A naturalist in Madagascar / A record of observation, experiences, and impressions made during a period of over fifty years' intimate association with the natives and study of the animal & vegetable life of the island

by James Sibree

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Old Village Gateway with Circular Stone

The stone is levered into position closing the opening. A deep fosse or ditch surrounding the village completes its fortification. The man in front is carrying two packages secured to a pole in the usual manner of the country

A NATURALIST
IN MADAGASCAR

A Record of Observation Experiences and
Impressions made during a period of over Fifty Years’
Intimate Association with the Natives and Study of the
Animal & Vegetable Life of the Island

BY

JAMES SIBREE, F.R.G.S.