Part 53

Duleb-palm, the, 210.

Dwarf-birch of the tundra, 68.

Eagle, hunting with the, 486.

Eider-duck, the, 40; its appearance and habits, 41; her search for a brooding-place, 42; the nest robbed by the Norseman, 43; she builds a second nest, 43; value of the down on her breast, 43, 48, 565; her remarkable tameness, 45; the birds steal each other’s eggs, 45; the ducklings protected and placed in the sea by the natives, 46.

Eider-holms, 40.

Elephant, the, 233.

Elephantine, on the Nile, 359.

Elk, hunting of the, 147; 573.

Exiles. See Colonists.

Faber’s description of a brooding-place, 60.

Fall-trap, used in Siberia, 136.

Family and Social Life among the Kirghiz, 482; alleged origin of the people, 482; their true character, 483; their expert horsemanship, 484; wrestling, 485; hunting, 486; their love of talking, 492; language, 493; bards, 493; education and religious feeling, 494; good qualities of the people, 494; family pride and vanity, 495; social customs and hospitality, 496; wedding ceremonies, 497; a lover’s song, 502; treatment of children, 506; funeral ceremonies, 507.

Fata Morgana or “devil’s sea”, 351.

Fighting-ruffs, combats of, 102; 570.

Forests of Siberia, 121; of Africa and America, 571, 572; forest-fires, 123.

Fox, hunted for its valuable fur, 155; 487.

Fruskagora, hunting and exploring in, 557.

Funeral ceremonies among the Kirghiz, 507.

Gazelle of the desert, 332.

Gecko lizard, the, 186, 575.

Goat of the Kirghiz, 464, 571.

Goat-sucker or night-jar, 193, 266.

Gobi steppe, migrations from the, 242.

Golden plover of the tundra, 78.

Gulls, breeding-places of, 53, 60.

Hare and Hounds, game of, in Nubia, 377.

Hare of Western Siberia, 150.

Hassanie, a Soudanese tribe, 204; their appearance and singular customs, 204; their huts, 205; life of a Hassanie matron, 206.