, 325, 329–30, 333, 365; pi-
rates, 331–2; sports, 361; trade,
327, 359
Dodinga, 237, 239
Dogs: Aru Islands, 355; Dayaks, 44, 355
Doleschall, Dr., 221, 222, 268
Dorcopsis asiaticus , 385
Dorey, 377–81, 384–9; ants, 388–
9; carving, 386; flies, 389; hous-
es, 379–80, 386; people, 378,
380, 386–7
Doves: green, 120, 258, 402; fruit-,
220; ground, 114, 199; pink-
headed, 112; purple, 258; red-
breasted, 23; violet-crowned,
177; wood, 371
Dragonflies: Lombok, 118
Drake, 234, 235, 447
Drepanornis : albertisi , 435; bruijni,
435; cervinicauda , 435
Drongo-shrike, 164
Drusilla , 444
Duivenboden, Mr. (of Ternate),
200, 232, 375; sons, 237, 263
Duivenboden, Mr. L., 183
Durian, 42, 57–8, 106, 234
Dutch: coinage, 254; culture sys-
tem, 73–5, 194; emancipation
of slaves, 237–8; government
of East Indies, 73–5, 97, 192–4,
235, 239; Kupang, 141; Makas-
sar, 161; Malacca, 22; paternal
despotism, 192–3; spice monop-
oly, 218–19, 235; Ternate, 236
Dutch mail steamer: life on board, 216
E
Earl, Mr. George Windsor, 7, 385
Earthquakes: Ambon, 221; Bacan,
254; Banda, 217–18; Labuan
Tring, 123–4; Malay Archipel-
ago, 4; Sulawesi, 189–90; Ter-
nate, 236; Timor, 141
Echidna, 440
Eclectus : 301; grandis , 247
Ectatorhinus wallacei , 31
Edible birds’ nests, 42, 369
Elaphomia , 381; alcicornis , 382,
382 ; brevicornis , 382, 382 ; cer-
vicornis , 382, 382 ; polita , 382;
wallacei , 382, 382
Elater , 388
Elephants, 108, 112; Malacca, 27;
Malay peninsula, 109; Sumatra,
103
Elodina , 444
Elpiputi, 269
Empugnan, 50
English: Malacca, 21, 22
Enodes erythrophrys , 206
Eos rubra , 226
Epimachidae, 420, 430
Epimachus : elliotti , 435; macleayi ,
435; magnificus , 432–3; magnus ,
431–2, 432 , 435; meyeri , 435;
speciosus , 435
Epimaque, 431
Equiserum , 89
Eronia tritaea , 164
Erythrina , 364
Erythrura , 213
Estrelda , 114
Etna , 381, 386
Eucalypti, 6, 145, 151
Euchirus longimanus , 304, 305
Eudynamis melanorhynchus , 206
Eupetes , 441
Eupholus , 305 , 322, 442, 444
Euphorbia , 116
Euphorbiaceae, 141
Euplaea , 164, 253
Euplectella , 61
Europeans: Ambon, 228; Java, 86;
traders, 73–4
Eurystomus azureus , 253
Euterpes , 261
Exports: Bali, 134; Lombok, 134;
Timor, 151
F
Falcons, 181
Falcunculus , 158
Fernandez, 134
Ferns: Bacan, 261; Borneo, 62, 65;
Indo-Malay islands, 106; Java,
88; Mount Ophir, 24 , 25; Su-
lawesi, 188, 189
Fig trees, 64 , 261, 322
Finches: geographical distribution, 213
Finsch, 439
Fire produced by friction, 248
Fish: Ambon, 229; tame, at Gunung Sari, 131
Flies: Dorey, 389; horned, 381–2,
382, 442; Sulawesi, 176, 181
Flores: birds, 155–6
Flower-peckers, 120, 197
Flycatcher-wrens, 441
Flycatchers: Aru Islands, 331; Buru,
296; geographical distribution,
213; Java, 87; New Guinea, 441;
Sulawesi, 206
Flying: fish, 314; foxes, 255; frog,
30, 32, 32; lemur, 103
Football: Dobo, 361
Forbes, H. O., 151, 300, 301, 439
Forest trees: Borneo, 62–3, 64 ;
Java, 89
Forrest, 245
Forsten, Mr., 204
Frogs: Sulawesi, 171
Fruit-peckers, 441
Fruit-trees: Borneo, 57; Ternate, 234
Funnell, Mr. William, 221, 419
G
Gaba-gaba, 249
Gading, 22
Gag, 409
Galapagos islands: plants and animals, 10
Galéla men, 247–8, 253, 260, 261, 409, 412
Galeopithecus , 103, 108
Gallus : bankiva , 83, 146; furcatus , 83
Gamelan, 78–9
Gamkunora, 242
Gani, 375, 413, 414
Gani-diluar, 413
Gapers, 23, 112
Garo, 243
Geach, Mr., 144, 145, 146–8
Gede mountain, 87, 88
Geocichla erythronota , 206
Geoffroyus , 143; cyanicollis , 251
Geopelia striata , 114
Gesler, Mr., 376
Gibbons, 108
Glacial period, 91
Glenea , 253
Gloriosa superba , 151
Gnaphalium , 90
Goa, 162–9
Goat-suckers, 264, 408
Goby-goby, 339, 425
Goldmann, Mr. (Ambon), 221
Goldmann, Mr. (Sulawesi), 199
Gorong, 281–4; traders, 285
