Chapter II: Appendix

I. ETHNOLOGY, by George Rolleston, M.D., F.R.S., Linacre
Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the University
of Oxford 273

II. ORNITHOLOGY, by R. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S., F.Z.S.,
Senior Assistant, Zoological Department, British
Museum 294

III. HERPETOLOGY, by Albert Gunther, M.A., Ph.D., M.D.,
F.R.S. 329

IV. ENTOMOLOGY, by J. O. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., etc., Hope
Professor of Zoology, in the University of Oxford 331

V. BOTANY, by D. Oliver, F.R.S., F.L.S., Professor of
Botany in University College, London 366

VI. LIST OF MAKALAKA WORDS AND PHRASES, from one of Mr. F.
Oates’s Note-Books, 1874–5 370

INDEX 371

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PORTRAIT OF MR. FRANK OATES _Frontispiece_

CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS.

HIGH VELDT, TRANSVAAL. From a water-colour drawing by
W. E. Oates _To face page 8_

TATI SETTLEMENT. From a water-colour drawing by W. E.
Oates _To face page 30_

HUNTERS’ CAMP, SEMOKWE RIVER. From a water-colour
drawing by W. E. Oates _To face page 143_

SHOSHONG, BAMANGWATO. From a water-colour drawing
by W. E. Oates _To face page 155_

DRY BED OF THE INKWESI RIVER. From a water-colour
drawing by W. E. Oates _To face page 208_

VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI (WESTERN EXTREMITY). From
a water-colour drawing by Frank Oates _To face page 258_

WOODCUTS.

HEAD OF PALLAH. Drawn by Charles Whymper _Title-page_

PAGE

“FAITHFUL IN DEATH.” Drawn by Charles Whymper xxxvi

PRETORIA, TRANSVAAL. From a water-colour drawing by
W. E. Oates 7

BOER’S FARM, HIGH VELDT, TRANSVAAL. From a drawing
by W. E. Oates 9

GAME ON THE HIGH VELDT, TRANSVAAL. From a drawing
by W. E. Oates _To face page 12_

LIMPOPO OR CROCODILE RIVER. From a water-colour drawing
by W. E. Oates 19

SNUFF-BOXES MADE FROM GOURDS. From a drawing by
W. E. Oates 22

DOUBLE-BANDED SAND-GROUSE (_Pterocles bicinctus_). From
a drawing by W. E. Oates 27

BOERS’ FARMS, CROCODILE RIVER. From a water-colour
drawing by W. E. Oates 38

SOUTH AFRICAN WART HOG (_Phacochærus æthiopicus_).
From a drawing by W. E. Oates 41

MANYAMI. From a sketch by Frank Oates 52

MANYAMI’S ATTENDANT. From a sketch by Frank Oates 52

FEATHER HEAD-DRESS. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 56

HEAD-DRESS OF ZEBRA SKIN AND FEATHERS. From a drawing
by W. E. Oates 57

BIRDS’ NESTS. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 77

THE FIRST ELEPHANT. From a sketch by Frank Oates 84

KNOB-BILLED GOOSE (_Sarkidiornis melanonotus_). From a
drawing by W. E. Oates 91

DANCING-STICK, BOW AND ARROWS, AND KNOB-KERRIES.
From a drawing by W. E. Oates 95

OX-HIDE SHIELD. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 100

ASSEGAI-HEADS AND BATTLE-AXE. From a drawing by W. E.
Oates 102

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 115

NATIVE HUNTING-KNIVES. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 120

AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL (_Tockus nasutus_). From a drawing
by W. E. Oates 132

YELLOW-BILLED HORNBILL (_Tockus flavirostris_). From a
drawing by W. E. Oates 133

GIGANTIC ANT-HILL. From a water-colour drawing by W.
E. Oates 135

WOODEN VESSEL. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 138

SALT PAN, BAMANGWATO. From a water-colour drawing by
W. E. Oates 147

CHURCH AND MISSION STATION, SHOSHONG, BAMANGWATO.
From a water-colour drawing by W. E. Oates 149

“ROCK” AND “RAIL.” Drawn by Charles Whymper 160

WATTLED STARLING (_Dilophus carunculatus_). From a drawing
by W. E. Oates 171

NATIVE BUILDING, SHASHE RIVER. From a water-colour drawing
by Frank Oates 176

KLIPSPRINGER (_Oreotragus saltatrix_). From a sketch by
Frank Oates 195

VERREAUX’S WHYDAH BIRD (_Vidua Verreauxi_), AND THE
SHAFT-TAILED WHYDAH BIRD (_Vidua regia_). From
a drawing by W. E. Oates _To face page 220_

BLUE WILDEBEEST (_Catoblepas taurina_). From a drawing by
W. E. Oates 228

CAMP IN THE VELDT. From a water-colour drawing by Frank
Oates 230

AFRICAN DWARF GOOSE (_Nettapus auritus_). From a drawing
by W. E. Oates 243

WOODEN PILLOW. From a drawing by W. E. Oates 252

VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI (THE OUTLET). From a water-colour
drawing by Frank Oates 256

“RAIL.” From a Photograph 271

COLOURED PLATES.

PLATE.

(APPENDIX.)

A. SAXICOLA SHELLEYI. Drawn by J. G. Keulemans _To face page_ 328

B. BRADYORNIS OATESII. Drawn by J. G. Keulemans „ 328

C. CORONELLA TRITÆNIA. Drawn by R. Mintern „ 330

D. DRYIOPHIS OATESII. Drawn by R. Mintern „ 330

E-H. NEW AND REMARKABLE INSECTS. From drawings
by Professor Westwood „ 364

J. ANTHERICUM OATESII. From drawings by W. H. Fitch „ 368

K. ADIANTUM OATESII. From drawings by W. H. Fitch „ 368

MAPS.

ROUTE FROM SHOSHONG TO TATI _To face page_ 23

ROUTE FROM TATI TO THE UMGWANYA RIVER „ 43

ROUTE FROM TATI TO THE VICTORIA FALLS „ 173

GENERAL MAP OF SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA _At end._