| INTRODUCTION |
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| The Terrapin—Crew—Itinerary of the Cruise—Daily Routine—Provisionsand Supplies—Collecting Apparatus—Guns—Shooting—Path-making—Clothing—Head-dress—AScene in the Tropics—Native Indolence—AttractiveMemories | [1] |
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| CHAPTER I |
| Barren Island and the Archipelago | [9] |
| Shipboard Monotony—Edible Sharks—Calm Nights—Squalls—BarrenIsland—Appearance—Anchorage—Landing-place—Hot Spring—Goats—TheEruptive Cone—Lava—Paths—Interior of the Crater—VolcanicActivity—Fauna—Fish—The Archipelago—Kwang-tung Strait—Path-making—TheJungle—Birds—Coral Reefs—Parrots—Two New Rats—Inhabitants. | |
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| CHAPTER II |
| Port Blair | [19] |
| We enter the Harbour—Surveillance—Ross Island Pastimes—Visit the ChiefCommissioner—The Harbour—Cellular Jail—Lime-kilns—Phœnix Bay—Hopetown—Murderof Lord Mayo—Chatham Island—Haddo andthe Andamanese—Tea Gardens—Viper Island and Jail—The Convicts—Occupations—Punishments—Troops—Departure. | |
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| CHAPTER III |
| Macpherson Strait—South Andaman and Rutland Island | [28] |
| Gunboat Tours—South Andaman—Rutland Island—Navigation—Landing-place—NativeCamp—Natives—Jungle—Birds—Appearance of theNatives—Our Guests—Native Women: Decorations and AbsurdAppearance—Trials of Photography—The Village—Food—Bows,Arrows, and Utensils—Barter—Coiffure—Fauna—Water—New Species. | |
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| CHAPTER IV |
| The Cinques and Little Andaman | [36] |
| Position of the Cinques—Anchorage—Clear Water—The Forest—BeachFormation—Native Hut—Little Andaman—BumilaCreek—Natives—Flies—PersonalDecoration—Dress and Modesty—Coats of Mud—Coiffure—Absenceof Scarification—Elephantiasis—A Visit to the Village—PeculiarHuts—Canoe—Bows and Arrows—The Return Journey—Aslight contretemps—Andamanese Pig—We leave the Andamans. | |
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| CHAPTER V |
| Kar Nicobar | [44] |
| To the Nicobars—A Tide-race—A Change of Scene—Sáwi Bay—GeologicalFormation—V. Solomon—MūsVillage—Living-houses—Kitchens—Fruit-trees—TheNatives—Headman Offandi—"Town-Halls"—Death-house—MaternityHouses—Hospitals—Floods—"Babies'Houses"—Birds—Oil Press—Canoes—Offandi—"Friend ofEngland"—"FrankThomson"—"Little John"—Thirst for Information—Natives'Nick-names—Mission School Boys' Work—A Truant—TheAdvantage of Canoes—A Spill—Our Method of Landing—CollectingNative Birds—A New Bat—Coconuts—V. Solomon—The Nicobareseand Christianity—Water—Area of KarNicobar—Geology—Flora—Supplies. | |
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| CHAPTER VI |
| Tilanchong | [66] |
| Batti Malv—Tilanchong—Novara Bay—Terrapin Bay—Form and Area ofTilanchong—Birds—Megapodes—A Swamp—Crocodile—MegapodeMound—Wreck and Death of Captain Owen, 1708—Leave Tilanchong—FoulGround—Kamorta. | |
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| CHAPTER VII |
| Trinkat | [73] |
| Beresford Channel—A Deserted Village—Jheel—Bird Life—WildCattle—Scenery—Photographs—PortRegisters—Tanamara—Population—Customs—TheShom Peṅ—The Sequel to a Death—Interior of theHouses. | |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
| Nankauri | [78] |
| The Harbour Shores—A Village—Kanaia—Canoe—Feeding theAnimals—Collecting-ground—MangroveCreeks—Preparations for a Festival—BurialCustoms—Malacca Village—Houses—VisitTanamara—Furniture—Talismansand "Scare-devils"—Beliefs—Festivities—A Dance—AnEducated Native—Tanamara and hisRelations—Cigarettes—Refreshments—TheCollections—Geology—Flora—Population—Piracy. | |
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| CHAPTER IX |
| Kamorta | [95] |
| The Old Settlement—The Cemetery—F.H. de Röepstorff—Mortality—Birds—TheHarbour—Appearance of Kamorta—Dring Harbour—Olta-möit—Buffalo—SpiritTraffic—Cookery—Ceremonial Dress—A Visit fromTanamara—Geology—Flora—Topography—Population—Hamilton'sDescription. | |
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| CHAPTER X |
| Kachal and Other Islands | [103] |
| Heavy Surf—Teressa—Bompoka—A Native Legend—Hamilton—Chaura—Wizardry—Pottery—Kachaltypical of the Tropics—NicobareseDress—West Bay—Lagoon—Mangroves—Whimbrel—Formation ofKachal—Birds—Visitors to the Schooner—Fever—Chinese Junks—Thatch—Relics—TheReef—Megapodes—Monkeys—Full-dressedNatives—Medicine—A Death Ceremony—Talismans—Fish and Fishing—Geology. | |
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| CHAPTER XI |
| Little Nicobar and Pulo Milo | [118] |
| A Tide-rip—Islets—A Cetacean—Pulo Milo—Timidity of the Natives—LittleNicobar—Geology—Flora—Population—Site for a Colony—JungleLife—Banian Trees—The Houses and their Peculiarity—TheNatives—Practices and Beliefs—The Shom Peṅ—The Harbour—Weascend a River—Kingfishers—Water—Caves—Bats and Swallows—Nests—AJungle Path—Menchál Island—Collections—Monkeys—Crabs. | |
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| CHAPTER XII |
| Kondul and Great Nicobar | [131] |
| The Anchorage—The Island—Villages—We leave Kondul—Great Nicobar—Anchorage—Collecting—Upthe Creek—A Bat Camp—Young Bats—Tracesof the Shom Peṅ—Bird Life—Fish—Ganges Harbour—LandSubsidence—Tupais—We Explore the Harbour—A Jungle Pig—"Jubilee"River—Chinese Navigation—Rainy Weather—Kondul Boys—Coconuts—ChineseRowing. | |
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| CHAPTER XIII |
| Great Nicobar—West Coast | [141] |
| Pulo Kunyi—Area of Great Nicobar—Mountains—Rivers—The Village—TheShom Peṅ—Casuarina Bay—An Ingenious "Dog-hobble"—Inthe Jungle—A Shom Peṅ Village—Men of the Shom Peṅ-A LazyMorning—The Shom Peṅ again—Their Similarity to the Nicobarese—Food—Implements—Cooking-vessel—TheDagmar River—CasuarinaBay—Pulo Nyur—Water—A Boat Expedition—The Alexandra River—ShomPeṅ Villages—Kópenhéat—More Shom Peṅ—Elephantiasis—PetMonkeys—Anchorage. | |
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| CHAPTER XIV |
| Great Nicobar—West and South Coasts | [154] |
| "Domeat"—Malay Traders—Trade Prices—The Shom Peṅ Language—PlaceNames—Pulo Bábi—The Growth of Land—Climbing a PalmTree—Servitude—Population—Views on Marriage with the Aborigines—Towardsthe Interior—A Shom Peṅ Village—The Inhabitants—Canoe-building—Barter—TheWest Coast—South Bay—Walker Island—Chang-ngeh—Upthe Galathea River—Water—We leave the Nicobarsand sail to Sumatra. | |