Gould, Mr., 120
Goura : coronata , 371; steursii , 384
Grackle, 379
Gracula , 441; dumonti, 379
Grammatophyllum , 106, 107
Grapes: Timor, 151
Grasshopper: great shielded, 442, 443
Gray, Dr., 258
Gray, Mr. G. R., 227, 429
Ground-cuckoo, Pheasant, 112
Gubbong, 121
Gúdong, 50
Guelder-rose, 90
Guillemard, Dr., 194, 300, 402, 425
Gun-making, 128 , 129–30
Gunung Prau, 81
Gunung Salak, 85;
Gunung Sari, 130, 131
Gurulampoko, 390
Gusti Gadioca, 129–30, 131
Gymnocorvus senex , 441
Gymnurus rafflesii , 32, 109
H
Haan, De, 99
Halcyon : fulgidus , 120, 131; saurophaga , 396
Halmahera, 237, 239–42, 411,
414; bees, 241; beetles, 241;
birds, 240, 241; moths, 240;
people, 239–42, 449; volcanoes,
242, 244–5
Har, 317–18
Harpactes reinwardti , 87
Hart, Captain, 144, 147
Haruku, 230
Harvest-bugs, 230
Hatometen, 274
Hatosúa, 266
Hawkesley, Dr., 456
Hawks, 181, 205–6
Haya, 272
Helictis : nipalensis , 108; orientalis , 108
Helix , 168; pyrostoma , 241
Henicopernis longicauda , 408
Henicophaps , 440; albifrons , 408
Hermit-crabs, 329
Hester Helena , 375, 388
Hestia : durvillei , 326; idea , 304
Heteromera, 388
Hewitson, Mr., 23
Himalayas, 91
Hinduism: Bali and Lombok, 115, 132, 445
Hispa , 262
Hispidae, 177
Hog-deer, see Babirusa
Honey collection: Borneo, 61;
Timor, 152–3
Honeysuckers, 304: Lombok, 119,
155; Malacca, 23; Maluku, 303;
Morotai, 242; Sulawesi, 197
Honeysuckle, 90
Hooker, Dr. , 55, 106
Hornbills: geographical distribution,
112; Java, 83; Sulawesi, 174, 176,
206; Sumatra, 103–5, 104
Horses: Timor, 150, 151, 159
Horsetails, 89
Hot springs: Java, 88; Sulawesi, 195–6
Humboldt, William von, 16
Humboldt Bay, 386
Huxley, Professor, 453
Hylobates , 102
Hypocista , 444
I
Indian Ocean island theory, 214
Indo-Malay islands: bats, 108; birds,
110; Carnivora, 108, 109; ferns,
106; Mammalia, 107–8; natural
history, 106–14; orchids, 106;
palms, 106; pitcher-plants, 106;
Insectivora: Malay peninsula, 109
Insects: eating of, 118; geographi-
cal distribution, 112–13
Instinct, 201–2
Iphias leucippe , 304
Irrigation: Bali, 116; Lombok, 126
Isa, 127
Islands: formation of, 370
J
Jack-fruit, 57, 174
Jahi, 50
Jailolo, 240, 259
Jakarta, 84, 92
Jambu, 57
Japanese beetles: collection, 222
Japanese plants: sketches of, 222
Java, 76; animals, 12–13, 108; 112–
14; architectural ruins, 79–81;
birds, 13, 83, 87, 92, 112; but-
terflies, 87; chief, 84 ; coffee cul-
tivation, 74, 75, 86; Dutch gov-
ernment, 73–5; Europeans, 86;
ferns, 88; forest trees, 89; for-
ests, 7; geology, 13; hot springs,
88; mountain flora, 88–91, 106;
orchids, 89; population growth,
75–6; religion, 76; separation
from Sumatra, 111; size, 2; ter-
race-cultivation, 85–6; tigers, 82;
travel in, 76–7; tree-ferns, 88,
89; volcanoes, 4–5, 12, 76, 85
Javanese, 445; Singapore, 17
Jerdon, Mr., 300
Jesuits: Singapore, 17–18
Johnson, Mr., 49
Jong, legend of, 351
Jumaat, 375, 386
Jungle-fowl, 83, 120, 146; green,
83, 112; Sulawesi, 174
K
Kacang, 127
Kai Islands, 279, 314–15, 316,
319; beetles, 321, 322; birds,
318, 322, 323; boat-building,
282, 317–18, 319–20; butter-
flies, 321, 322; language, 324–
5; lizards, 322; orchids, 321;
people, 316–17, 323, 324; wild
pigs, 322
Kákas, 195
Kallima : inachis , 101; paralekta ,
99–101, 100
Kampung Sirani, 255
Kanarium commune , 218, 341
Kanary: nuts, 280, 341; trees, 218, 261
Kandang Badak, 88
Kangaroos: Aru Islands, 343, 348, 372, 385, 440
Karangassam, 125
Kasiruta, 258–9
Kasserota: tree-ferns, 259
Kayan river, 55
Kayeli, 291, 293
Kayóa Islands, 245–7, 415
Kediri, 81
Keffing, 275
Kembang Djemoon , 115
Kilwaru, 275–6, 285–6
Kinabalu, Mount, 62, 106
King-crows, 120
Kingfishers: Ambon, 225, 227,
230; Aru Islands, 347; Bacan,
253, 258; Buru, 296; geographi-
