Chapter XLII (2)

Jonker Afrikaner, 108, 112;
a letter from, 125;
his quarrel with Kahichenè, 127;
an instance of his cruelty, 129;
Mr. Galton sets out to visit, 130;
relations between him and William Zwartbooi, 138;
sends an express to Zwartbooi for his horses, _ib._;
promises to live in peace and amity with the Damaras, _ib._;
his first victories over the Damaras, 216;
whence he came, _ib._;
gifts presented by Mr. Galton to, 231;
the Author takes his portrait, _ib._;
loses the greater part of his cattle, 240;
his werft in the neighborhood of Eikhams, 278;
engaged in a cattle-lifting foray, 287;
the Author upbraids him for his depredations, 289;
his defense, _ib._

Justice, summary, 149.

K.

Kachamaha, a powerful Damara chief, 287;
the Author’s visit to, _ib._

Kahichenè, a Damara chieftain, 122;
immense number of oxen and sheep possessed by, _ib._;
his quarrel with Jonker Afrikaner, 127;
meets the Author’s party at Kotjiamkombè, 147;
his appearance and manners, _ib._;
at variance with a tribe of Damaras under the rule of Omugundè,
149;
his summary treatment of thieves, _ib._;
his kraal, _ib._;
his death, 152.

Kaiaob, the Namaqua witch-doctor, 318.

Kamapyu, a half-caste native lad, 344.

Kameel-doorn, the, 104;
hardness of its wood, _ib._;
the social grosbeak constructs its nest in the branches of, _ib._;
groups of, 163.

Klaas Zaal, engaged as a wagon-driver, 354.

Kleinschmidt, Mr., 139, 286.

Kobis, good shooting at, 398;
adventure with a black rhinoceros there, 399;
with a white one, 400;
and with a herd of female elephants, _ib._;
departure from, 412.

Kolbé, Mr., 109, 127, 138.

Komaggas, a Rhenish missionary station, 325.

Konyati, the, a mountain, 143.

Koodoo, the, a young one caught and reared, 130;
its tragic end, 131;
description of, 465;
the Bushmen’s manner of hunting, 467.

Kotjiamkombè, a splendid vley, 146.

Kuisip, the, a periodical stream, 41;
swollen by heavy rains, 264.

L.

Lambert, eldest son of Amral, a Namaqua chief, 355.

Larsen (_vide_ Hans).

Larvæ, locust, sudden appearance of at Schmelen’s Hope, 140;
conjecture respecting, _ib._;
devoured by storks, _ib._

Leché, the, a species of antelope, 431;
the Author shoots one, 458.

Lecholètébè, chief of the Batoanas, the Author sends presents to, 393;
Timbo’s interview with, 402;
the Author visits, 418;
his manner of receiving presents, 420;
his greediness, 421;
his prompt mode of punishing his subjects, 422.

Leopard, the, erroneously called tiger by the Dutch, 133;
one seizes and wounds a favorite dog, 134;
pursued and slain, 134.

Libèbé, the capital of the Bavicko, situated considerably to the
north of Lake Ngami, 422;
the Author determines to visit, 423;
the centre of a great inland trade, 484;
visited by the Mambari, _ib._

Lightning, a man killed by, 108.

Lion, the, a daring and destructive one slain by Messrs. Galton and
Bam, 41;
a horse and mule killed by lions, 53;
panic caused by a troop of lions, 66, 67;
two met with on the banks of the Swakop, 93;
narrow escape from, _ib._;
midnight interview with a, 97;
one deprived of his prey, 98;
one mistaken for a zebra, 112;
one kills a goat, 114;
pursued and slain, 118;
the travelers serenaded by a whole troop of, 123;
Mr. Galton confronted by one, 164;
stalking antelopes in company with, 210;
very numerous and daring in the neighborhood of Zwart Nosop, 238;
adventure with one at night, _ib._;
story of the seizure of lion cubs, 243;
troops of them in the neighborhood of Tincas and Onanis, 267;
a lion devours a lioness, 302;
a fair shot at one, 342;
Old Piet’s adventures with, 343;
one finds his way into the church at Richterfeldt, 344;
instances of their boldness, 350;
unexpected meeting with five, 396;
serious night adventure with one, 508.

Locust, the, larvæ of, 281;
immense masses of, _ib._;
their arrival a cause of rejoicing to the Bushmen, 283;
how prepared as food, 284.

