| PAGE |
| CHAPTER I. |
| DEPENDENCIES IN EUROPE. |
| Heligoland and the Frisians.—Gibraltar and the Spanish Stock.—Malta.—TheIonian Islands.—The Channel Islands. | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| DEPENDENCIES IN AFRICA. |
| The Gambia Settlements.—Sierra Leone.—The Gold Coast.—TheCape.—The Mauritius.—The Negroes of America. | [34] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES IN ASIA. |
| Aden.—The Mongolian Variety.—The Monosyllabic Languages.—HongKong.—The Tenasserim Provinces; Maulmein, Ye, Tavoy, Tenasserim,the Mergui Archipelago.—The Môn, Siamese, Avans, Kariens, andSilong.—Arakhan.—Mugs, Khyens.—Chittagong, Tippera, andSylhet.—Kuki.—Kasia.—Cachars.—Assam.—Nagas.—Singpho.—Jili.—Khamti.—Mishimi.—Aborsand Bor-Abors.—Dufla.—Aka.—Muttucksand Miri, and other Tribes of the Valley of Assam.—The Garo.—Classification.—Mr.Brown's Tables.—The Bodo.—Dhimal.—Kocch.—Lepchasof Sikkim.—Rawat of Kumaon.—Polyandria.—The TamulianPopulations.—Rajmahali Mountaineers.—Kúlis, Khonds, Goands,Chenchwars.—Tudas, &c.—Bhils.—Waralis.—The Tamul, Telinga,Kanara, and Malayalam Languages. | [92] |
| CHAPTER IV.[vi] |
| The Sanskrit Language.—Its Relations to certain Modern Languagesof India; to the Slavonic and Lithuanic of Europe.—Inferences.—Brahminismof the Puranas.—Of the Institutes of Menu.—Extract.—Ofthe Vedas.—Extract.—Inferences.—The Hindús.—Sikhs.—Biluchi.—Afghans.—WanderingTribes.—Miscellaneous Populations.—Ceylon.—Buddhism.—Devil-worship.—Vaddahs. | [150] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| British Dependencies in the Malayan Peninsula.—The Oceanic Stockand its Divisions.—The Malay, Semang, and Dyak Types.—The OrangBinua.—Jakuns.—The Biduanda Kallang.—The Orang Sletar.—TheSarawak Tribes.—The New Zealanders.—The Australians.—TheTasmanians. | [203] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| DEPENDENCIES IN AMERICA. |
| The Athabaskans of the Hudson's Bay Country.—The Algonkin Stock.—TheIroquois.—The Sioux.—Assineboins.—The Eskimo.—TheKolúch.—The Nehanni.—Digothi.—The Atsina.—Indians of BritishOregon, Quadra's and Vancouver's Island.—Haidah.—Chimsheyan.—Billichula.—Hailtsa.—Nutka.—Atna.—Kitunaha Indians.—Particular Algonkin Tribes.—The Nascopi.—The Bethuck.—Numeralsfrom Fitz-Hugh Sound.—The Moskito Indians.—South AmericanIndians of British Guiana.—Caribs.—Warows.—Wapisianas.—Tarumas.—Caribsof St. Vincent.—Trinidad. | [224] |