cal distribution, 110, 213; Java,
83; Kayóa Islands, 247; Lombok,
120, 131; Malacca, 23; Maluku,
301; Morotai, 242; New Guinea,
379, 440; racquet-tailed, 225,
227, 230, 247, 253, 347, 379;
Sulawesi, 199; Waigeo, 396
Kinghunters, 371, 379
Kissa-laut, 274–5
Kissiwoi, 278
Kite, 408
Klábat volcano, 198, 200
Klings: Singapore, 17
Kobror, 353
Kopang, 126–9
Kora-kora, 264
Krakatoa, 4
Kupang, 141, 216
Kwammer, 275
L
Labuan Tring, 118–19; earthquakes, 123–4
Lahagi, 243, 375, 383
Lahi, 243, 257
Laiemu, 274
Langówan, 195
Langsat, 57, 64
Languages: Ambon, 228–9; Bacan,
253; Kai Islands, 324–5; Malay,
96, 228, 253; Portuguese, 22,
228–9; Sulawesi, 198; Ternate,
236; Waigeo, 402
Langundi, 260–1
Laniadae, 213
L’Astrolabe, 203
Latchi, 243
Lau Keng Tong, 243
Law or no law?, 334, 454
Le Brun, 440
Leeches, 24–5
Lelinta, 286, 290, 390
Lempias, 198
Lemurs, 214
Lepidoptera, 67
Leptorhynchus angustatus , 365
Lesson, Mr., 380, 381, 384, 428, 430, 433, 438
Licoupang, 199
Liliaceæ, 315, 321
Lilies, crown, 151
Limestone: mountains, 50, 53, 57, 180; rocks, 315
Linnaeus, 247, 307, 338, 347, 419, 420, 425
Linschoten, John van, 21, 57, 419
Livistona rotundifolia , 203
Lizards: Aru Islands, 328, 329; Kai Islands, 322
Lobo Raman, 95, 97, 102
Locusts, 29
Loisa, 375
Lomaptera , 213, 247; papua , 322; wallacei , 442
Lombok: ants, 121; birds, 12,
118–21, 154–7; census, 135–40;
coffee, 134; dragonflies, 118;
exports, 134; government, 132;
irrigation, 126; laws, 132–3;
legends, 122–3; monkeys, 121;
people, 132; religion, 115; rice
cultivation, 116, 126, 134; rice
exports, 134; terrace-cultiva-
tion, 125–6; vegetation, 120–1;
volcanoes, 121; women, 126
Lombok Straits, 154
Lophorina atra , 427, 428 , 434; minor , 434; superba , 434
Loriculus pusillus , 83
Lorikeets: Ambon, 225, 228, 230;
Bacan, 251; Halmahera, 240;
Java, 83; Kai Islands, 322; Maluku,
301; Papuan, 379; Seram, 273;
Sulawesi, 206; Timor, 145
Lorius : domicella , 379; garrulus , 251
Loro-Jongran, 80
Lorok, 94
Lotta, 185
Low, Mr., 68, 106
Luzon, 2
Lycaena wallacei , 408
Lycaenidae, 257, 442
Lycocorax , 301; morotensis , 242
Lycopodia , 88, 89, 188, 407
Lyell, Sir Charles, 10, 298, 372, 377
M
Macacus cynomolgus , 36, 42, 121, 144, 159
Machaerirhynchus , 441
Macropygia , 112
Macrorhina , 440
Mactrea , 229
Madagascar: plants and animals, 10
Madeira beetles, 263
Magpie, 114
Makariki, 270
Makassar, 161–2, 169–72, 173, 182:
amok, 133; people, 161; trade,
307–8
Makian, 244–5, 265, 416; volcano, 4
Malacca, 21–2, 27; birds, 23, 112;
butterflies, 23; elephants, 27;
people, 22; Portuguese, 21, 22;
rhinoceros, 27; tigers, 27
Malang, 81
Malay anchors, 413, 414
Malay Archipelago, 1; contrasts in
depth of sea, 7, 10; contrasts in
natural productions, 7, 10–16;
contrasts of vegetation, 6–7;
earthquakes, 4; extent, 2, 442;
forests, 6; geological contrasts,
2–6; Indo-Malayan and Austro-
Malayan divisions, 7, 13, 444,
452–3; map, 8–9; orangutan, 1;
races, 16; racial division, 451;
volcanoes, 3–6
Malay bear, 112
Malay civet, 207
Malay language: Ambon, 228; Bacan, 253; Sumatra, 96
Malay peninsula, 2; animals, 109
Malay villages: Makian, 4; Sumatra, 95–6
Malayan glutton, 108
Malays, 241, 445–7: Ambon, 228;
Bacan, 253, 261; Borneo, 72–3;
Buru, 296; character, 94, 316–17,
323, 446–7, 449; comparison
with Papuans, 449; geographi-
cal distribution, 16, 445–6;
Halmahera, 242; intellect, 447;
Malacca, 22; Malay Archipelago,
1, 445; Maluku, 445–6; Mana-
woka, 276; physical appearance,
317, 446, 449; savage, 446;
Singapore, 17; Sumatra, 93, 96;
Ternate, 236, 445; Timor, 141;
traders, 327
Maleo, 199–201, 207, 301
Malthus, 70
Maluku, 297; animals, 12–13, 297–
300, 306; beetles, 304, 305 , 306;
birds, 13, 300–4, 306; butterflies,
