The Malay Archipelago [[electronic resource] ] : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature / / Alfred Russell Wallace

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821735303321
• Autore: Wallace Alfred Russel <1823-1913.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Electric Book Co., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Soggetti: Natural history - Malay Archipelago; Ethnology - Malay Archipelago; Malay Archipelago Description and travel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First Edition published by Macmillan & Co, London, 1869."
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Alfred Russel Wallace -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter I. Physical geography -- Malay Archipelago, physical geography of 13 -- Malay Archipelago, definition and boundaries of 14 -- Malay Archipelago, extent of 14 -- Malay Archipelago, islands of 14 -- Malay Archipelago, geological contrasts of 16 -- Malay Archipelago, vegetation of 19 -- Malay Archipelago, depths of sea 20 -- Malay Archipelago, natural productions of 20 -- Malay Archipelago, separation of 26 -- Malay Archipelago, races of 28 -- Borneo, size of 15 -- Volcanoes 16 -- Volcanoes 17 -- Volcanoes, quiescent 18 -- Volcanoes, geographical division 18 -- Chapter II. Singapore -- Singapore, population of 30 -- Singapore, ethnic diversity of 30 -- Singapore, China Bazar in 31 -- Singapore, missionaries in 32 -- Singapore, geography of 33 -- tigers 33 -- Insect-hunting 33 -- Chapter III. Malacca and Mt Ophir -- Malacca, Linschott on 35 -- Malacca, population of 35 -- Malacca, language of 36 -- Malacca, Tin-works in 37 -- Malacca, birds of 37 -- Malacca, butterflies of 38 -- Blue-billed gaper 37 -- Mount Ophir 38 -- Mount Ophir, rare ferns on 40 -- Argus pheasant 42 -- Chapter IV. Borneo - The Orang-utan -- Orang-utan ("mias") 44 -- Orang-utan ("mias") 49 -- Orang-utan ("mias") 50 -- Orang-utan ("mias") 51 -- Orang-utan ("mias") 56-59 -- Orang-utan ("mias"), infant 52-56 -- Orang-utan ("mias"), ; habits and habitation of 64-67 -- Orang-utan ("mias"), size of 68 -- Orang-utan ("mias"), size of 69 -- Sarawak River 44 -- Simunjon coal-works 45 -- Borneo, insects of 45 -- Borneo, beetles of 46 -- Borneo, butterflies of 47 -- Borneo, mammalia of 48 -- Flying frog 48 -- Semábang 60 -- Simia morio 61 -- Dyaks, climbing methods of 62 -- Chapter V. Borneo - Journey to the interior -- Borneo, interior of 70.; Borneo, interior of, moths of 88 -- Borneo, interior of, moths of 89 -- Dyaks, games of 71 -- Dyaks, houses and villages of 71 -- Dyaks, dress of 71 -- Dyaks, games of 72 -- Dyaks, bridge 82 -- Budw 74 -- Seboran Mountain 76 -- Penrissen Mounyain 77 -- Sarawak 78 -- Durion 79 -- Bamboo 81-85 -- Pitcher-plants 84 -- Chapter VI. Borneo - The Dyaks -- Dyaks, physical characteristics 91 -- Dyaks, moral character of 92 -- Dyaks, moral character of 93 -- Dyaks, population of 93 -- Dyaks, population of 94 -- Dyaks, population of 94 -- Malthus 93 -- Sir James Brooke 95 -- Sir James Brooke 96 -- Chapter VII. Java -- Java, Dutch government of 97 -- Java, trade with 98 -- Java, geography of 100 -- Java, history of 101 -- Java, music of 104 -- Java, architectural remains of 105 -- Java, birds of 109 -- Java, birds of 110 -- Java, birds of 119 -- Java, mammalia of 119 -- Modjo-pahit 102 -- Lora Jong-grang (the "exalted virgin") 103 -- Brambanam 105 -- Brambanam 106 -- Raffle's History of