Betel nut, chewing of, [82]
palms (mma), [59]

Bhois, migratory, [xv n. 2];
connected with Semas, [xix];
reap by hand, [xxviii n. 3]

Bigge, Lieut., views on Lhota character, [xiii], [2]

Bila-an know story of people with inverted noses, [xxvii n. 1]

Birds, offered to Tchhüpfu, [125];
varieties not eaten, [75]

Birds, scaring of, [52], [53];
capturing of, [68], [69]

Bird-lime (onyi), [68]

Birth, precautions before, [144];
delivery, [145];
subsequent proceedings, [146], [147] “genna,” child’s ears pierced at, [8], [147] “genna” for calves, [60];
for puppies, [63];
for pigs, [61]

Black, distinctive colour in tiger-slayer’s ornaments, [12], [17];
of Puthis’ and Wokchungs’ spear-shafts, [17]

Blacksmith, trade unlucky, [41], [42]