304; natural history, 297–306;
people, 446; volcanoes, 232;
weevils, 304, 305 , 306
Maluku-Malays, 445–6
Maluku Sea, 311, 367
Mamájam, 166, 169, 170, 172, 173
Mammalia: Borneo, 32; Indo-Ma-
lay islands, 107–8; Malay penin-
sula, 109; Maluku, 297–300, 306;
New Guinea, 439–40; Sulawesi,
204, 207–9; Timor, 158–9
Manado, 183, 198, 203, 296
Manawoka, 276, 278, 281
Mangoes, 234
Mangosteen, 42, 57, 58, 64, 106
Manipa, 296
Mansinam, 376–7
Manucodia , 441
Manuel, 118, 122–3, 127, 131
Manuk dewata, 419
Mare, 244, 245
Máros, 173–7
Máros river, 177–9
Marsupials: Australia, 12; Maluku,
298–300; New Guinea, 7, 440
Matakena, Mesach, 230
Matakena, Theodorus, 230
Mataram, 125
Matonia pectinata , 25
Mats: screw-pine, 260
Mauritius, 90
Max Havelaar , 75
Maykor river, 369
Megacephalon rubripes , 199, 207
Megachile pluto , 264
Megacriodes saundersii , 31
Megalaema : rosea , 154; versicolor , 23
Megalodon ensifer , 442, 443
Megamendong mountain, 86
Megapodidæ, 119, 201, 301–2
Megapodius , 119, 199, 247, 302;
gouldii , 119; wallacei, 302
Melaleuca cajuputi , 292
Melastoma , 89
Meliphagidae, 155
Mentok, 93
Menyerry, 55–6
Menyille, 43
Meropogon : breweri , 206; forsteni , 206
Merops ornatus , 120
Mesman, Mr., 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 169, 171–2
Mesman, Mr. Jacob, 173, 174, 175, 177
Meyer, Dr. B., 205, 439
Mias, see Orangutan
Mias chappan, 39
Mias kassir, 43
Mias pappan, 39
Microglossum aterrimum , 341
Millipedes, 181, 355
Mimeta : bouruensis , 303; forsteni , 303–4
Mimicry: birds, 303; butterflies,
99–101; grasshopper, 442
Minahasa: map, 187; people, 183–
4, 192, 193, 198
Minangkabau: houses, 96
Misool, 285, 390, 392
Missionaries: Mansinam, 376–7;
Seram, 268; Singapore, 18–19;
Sulawesi, 191–2, 198
Mohnike, Dr., 221, 222, 227, 268
Mojo-agong, 78
Mojo-pahit, 77–8; ancient bas relief, 78, 79
Mojokerto, 77
Monarcha : chrysomela , 331; lori-
cata , 296; telescopthalma , 331
Money, Mr., 73, 84
Monkeys: Bacan, 258; Borneo, 36,
42; Indo-Malay islands, 107–8,
112; Lombok, 121; Malay pe-
ninsula, 109; Maluku, 297; Se-
mau, 144; Sulawesi, 176, 208;
Sumatra, 102
Monopolies, 218–19 Monsoons, 6
Morga, Antonio de, 298
Morotai, 242
Mosquitoes, 351
Moths: Aru Islands, 326; Borneo,
65–7; Halmahera, 240; New
Guinea, 442
Moti, 244, 245
Motley, Mr., 90
Mount Ophir, 24–7
Muaradua, 95
Mud volcanoes, 195–6
Muka, 397, 399, 403
Müller, 48, 422
Musa, 127
Musa , 261
Muslims: Aru Islands, 365; Bugis,
445; Halmahera, 240; Javanese,
445; Kai Islands, 323; Kayóa Is-
lands, 247; Lombok, 132; Ma-
lays, 445; Maluku, 446; Seram,
269, 272, 273; Singapore, 17
Mussaenda , 256, 257
Mynahs, 441
Mynes , 444
Myophonus , 114; flavirostris , 112
N
Nasalis larvatus , 42
Nasiterna , 440
Natural selection, 101
Nazarenes, see Orang Sirani
Nectarinea : auriceps , 253; proserpina , 296
Negritos, 450–1
Neocerambyx aeneas , 31
Nepenthes : Borneo, 61–2; edward-
siana , 62; Indo-Malay islands,
106; Mount Ophir, 25; rajah , 62;
Sulawesi, 189
New Britain, 3
New Caledonia, 442
New Guinea, 439; bats, 439; bee-
tles, 387–8, 442; birds, 371, 379,
383, 439, 440–1; birds of para-
dise, 13, 379, 381, 383, 385;
butterflies, 442, 444; Mamma-
lia, 439–40; marsupials, 7, 440;
moths, 442; murders, 283–4;
people, 378, 380, 450; size, 2;
weevils, 442, 443, 444
New Guinea fauna: relation to Australian fauna, 442–4
New Hebrides, 442
New Ireland, 3
Neys, Mr., 183, 185
Nicobar Islands, 2
Nitidulidae, 177
Nutmeg: cultivation and trade, 218,
235; destruction of trees, 219
Nyctalemon orontes , 442
Nycticebus , 108
Nyctiornis amicta , 112
Nymphalidae, 210, 211, 304, 442
Nymphalis calydonia , 23
O
Oceanic races: natural division, 451
Oeassa, 142–3
Ondor, 281
Onthophagi, 177