Java 105 -- Borobodo 106 -- Gunong Prau 106 -- Gunong Prau 107 -- Peacocks 107 -- Batavia 110 -- West Java, productions of 113 -- West Java, productions of, flora of 116 -- West Java, productions of, flora of 117 -- Equator 115 -- Pangerango, tropical to temperate flora 115 -- Mountain flora 118 -- Europe, comparisons to 117 -- Origin of Species 119 -- Chapter VIII. Sumatra -- Palembang 121 -- Palembang 122 -- Sumatra Malays 124 -- Sumatra, monkeys of 131 -- Sumatra, monkeys of 132 -- Sumatra, monkeys of 133 -- Sumatra, mammalia of 132 -- Darwin's Origin of Species 131 -- Adaptation 131 -- Mimicry 131 -- Hornbills 134 -- Hornbills 135 -- Chapter IX. Natural history of the Malay islands -- Indo-Malay Islands, natural history of 136 -- Indo-Malay Islands, flora of 136.; Indo-Malay Islands, flora of 137 -- Indo-Malay Islands, mammalia of 138 -- Indo-Malay Islands, similarity to mainland productions 139 -- Indo-Malay Islands, similarity to mainland productions 140 -- Indo-Malay Islands, birds of 140 -- Indo-Malay Islands, birds of 141 -- Indo-Malay Islands, v Austro-Malay region 141 -- Indo-Malay Islands, insect comparison 144 -- Movement of land 145 -- Chapter X. Bali and Lombock -- Bali, geography of 148 -- Bali, volcanoes of 149 -- Lombock, birds of 152-5 -- Lombock, jungle 154 -- Lombock, Sassaks (natives) 156 -- Chapter XI. Lombock - Manners and customs -- Lombock, capital of Mataram 159 -- Lombock, cultivation of 160 -- Lombock, birds of 167 -- Lombock, trade 169 -- Gun-boring 164 -- Sassaks (natives), customs of 167 -- Sassaks (natives), customs of 167 -- Sassaks (natives), women 167 -- Krissing 167 -- Running "amok" 168 -- Running "amok" 169 -- Chapter XII. Lombock - How the Rajah took the census -- Lombock, Rajah of 171 -- Lombock, taxes in 171 -- Lombock, census of 172-7 -- Chapter XIII. Timor -- Timor, geography of 178 -- Timor, vegetation of 178 -- Timor, vegetation of 190 -- Timor, butterflies of 181 -- Timor, butterflies of 182 -- Timor, wheat of 184 -- Timor, Portuguese government of 188-90 -- Timor, Dutch rule 189 -- Timor, Dutch rule 190 -- Fan-leaved palms 178 -- Timorese 179 -- Timorese 187 -- Semao 179 -- Semao, birds of 181 -- Delli 181 -- Delli 182 -- Delli, birds of 184 -- Swallow-tail butterfly 182 -- Copper, search for ; 185-7 -- Pomali" (taboo) 187 -- Bee-hunting 191-3 -- Chapter XIV. Natural history of the Timor group -- Timor group, natural history of 194 -- Timor group, climate of 194 -- Timor group, birds of 194-8 -- Timor group, and Australia 198 -- Timor group, and Australia 200.; Timor group, and Australia 202 -- Timor group, fauna of 199 -- Timor group, fauna of 201 -- Timor group, mammalia of 200 -- Timor group, insects of 201 -- Change of species 198 -- Oceanic islands 201 -- Darwin 201 -- Chapter XV. Celebes - Macassar -- Celebes, birds of 206 -- Celebes, birds of 208 -- Celebes, butterflies of 207-11 -- Celebes, agriculture of 212 -- Macassar 203 -- Macassar, Dutch government of 203 -- Goa 205 -- Goa, Rajah of 205 -- Goa, Rajah of 209 -- Sagueir (palm-wine) 207 -- Native plough 215 -- Chapter XVI. Celebes - Macassar -- Celebes, cultivation of 221 -- Celebes, butterflies of 221 -- Celebes, butterflies of 224 -- Celebes, birds of 222 -- Celebes, beetles of 222 -- Celebes, landscape of 225 -- Celebes, foliage colour 225 -- Celebes, foliage colour 226 -- Celebes, geology of 227 -- Celebes, rains of 228 -- Palm-trees 219 -- Máros River 223 -- Chapter XVII. