| Old Village Gateway with Circular Stone | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| On the Coast Lagoons | 28 |
| A Forest Road | 32 |
| Low-class Girl fetching Water | 50 |
| A Sihànaka Woman playing the Vahiha | 50 |
| Bétsimisàraka Women | 58 |
| Hova Women weaving | 58 |
| Family Tomb of the late Prime Minister, Antanànarìvo | 66 |
| Royal Tombs, Antanànarìvo | 66 |
| Earthenware Pottery | 76 |
| Digging up Rice-fields | 76 |
| Pounding and winnowing Rice | 78 |
| Hova Middle-class Family at a Meal | 78 |
| Rocks near Ambàtovòry | 92 |
| Typical Hova House in the Ancient Style | 96 |
| On the Coast Lagoons | 106 |
| Transplanting Rice | 112 |
| Hova Tombs | 118 |
| Friday Market at Antanànarìvo | 120 |
| Ancient Village Gateway | 124 |
| A Forest Village | 134 |
| Chameleons | 136 |
| Anàlamazàotra | 146 |
| Memorial Carved Posts and Ox Horns | 156 |
| Blacksmith at Work | 156 |
| On the Coast Lagoons | 166 |
| Some Curious Madagascar Spiders | 168 |
| Sihànaka Men | 176 |
| Forest Village | 176 |
| A Wayside Market | 180 |
| Water-carriers | 218 |
| Hide-bearers resting by the Roadside | 230 |
| Bétsiléo Tombs | 230 |
| Memorial Stone | 234 |
| Types of Carved Ornamentation in Houses | 236 |
| ” ” ” | 238 |
| Group of Tanàla Girls in Full Dress | 242 |
| Tanàla Girls singing and clapping Hands | 242 |
| Tanàla Spearmen | 248 |
| Coiffures | 250 |
| A Forest River | 252 |
| Tree Ferns | 260 |
| Traveller’s Trees | 260 |
| A Malagasy Orchid | 272 |
| Malagasy Men dancing | 274 |
| Woman of the Antànkàrana Tribe | 278 |
| Woman of the Antanòsy Tribe | 278 |
| The Fòsa | 302 |
| Malagasy Oxen | 302 |
| MAPS | |
| Physical Sketch Map of Madagascar | 16 |
| Ethnographical Sketch Maps of Madagascar | 17 |
| General Map of Madagascar | 314 |
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
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About This Book
The author presents a naturalist's record of long-term, close observation of an island's plants, animals, and people, combining lively field notes on lemurs, chameleons, birds, insects, small mammals and luxuriant vegetation with sketches of local customs, folk tales, and village life. Observational rather than strictly scientific, the narrative emphasizes behaviours and habitats, vernacular knowledge, and practical details gathered during extended residence; it is illustrated and arranged as a series of chapter sketches and descriptive essays that balance natural history with cultural impressions and practical notes on local terms and pronunciation.