Opossums: Eastern, 159, 209, 220,
258, 322; flying, 258, 298, 440
Orang Kaya: Dayak, 47, 52, 53–4
Orang Sirani, 236, 253, 268
Orangutan: Borneo, 28, 32–49, 34,
108; Malay Archipelago, 1; Su-
matra, 102–3, 108
Oranges, 188
Orchids: Borneo, 28, 62; Indo-
Malay islands, 106; Java, 89; Kai
Islands, 321; Sulawesi, 188, 189
Orioles: Bali, 116, 154; Java, 87;
Lombok, 118, 120; Maluku, 303;
Timor, 143
Oriolus: aureus, 433; broderpii , 118;
horsfieldi , 154
Ornithoptera , 1, 165, 176, 304, 408 ;
brookeana , 30; croesus , 256–7;
helena , 304; poseidon , 326; pria-
mus , 222, 230, 304, 321; remus ,
165, 304
Ornithopterae, 442, 443
Ossong, 274
Ostrea , 229
Otters: Indo-Malay islands, 108
Otto, Mr., 376, 377
Ougia, 370
Owen, Professor, 42
Owls, 206
Ox-peckers, 207
P
Pachyrhynchus , 165
Pacific: different races, 451–2
Palaeornis longicauda , 94
Palembang, 93–4, 111
Palembang river, 93
Palm: leaf boxes, 354; sugar, 141,
163, 174; wine, 126, 141, 163,
164, 174, 280
Palms: Aru Islands, 328; Bacan,
261; Indo-Malay islands, 106;
Sulawesi, 188, 203; Timor, 141
Paludanus, Doctor, 57
Pandanus , 42, 179, 188, 260, 261, 321
Panghu, 195, 197–9
Pangrango mountain, 87–90
Papandayang volcano, 4
Papilio , 211, 253, 270, 304;
aenomaus , 145; androcles , 178;
androgeus , 99; antiphus , 99;
arjuna , 87; blumei , 188; cöon ,
87, 98 , 98–9; deiphobus , 304;
demolion , 212; doubledayi , 99;
euchenor , 322; gambrisius , 271,
304; gigon , 212; liris , 145; mac-
edon , 176; memnon , 98, 99; mi-
letus , 176, 212; polyphontes , 99;
rhesus , 176; sarpedon , 212; tel-
ephus , 176; theseus , 99; tondana ,
178; ulysses , 222, 224, 251, 304,
346, 351; wallacei , 257
Papilionidae, 112–13, 160, 210, 211–12
Papuan: charm, 448 ; pipe, 380
Papuan islands: natural history, 439–44
Papuans, 447–9; Aru Islands, 327,
329, 333; Banda, 220; character,
316, 448–9; comparison with
Malays, 449; intellect, 448–9;
Kai Islands, 316–17; Malay Ar-
chipelago, 445; New Guinea,
378, 378; origin, 16; physical
appearance, 317, 447–8, 449;
resemblance to African negroes,
453; Ternate, 237; traders, 376
Paradigalla carunculata , 433, 435
Paradise: oriole, 433; pie, 384, 433, 435
Paradisea , 351–2 425; alba , 430;
apoda , 419, 420–2, 434; atra ,
427; aurea , 433; decora , 434; fin-
schi , 434; guilielmi II , 434; minor ,
434; novoeguineae , 434; papuana ,
422–3, 434; raggiana , 434; regia ,
338, 419, 425; rubra , 400, 401 ,
408, 423–5, 434; sanguinea , 434;
sexpennis , 428; speciosa , 426
Paradiseidae, 420
Paradisornis rudolphi , 435
Paradoxurus fasciatus , 159
Parotia : lamesi , 434; sexpennis , 428, 434
Parroquets, 379; brush-tongued,
181, 225, 240; long-tailed, 94
Parrots: geographical distribution,
110, 112; Kayóa Islands, 247;
Malacca, 112; Maluku, 301; Su-
lawesi, 206; Timor, 143
Parsees: Singapore, 17
Partridge, 112
Paso, 230
Passaros de Sol, 419
Patinti Straits, 414
Peacocks, 82, 83, 112
Pelah, 293
Peninjauh mountain, 62, 63–5
Penrissen mountain, 55
Pericrocotus miniatus , 87
Peters, Mr., 269
Phalænopsis grandiflora , 321
Phasmidae, 29
Pheasants, 26–7, 82, 112; geographical distribution, 110
Philippines, 2, 5, 12
Phlaegenas tristigmata , 178, 199, 207
Phoenicophaus callirhynchus , 165, 206
Phosphoric light, 312
Pieridae, 145, 160, 164, 211–12, 253, 304
Pieris , 271; aruna , 264; tamar , 116
Pig-deer, see Babirusa
Pigeons: Bacan, 251, 253; crown,
371, 379, 383, 384, 440; fruit,
92, 121, 197, 220, 251, 253, 301,
348, 396, 408; geographical dis-
tribution, 110, 112; green, 119–
20, 261; ground, 112, 178, 408;
Kai Islands, 318, 322; Maluku,
301; New Guinea, 440; Nicobar,
261, 262–3; nutmeg, 318, 322;
seed distributors, 106–7; Sulawe-
si, 163, 174, 197, 207; Timor,