Locust-bird, the (_Spring-haan vogel_), 284.

Louis, a Mozambique liberated slave, 337.

M.

Mackintosh punt, 160.

Malays, the, religion and mode of life of, 24, 25.

Mambari, the, an African tribe, 484.

Matsanyana, the, an African tribe residing north of the Bayeye, 484.

Mimosa, the black-stemmed, found in the periodical water-courses, 90.

Mirage, a remarkable, 33, 303.

Missionaries, their exertions unavailing in Namaqua-land, 42;
the natives very reserved on their first appearance in Damara-land,
109;
prospect of their success at Schmelen’s Hope disappointed, 127;
arrival of the missionary ship, 246;
decline of the mission at Rehoboth, 286;
the Rhenish missionary station at Bethany, 304;
blamed by the Bahurutsi rain-maker as the cause of a severe
drought, 447.

Monoohoo, a species of rhinoceros, 372.

Mortar, John, irritability his only fault, 80;
a famous teller of stories, 81;
his disappointment in the matter of soap manufacture, 237.

Mosheshe, the famous Basuto king, 438.

Mukuru-Mukovanja, a large river, 204;
the Ovambos’ account of, 430.

Mules, the, one becomes exhausted and is left behind, 51;
shortly afterward killed by lions, 53;
the travelers lay in a stock of mules’ flesh, 54;
the flesh of, not unpalatable, 56;
worn out, 61;
three killed by sickness, 67;
escape, and are intercepted at Barmen, 130;
again make off, and are not retaken, _ib._

Mummies, 182.

Mushrooms, grow on the sides of the nests of the termites, 137.

N.

Naarip, the, a sterile plain, 48, 51;
travelers often lose their way on, 74;
the author’s party suffers much from cold on, 76;
affords a good road, 84;
its pleasant appearance after rains, 266.

Naitjo, an Ovambo man, 188.

Nakong, the, a species of antelope, 431;
description of, 431-433.

Namaqua-land, Great, description of, 312;
in a geological point of view, 313.

Namaquas, the, their character, 42, 43;
their astonishment at the first wagons they saw, 43;
treat the Damaras very cruelly, 127;
usually very barbarous, 129;
their respect for truth-tellers, 290;
best mode of behaving toward, _ib._;
names of the chiefs of the Northern, 315;
their habitations, _ib._;
their religious ideas, 316;
their superstitions with regard to the hare, 317;
have great faith in sorcery, 318;
their neglect of widows, and cruel treatment of old and disabled
persons, 322;
their custom of adopting fathers and mothers, _ib._;
personal adornment, 323;
excessively idle, _ib._;
understand the art of distilling spirits, 324;
attack Richterfeldt, 339;
ill-treat the missionaries, _ib._

Nangoro, king of the Ovambo, 165;
assists a Damara chief, 169;
a messenger sent to, 186;
interview with, 191;
his personal appearance, _ib._;
his wives, 198.

Naras, the, a delicious fruit, 27;
its beneficial qualities, 38;
where found, _ib._

Ngami, the Lake, preparations for navigating, 22;
failure of Mr. Galton and the Author to reach it, 234;
the Author resolves to make another attempt, 236;
first appearance of, 416;
arrival at, 417;
first information received by Europeans respecting, 423;
different names by which it is known among the natives, 424;
description of, _ib._;
Mr. Green’s description of, 425;
its shores, _ib._;
must have undergone very considerable changes at different periods,
426;
the Author navigates, _ib._;
fed by the River Teoge, 427;
finds an outlet at its eastern extremity in the Zouga, 428;
a great variety of animals found in its neighborhood, 431;
hippopotami abound on the northern side of, 434;
swarms with crocodiles, 435;
snakes numerous on the shores, 435, 436;
fish, 436;
departure from, 507.

Nosop, the river, 353.

O.

Obesity equivalent to high treason among certain African tribes, 191.

Oerlams, a branch of the Hottentot race, 314.

Okamabuti, the residence of the Damara chief Tjopopa, 168;
the northern limit of Damara-land, 169;
rank vegetation at, 176.

Omanbondè, Lake, Mr. Galton hears of, 111;
surmises respecting its extent, 158;
Mr. Galton’s party makes preparation for spending some time on its
shores, 160;
arrival at, 161;
its insignificance _ib._;
visited by hippopotami, _ib._;
departure from, 166.

Omatako, 141;
its beautiful appearance, _ib._;
the river of, 143.

