Chapter V: Concerning India the Greater

§ 1, 2. The Elephant described. 3. Spices. 4. Ginger; Pepper
described; Cinnamon. 5. Islands of India; Ceylon. 6. Pearl fishery.
7. Birds. 8. Marvels of the islands. 9. Winged cats (flying
squirrels). 10. The Talipat’s great leaves. 11. The king of Ceylon
and his rubies. 12. Island of Naked Folk. 13-16. Great island of Java
(the Archipelago in general); Spices; Pygmies; Cloves; Cannibals. 17.
Dress in India. 18. That of the kings. 19. Inheritance in the female
line only (Nairs). 20. Vows of self-immolation. 21-27. Particulars
of climate and celestial phenomena. 28. Wild Forest Races. 29.
Serpents. 30. Remarkable wasps. 31. White ants. 32, 33. Red kites.
34. Great bird that wails by night. 35. The Devil speaketh. 36.
Marvellous land. 37. Champa (_India ultra Gangem_), and its abundance
of elephants. 38. Wars of elephants. 39. Ivory. 40. Mode of capturing
elephants. 41. Kings of (Southern) India detailed, etc.