143, 145; white-headed, 145
Pigs, wild: Kai Islands, 322; New
Guinea, 439–40; Sulawesi, 174,
176, 199, 202, 209; Timor, 159
Pin: novelty to natives, 295
Pirates: Bacan, 260; Dobo, 331–2
Pitcher plants, see Nepenthes
Pitta , 111, 296, 301; celebensis , 177,
296; concinna , 120, 121; gigas ,
240; novae-guineae , 346
Plantains, wild, 261
Plants: geographical distribution, 90–1, 106–7, 444
Platycercus vulneratus , 143
Platypus , 364
Ploceus hypoxanthus , 116, 154
Plough: native, Sulawesi, 171
Podargidae, 213
Podargus superciliaris , 408
Polyalthea , 62
Polynesia, 453
Polynesian races, 452
Pomali, 148–9
Pomelo, 189
Portuguese: Ambon, 228–9; Aru
islands, 353; Bacan, 255–6; Ma-
lacca, 21, 22; Singapore, 17; Ter-
nate, 236; Timor, 146–7, 148
Portuguese forts: Dodinga, 239;
Kayeli, 291; Ternate, 234
Portuguese government: Ternate
and Tidore, 234–5; Timor, 150
Portuguese language: Ambon, 228–
9; Malacca, 22
Potatoes: Timor, 146, 151
Pottery tool, 387
Prambanan, 80
Prau, 282–3, 308–9
Primula ; 90; imperialis , 89 , 90
Prince of Tidore, 383, 385
Prioniturus , 206
Prionochilus , 441; aureolimbatus , 197
Pritchard, 16
Psittinus incertus , 112
Pteridophora alberti , 435
Pteruthius , 114
Ptilocerus lowii , 109
Ptilonopus : aurantiifrons , 371; cele-
bensis , 177; cinctus , 145; coronu-
latus , 371; diadematus , 220; gu-
laris , 207; iogaster , 258; perlatus ,
371; porphyreus , 112; pulchellus ,
402; roseicollis , 92; superbus , 258
Ptilonorhynchus , 158
Ptiloris : alberti , 433, 435 ; inter-
cedens , 435; magnificus , 385,
432, 435; paradiseus , 433, 435;
victoriæ , 433 , 435
Ptilotis , 119
Pulau Atauro, 216
Pulau Babi, 370
Pulau Nampale, 390
Pumbuckle of Coupang, 127
Q
Quadrumania: Bacan, 258; Bor-
neo, 48; geographical distribu-
tion, 214; Indo-Malay islands,
107–8, 109; Malay peninsula,
109; Maluku, 297
Quaich-quaich, 118
R
Raffles, Sir Stamford, 80
Rafflesia , 1
Rain-bird, 23
Rajah of Ammer, 282
Rajah of Goa, 162–3, 166–7
Rajah of Gorong, 282
Rajah of Kayeli, 292, 293
Rajah of Lombok, 127, 130, 132,
167; census-taking 135–40
Rajah of Tobo, 274–5
Rambutan, 57
Raspberries, 89
Rattans, 106, 202–3
Regent bird, 433
Rehatta, Petrus, 230
Rembang, 94–5
Rhacophorus , 32
Rhinoceros: Java, 108; Malacca, 27;
Malay peninsula, 109; Sumatra,
103, 108
Rhinoceros : javanicus , 114; sumatranus , 103
Rhipidura , 213
Rhododendrons, 189
Rhyncophora , 29–30
Rice cultivation: Bali, 116; Borneo,
54; Lombok, 126, 134; Sulawesi,
189, 196
Rice exports: Lombok, 134
Rice wine, 54
Rifle birds, 433, 435
Rodents: geographical distribution,
109–10; Indo-Malay islands, 108;
Malay peninsula, 109
Roller: Bacan, 253; blue-headed,
163; Sulawesi, 206
Rollulus coronatus , 112
Romang, 216
Rosenberg, Herr, 205, 270, 289, 384, 439
Ross, Mr., 125, 126, 127
Rote: people, 450
Rowan mountains, 56
Royal Cowslip, 89 , 90
Ruatan river, 270
Rubus , 89
Ruminants, 48
Running a Muck,
Rurúkan, 186, 188–95
Rusa : equina , 112; hippelaphus , 207, 297
S
Sabu: chiefs, 142–3; people, 450
Sadong River, 50
Sago production, 286–9, 287 , 288
Sagueir, 164, 172
Salawati, 392
Sand-flies, 351
Sandal-wood, 6, 151
Sangir: people, 198
Santalum sp., 151
Saparua, 230
Sapi-utan, 199, 208
Saráwak, 28
Saráwak river, 28, 57
Sardinia, 10
Sassaks, 122, 132
Saunders, Mr. W. W., 381, 382
Schlegel, Professor, 48, 206
Schlegelia calva , 427
Schools: Seram, 268; Sulawesi, 191–2
Scissirostrum pagei , 207
Sciurus bangkanus , 111
Sclater, Dr., 214
Scorpions, 355, 356
Screw-pines, 42, 260, 315, 373
Scurfy skin disease, 342
Sea: contrasts in depths of, 7
Sea journeys: Aru–Makassar, 367;
Bacan–Ternate, 264–5; Dorey–
Ternate, 389; Gorong–Seram,
285–6; Makassar–Aru Islands,
307–15; Manawoka–Watubela,
278–9; Seram–Waigeo, 390–8;
Ternate–Bacan, 243–8; Ternate–
Dorey, 375–7; Waigeo–Ternate,
409–17
Sea level: rises and falls, 111, 113–14
Seboran mountain, 55
Sehu, 240–1, 259
Selayar Straits, 311
Seleucides : alba , 430, 435, 437;
nigricans , 435
Semábang, 42
Semangs, 450–1
Semau, 142, 144
Semioptera , 301; wallacei , 251, 258, 429–30, 435
Semnopithecus , 42, 102, 112
Senánkan, 54
Senna, 54, 56
Sepa, 272
Seram, 217, 266; beetles, 266,
270; birds, 270, 272, 273; but-
terflies, 269–70, 271, 371; cocoa
cultivation, 269; lorikeets, 273;
map, 267; missionaries, 268;
people, 268, 269, 272, 273, 449;
schools, 268
Sericulus chrysocephalus , 433
Shaddock, 189
Sheep: Timor, 150
Shells: Ambon, 229; helmet-, 328;
land shells, 26, 241, 323, 326
Shrew-mouse, 109, 159
Shrews, 298
Shrikes, 158
Siamang, 102, 108
Siamanga syndactyla , 102
Siau: people, 198
Sickness and injuries of the author
and his men: Ambon, 230; Aru
Islands, 351, 366; Borneo, 41–2;
Dorey, 383, 385–6; Malacca, 23;
Sulawesi, 163, 166, 168, 173, 181,
197; Timor, 144; Waigeo, 407
Sidangoli, 237
Simia : morio , 42, 44; satyrus , 33
Simunjan River, 28–9, 42
Singapore, 17, 19; beetles, 20; but-
terflies, 20; missionaries, 18–19;
people, 17–18; tigers, 19
Sirih, 166
Slave debtors, 310
Slavery: Borneo, 71; Ternate, 237;
Waigeo, 403
Smith, Mr. F., 264
Snails, 168
Snakes: Ambon, 225, 226 ; Buru,
294–5; on kora-kora, 265; Su-
lawesi, 181
Soap springs, 142
Sodos, 56
Solomon Islands, 2, 3
Sorex : myosurus , 298; tenuis , 159
Sorong, 428, 436
Sospita statira , 407
Species: geographical distribution, 7, 10–16
Sphaecothera viridis , 143
Spice trade, 234–5
Spiders: Aru Islands, 328–9
Squirrels: Borneo, 32; geographical
distribution, 111; Indo-Malay
islands, 108–9; Malay peninsula,
109; Palembang, 94; Sulawesi,
209
Sri Lanka: plants and animals, 10
St. John, Mr., 48, 49, 63, 68
St. John’s-wort, 90
Staphylinidae, 177, 388
Starlings, 116, 154, 206–7, 242, 440
Sternoplus schaumii , 177
Strawberries, 88
Streptocitta , 206
Strix : javanica , 206; rosenbergii , 206
Sturnopastor , 114; jalla , 154
Sugar-cane: Aru Islands, 348
Sugar cultivation: Java, 75
Sugar-palm, 163, 174, 175
Sula Archipelago, 205
Sula fiber , 314
Sulawesi, 189, 196; animals, 12–
13, 172, 174, 176, 199, 202,
204, 207–9; ants, 166, 176; bees,
176; beetles, 175–7, 181, 188,
197; birds, 13, 23, 163–4, 165,
174–7, 181, 197, 199, 204–7,
211, 213; butterflies, 164, 165,
176, 177, 178, 188, 210–13;
cocoa cultivation, 183; coffee
cultivation, 183–6, 188, 194,
196; earthquakes, 189–90; ferns,
188, 189; flies, 176, 181; geol-
ogy, 180; hot springs, 195–6; in-
fant mortality, 194–5; languages,
198; missionaries, 191–2, 198;
mountain vegetation, 188–9;
natural history, 204–15; people,
183–4, 193, 194, 198; plants,
188, 189, 203; schools, 191–2;
size, 2; snakes, 181; soil, 189,
196; weaving, 168; weevils, 165
Sumatra: animals, 12–13, 102–3,
108, 112–13; birds, 13, 98, 103–
5, 104 , 112; butterflies, 98–101;
separation from Java, 111; size,
2; village house, 95 ; volcanoes,
5, 12
Sumbawa: volcano, 4
Sunbirds, 253, 296
Surabaya, 76, 83
Sus : papuensis, 440; timoriensis , 159
T
Tabókan, 51
Tachyris : hero , 212; ithome , 164;
zarinda , 176, 212
Tagalas, 445
Tamilan, 272
Tanakaki, 311
Tanysiptera , 347, 440; acis , 296;
doris , 242; galatea , 379; hydro-
charis , 347; isis , 253; nais , 225,
227
Tapir, 109, 112
Tappan tree, 61
Tarsier, 207
Tarsius , 108; spectrum , 108, 207
Taxila pulchra , 407
Tchipanas, 87
Telegalli, 201
Teluti, 273
Temminck, 48
Teneriffe, 90
Ternate, 232, 243, 296, 375; au-
thor’s house, 232–3, 233 ; earth-
quakes, 236; fruit-trees, 234;
language, 236; people, 236–7;
Portuguese fort, 234; Portu-
guese government, 234–5; slav-