Ombotodthu, a mountain, 149;
remarkable for its peculiar red stone, 150.

Ommutenna, a tributary to the Swakop, 61, 114.

Omoroanga Vavarra, the, a branch of the Teoge, 473.

Omugundè, the chief of a tribe of Damaras, 147;
slays several of Kahichenè’s children, and keeps the others
prisoners, 148.

Omukuru, the chief deity of the Damaras, 218.

Omumborombonga, a tree, the supposed progenitor of the Damaras, 215.

Omuramba-k’Omatako, a periodical river, 208;
supposed to flow toward the Bechuana country, 209.

Omurangere, the holy fire of the Damaras, 220.

Omutjamatunda, a cattle-post belonging to the Ovambo, 183;
a copious fountain, 184;
ducks and grouse numerous there, _ib._

Omuvereoom, the, a mountain, 144;
distance between it and Omatako, 153;
arrival at the southern extremity of, 155;
extensive view from its summit, 157.

Onanis, the residence of a kraal of very poor Hill-Damaras, 89;
fine pasturages, 91;
troops of lions seen at, 267.

Ondangere, the vestal virgin of the Damaras, 220.

Ondara, the, a species of serpent, 291;
story of one, _ib._

Ondonga, the country of the Ovambo, 186;
arrival in, _ib._;
water and pasturage scarce, 189;
departure from, 206.

Onesimus, Zwartbooi’s henchman, joins the Author’s party, 140;
is flogged, 363.

Ongeama, native name for lion, 114;
cries of, 178.

Onguirira, a species of animal resembling, but totally distinct from,
the lion, 153.

Ophthalmia, the Author attacked by, 281.

Orange River, the, description of, 310.

Oranges, a feast of, 331.

Orukumb’ombura, “rain-beggars,” the name given by the Damaras to
columns of sand driven along by the wind, 217.

Oryx, the death of one, 123;
the Damaras feast on it, 124;
description of, 273.

Ostrich, the, omelet of the eggs, 60;
the egg equal to twenty-four of the common fowl, _ib._;
numerous on the Naarip plain, 247;
chase and capture of part of a brood of young ones, 248;
interesting manœuvre of a parent ostrich, _ib._;
districts in which found, 250;
types in other parts of the world, _ib._;
general appearance, _ib._;
its cry greatly resembles that of the lion, 251;
its marvelous speed, _ib._;
food, _ib._;
power of enduring thirst, 252;
season for breeding, _ib._;
period of incubation, 253;
a peculiarity in regard to the eggs of the ostrich, 254;
nature of the covering of the young birds, _ib._;
the flesh of the young ostrich palatable, _ib._;
in estimation with the ancient Romans as an article of food, 255;
uses to which the egg-shells are applied, 256;
ostrich feathers, _ib._;
the ostrich in a wild state, 258;
its powers of digestion, 259;
resemblance to quadrupeds, _ib._;
modes in which it is captured, 262.

Oswell, Mr., his chase of a rhinoceros, 382.

Otjihako-tja-Muteya, 186;
sufferings from cold on, 207.

Otjikango, the, name of a series of wells, 172, 179.

Otjikoto fountain, 180;
a wonderful freak of nature, 181;
its remarkable cavern, _ib._;
visited by a great number of doves, 182;
Bushmen reside near to it, _ib._

Otjironjuba Fountain, 156;
departure from, 158.

Otjombindè, 233.

Otjruru, an apparition, 219.

Otters, not uncommon in Lake Ngami, 434.

Ovaherero, the, their mode of using tobacco, 90;
tip their arrows with the poison of _euphorbia candelabrum_, 91.

Ovambo, the, a people of Africa, 165;
first interview with, 172;
their food, 173;
arms, 174;
effect of fireworks on, 192;
musical instruments in use among, 193;
their personal appearance, 194;
their strict honesty, 196;
no pauperism in their country, _ib._;
their national pride, _ib._;
hospitality, 197;
staple food, _ib._;
morality among, 198;
state of religion among, _ib._;
their dwellings, 201;
domestic animals, _ib._;
farm implements, 202;
their chief articles of export, _ib._;
have some slight knowledge of metallurgy, 203.

Ovapangari, the, an African tribe, 205, 485.

Oxen, invaluable in South Africa, 44;
method of breaking in, 45;
one charges Mr. Galton, 47;
manner of guiding a saddle-ox, 71;
can be made to travel at a pretty quick pace, _ib._;
training for the yoke, 77;
vicious one ridden by Mr. Schöneberg, 102;
become wild and unmanageable from their over-long rest, 123;
several stolen from Mr. Galton’s party, 148;
extraordinary confusion among, and the cause of it, 212;
curious custom when an ox dies at a chief’s werft in Damara-land,
220;
their instinctive power of catching the scent of humid winds and
green herbage at a great distance, 240;
instance of affection between two, 268;
Author’s adventure with a runaway, 270;
the Author has an ugly fall from one, 288;
superstition that they refrain from eating on Christmas-eve, 307:
the Damara breed of, _ib._;
the Bechuana breed of, 308;
the Namaqua breed of, 324.

P.

Palm-trees, a large number seen, 166;
description of a peculiar kind of fan-palm, _ib._;
fruit of the, _ib._, 188.

Parrots, crested, 57, 59.

Pelicans, 77;
curious mode of flight, _ib._

Phenomenon, 143.

Phillippus, a Damara, joins the Author’s party as a wagon-driver, 140.

Pichos, the (or Parliaments), of the Batoanas, 437.

Pitfalls for the capture of game, 362.

Polygamy, 198, 222, 321, 448, 479.

Population of the Ovambo country estimated, 189.

Portuguese, 183.

Puff-adder, the, 294;
its manner of seizing its prey, _ib._

R.

Rain-maker, the Bahurutsi, 442;
murdered among the Bauangketsi nation, 447.

Rains, the, begin as early as September and October, 125.

Rath, Mr., 61, 109, 121;
his description of the track of a nondescript animal, 133.

Rehoboth, a Rhenish missionary station, 139, 281;
description of, 286;
the rocks in its neighborhood strongly impregnated with copper,
349.

Religion, 198.

Reptiles, numerous in Damara-land and Namaqua-land, 293;
superstitions respecting, 294;
antidotes used in Southern Africa for the bites of, 295.

Rhinoceros, the, curious anecdote preserved in the archives of
Cape-Town relating to a death of one, 26;
Mr. Bam’s story of his wonderful escape from one, 49, 50;
tracks of, 49;
one shot, 72;
fall frequently on their knees when killed, 73;
curious anecdote, _ib._;
flesh not unpalatable, _ib._;
hide useful, _ib._;
discovery of a, 84;
adventure in pursuit of one, 85;
its escape, 86, 87;
combat between elephant and, 164;
several shot at Ghanzé, 369;
where found, 370;
four distinct species known to exist in South Africa, 371;
distinctions between the black and the white rhinoceros, 373;
appearance of, 374;
food, 375;
breeding, 376;
Colonel Williams’s story respecting one, 377, 378;
conflicts with elephants, 378;
the flesh and horns, 380;
adventure with a black rhinoceros at Kobis, 399;
with a white one, 400;
the Author shoots a white one, 407;
desperate adventure with a black one, 407, 408;
method of chasing, 381;
Mr. Oswell’s stories respecting the chase of, 382.

Richterfeldt, a Rhenish missionary station, reached, 61;
water abundant, _ib._;
soil fertile, _ib._;
when founded, 62;
return to, 95;
bid a final farewell to, 123.

Rifle, obtained in barter, 150;
excellent weapon, _ib._

Rights of succession, 198, 222, 225.

Ringel-hals, the, or ring-throat, a species of snake, 294.

Roode Natie, the (or Red Nation), a powerful tribe of Namaquas, 279;
their character, 280;
Cornelius, their chief, _ib._;
their country, 281;
few Damara slaves among them, _ib._

S.

Salt-lick, a, 366.

Sand Fountain, excursion to, 34;
badness of its water, 35;
its disagreeable guests, 36;
its advantages, 37;
general aspect of the country in the neighborhood of, 38.

Sand-wells, 365.

Scarlet flower, the, emotions on first seeing, 48;
observe it again, 49.

Scenery, striking, 170.

Schaap-steker, the, a species of snake, 294.

Scheppmansdorf, Mr. Galton arrives at, 40;
all the baggage safely deposited at, 41;
description of, _ib._;
first impressions of, 76;
kind friends at, 77;
departure from, 83.

Scheppman’s Mountain, origin of its name, 103.

Schmelen, Mr., a highly-gifted and enterprising missionary, 127.

Schmelen’s Hope, its situation, 126;
origin of its name, 127;
agreeable residence; abundance of game to be obtained there, 135;
departure from, 146;
return to, 214.