ery, 237; sultan, 234
Terrace-cultivation: Bali, 116; Java,
85–6; Lombok, 125–6
Tesserocerus , 364
Thefts: Bacan, 254; trial and punishment for, 334
Therates : flavilabris , 176; labiata , 322–3
Thornton, 75
Thrushes: Aru Islands, 371; Bali,
116, 154; geographical distribu-
tion, 111, 112, 213; Halmahera,
240; Java, 92; Lombok, 120,
132; Sulawesi, 177, 206
Thyca aruna , 408
Tides, strange, 411
Tidore, 232, 244; Portuguese gov-
ernment, 234–5; sultan, 234,
237, 403, 436, 438
Tiger-cats: Borneo, 32; Indo-Ma-
lay islands, 108
Tigers: geographical distribution,
108, 112; Java, 82; Malacca, 27;
Singapore, 19
Timor, 141, 216; animals, 144, 150,
151, 158–9; bees, 152; beeswax,
152; beetles, 144; birds, 143–4,
145–6, 155–7; butterflies, 144–5,
160; coffee cultivation, 150; cop-
per, 146–8; earthquakes, 141; ex-
ports, 151; geology, 5, 141, 154;
honey collection, 152–3; palms,
141; people, 142, 146–9, 149 ,
450; Portuguese government,
150; potatoes, 146, 151; sheep,
150; vegetation, 6, 151; volcano,
5, 141, 154; wheat, 146
Timor group of islands: natural history, 154–60
Timor Peak, 141
Timorese, 142, 450
Tioor, 279, 314
Tjiburong, 88
Tmesisternitae, 444
Tmesisternus mirabilis , 442
Tobo, 274
Todiramphus diops , 258
Todopsis , 371, 441
Toego, 92
Tomboro volcano, 4, 121
Tomohón, 185–6
Tomoré people, 253
Tondáno, 185, 190–1; people, 198
Torobi, 392
Tower, Mr., 183, 185
Trade goods, 285; cheapness of, 362–3
Tragulus : javanicus , 112; kanchil , 112
Tree-climbing, 43–4, 152
Tree-ferns, 373; Aru Islands, 330–
1; Bacan, 250; Borneo, 62; geo-
graphical distribution, 259–60;
Java, 88, 89; Kasserota, 259;
Sulawesi, 188
Tree-frog, 30, 32, 32
Tree-kangaroos, 383, 384–5
Trichoglossus : euteles , 145; flavo-
viridis , 206; iris , 145; ornatus ,
181
Tricondyla aptera , 323
Trogons: geographical distribution,
110, 112; Java, 87; Malacca, 23
Tropical: flowers, 62, 179–80, 373–
4; fruits, 280
Tropidorhynchi, 304
Tropidorhynchus : bouruensis , 303;
fuscicapillus , 242; subcornutus ,
303; timoriensis , 118, 143
Trugon terrestris , 440
Tupaia , 109
Turacaena menadensis , 207
Turdus fumidus , 92
U
Uauassú, 328
Untowan mountains, 56
Uta, 278
Utanata, 371
V
Vanda lowii , 62, 63
Viellot, 423, 427, 428
Violets, 88
Viverra : tangalunga , 207, 297; zebetha , 258
Volcanic: belts, 2–5; 141, 154; islands, 216, 244–5
Volcanoes: Ambon, 221–2; Banda,
216–17, 314; Halmahera, 242,
244–5; Java, 4–5, 12, 76, 85;
Lombok, 121; Makian, 4; Maluku,
232; Malay Archipelago, 3–6; Su-
matra, 5, 12; Sumbawa, 4; Timor,
5, 141, 154
Vorkai river, 369
W
Wahai, 289, 390
Waigama, 390
Waigeo, 287, 396–7; birds, 397,
400–2, 408; birds of paradise,
397, 400, 403, 405–6; butter-
flies, 407–8; language, 402; peo-
ple, 402–3; slavery, 403
Wamar, 326, 330, 370
Wamuka, 371
Wandammen, 384
Wangiwangi, 311
Wanumbai, 345–58, 366
War shield, 357
Warus-warus, 286, 289
Warzbergen, Herr, 325, 331, 334, 359
Wasps: Halmahera, 241
Wassia, 370
Watelai: channel, 353–5; river, 354,
355, 369; village, 354–5
Watubela Islands, 278–81
Wayapo, 293
Waypoti, 293–6
Weaver birds, 116, 154
Weaving: Kayóa Islands, 247; Sulawesi, 168
Weevils: Kayóa Islands, 247; Maluku,
304, 305 , 306; New Guinea, 442,
443, 444; Sulawesi, 165
Werinama, 274
Wetar, 216
Wheat: Timor, 146
Wokam, 330
Women: Bali, 115; Dayak, 53,
70–1; Lombok, 126; Sulawe-
si, 194
Wonosalem, 78, 82, 83
Wood-borers, 364
Wood-swallows, 164
Woodpeckers: Bali, 154; geograph-
ical distribution, 110, 112; Java,
83; Malacca, 23; Sulawesi, 206
Worms, Baron H. de, 219
Wrens, 371
X
Xenocerus , 305 , 306; semiluctuo-
sus , 304, 305 , 306
Y
Yapen, 284, 384
Z
Zingiberaceae, 26, 89, 106, 373
Zollinger, 154
Zoothera , 114; andromeda , 132
Zosterops, 121, 301