Schöneberg, Mr., 101;
his mishap, 102;
his wailing, 103.

Scorpions, a swarm of, 105;
their fondness of warmth, _ib._;
their bite poisonous, but rarely fatal, _ib._

Season, the rainy, in Ovambo-land, 201;
in Damara-land, 217.

Sebetoane, an African chief, false report respecting, 414.

Serpent, tracks of an immense (the Ondara), 290;
story of a, 291.

Serpent-stones, 297.

Servants, described, 78-83;
African travelers can not be too particular in the selection of, 79;
become refractory, 125;
adventure of one of them with an ox, 270;
Damara servants abscond, 355.

Shambok, the, 73, 74.

Shrike, a species of, 78;
superstitious belief respecting, _ib._

Smith, Dr. Andrew, 213, 491.

Snake, a curious species of, 292;
several species occasionally met with in Damara-land and
Namaqua-land, 294;
antidotes for the bites of, 295;
numerous in and about Lake Ngami, 435, 436.

Snake-stone, the, 298.

Snuff, manner in which the Bechuanas manufacture, 458.

Spring, hot, at Barmen, 108;
at Eikhams, 230;
at Rehoboth, 286.

“Spring,” Author’s ride-ox, 71.

Spuig-slang, the, or spitting-snake, 294.

St. Helena, John, officiates as head wagoner, 80;
his extraordinary disposition, _ib._;
discourses on ghosts, 331.

Steinbok, the, a young one taken and reared, 130;
its tragic end, 131.

Stewardson, Mr., 45.

Stink-hout, a species of oak, 170.

Sugar-cane, supposed to exist in many parts of Southern Africa, 188.

Sun-stroke, Author receives one, 58;
usual results of a, _ib._;
the Author in danger of a second, 88.

Sunrise, the, in the tropics, 51;
often followed by intense heat, and sufferings thereon, _ib._;
a mule left behind, _ib._

Superstition, a, with regard to oxen, 152.

Swakop, the, first appearance of, 49;
its cheerful aspect, _ib._;
the Author’s party attacked by two lions on the bank of, 93;
the Damaras flock with their cattle to, 241.

T.

Table Mountain, 25;
ascent by the Author of, _ib._

Tans Mountain, 348.

Tent, the Author’s, takes fire, 299.

Teoge, the River, feeds Lake Ngami, 427;
scenery along the banks of, 460;
crocodiles observed on, 471.

Termites, the, Schmelen’s Hope swarms with, 136;
their method of constructing their nests, _ib._;
encampment in the middle of a nest of, 145;
instances of the fearful ravages they are capable of committing in
an incredibly-short space of time, 155.

_Textor erythrorhynchus_, a parasitical insect-feeding bird, 213.

Thirst, suffering from, 52;
water not quenching thirst, _ib._

Thorn coppices, 182.

Thunder-storm, a, in the tropics, 107, 141, 352.

Tiger-wolf (or spotted hyæna), 369.

Timbo, a native of Mazapa, 81;
carried into captivity by Caffres, _ib._;
sold as a slave to the Portuguese, 82;
liberated by an English cruiser, _ib._;
his faithless spouse, _ib._;
his good qualities, _ib._;
his love of (native) country, 83;
friendship between him and George Bonfield, 336;
turns sulky, 352;
the Author sends him to Lake Ngami, 393;
his return, 402.

Tincas, the mountain, 52;
great stronghold and breeding-place of lions, _ib._

Tincas, the River, 84.

Tjobis, a river and tributary to the Swakop, 59.

Tjobis Fountain, arrive at, 60, 93;
depart from, 61, 93.

Tjopopa, a great chief of the Damaras, 168;
reach his werft, 169;
his character, _ib._;
death of his mother, 176;
his idleness and fondness for tobacco, _ib._;
sensuality, 177;
leaves Okamabuti, 207.

Tobacco, great size of leaves of, 110;
the Ovambo cultivate it, 189;
buy sheep for, 208.

Topnaars, a branch of the Hottentot tribe, 314.

Toucans, 59.

Trans-vaal River, the, rumors respecting the churlish conduct of the
Boers on, 27.

Traveling by day injurious, 58, 61;
by, night preferable, but dangerous, 84;
difficulties of African, 160.

Trees, bearing an apple-looking fruit, 176, 189;
enormous sized, _ib._

Tsetse fly, the, where chiefly found, 468;
description of, 469;
poisonous nature of its bite, _ib._;
result of Captain Vardon’s experiment on, 470;
Mr. Oswell’s examination of oxen bitten by, 471;
wild animals unaffected by the poison of, _ib._

Tunobis, 233;
days profitably and pleasantly passed there, 235;
immense quantity of game in the neighborhood of, _ib._;
the Author’s misadventure at, 360.

Twass, the head-quarters of the Namaqua chief Lambert, 355.

U.

Usab, the, a striking gorge, we arrive at, 83.

V.

“Venus,” a small half-breed dog, her combat with a rhinoceros, 391;
great sagacity of, _ib._

Voet-gangers (_vide_ larvæ).

Vollmer, Mr., 139, 286.

W.

Waggoner, John, his sulkiness and reluctance to work, 79;
dismissed at Barmen, 125;
his subsequent dishonest career, 139.

Wagons, the, fifteen hundred weight a good load for, 78;
accident to, 170.

Wait-a-bit thorn, the, 156;
great strength of its prickles, _ib._;
excessively troublesome, 367, 413, 415.

Walfisch Bay, the Author’s party advised to select this place as a
starting-point for their journey into the interior, 28;
arrival at the entrance of, 29;
appearance of the coast as seen from, _ib._;
description of, 30;
trading establishments there, _ib._;
frequented by immense numbers of water-fowl, 31:
outrageous conduct of the crews of whaling and guano ships
visiting, 243;
extraordinary number of dead fish in, 245;
the Author’s second visit to, 339.

Water, difficulty of obtaining, 306, 387.

Water-courses, the periodical, afford the only really practicable
roads, 124.

Wenzel, Abraham, 79;
his thievish habits, _ib._;
dismissed at Schmelen’s Hope, 140.

Whirlwinds, 217.

Williams, John, results of his carelessness, 80.

Willow-tree, the, in the neighborhood of Omuvereoom, 155.

Witch-doctor, the Namaqua, 318.

Witchcraft, Damaras have great faith in, 219;
the Bechuanas have great faith in, 442.

“Wolf,” 114.

Wolves, or hyænas, 131.

Women, Ovambo, 194;
Damara, 221;
Bayeye, 480.

Z.

Zebra, melancholy wail of the, 98;
the Author shoots one, 102;
its flesh not very palatable, _ib._;
a lion mistaken for one, 112;
the Author shoots one, 142.

Zouga, a river which flows out of Lake Ngami, 403;
runs in an easterly direction from Lake Ngami for a distance of
about three hundred miles, 428;
vegetation along its course varied and luxuriant, _ib._

Zwartbooi, William, a Namaqua chieftain, 137;
relations between Jonker Afrikaner, and, _ib._;
his territory, 138;
assists us with servants, 140.

Zwart Nosop, many pitfalls for game constructed in the neighborhood
of, 238.

Zwart-slang, the, or black snake, 294, 295.

LATIN INDEX.

Acacia giraffæ, 42, 104.

Aigocerus ellipsiprymnus, 431.

Amadina squamifrons, 213.

Behemot Jobi, 487.

Buphaga Africana, 212.

Canis mesomelas, 278.

Chizoerhis concolor, 59.

Columber canus, 294.

Croton, 323.

Diosma, 323.

Euphorbia candelabrum, 91, 176.

Felis caracal, 135.

Francolinus adspersus, 50.

Glossina morsitans, 468.

Gryllus devastator, 281.

Harelda glacialis, 32.

Hippopotamus amphibius, 488, 489.

” Liberiensis, 488.

Holcus Caffrorum, 173.

Hyrax Capensis, 291.

Lanius subcoronatus, 78.

Loxia socia, 104.

Naia haje, 294.

Oryx Capensis, 272.

” beisa, 272.

” leucoryx, 272.

Otis kori, 135.

Processus mamillaris, 495.

Python Natalensis, 290.

Quercus Africana, 170.

Rhinoceros bicornis, 372, 373.

” ” Sumatrensis, 370.

” Indicus, 370.

” Keitloa, 372, 376.

” Oswellii, 372.

” simus, 372, 373, 374.

” Sondaicus, 370.

Textor erythrorhynchus, 213.

Tragelaphus Angasii, 433.

” eurycerus, 433.

Trimerorhinus rhombeatus, 294.

Vipera inflata, 294.

THE END.

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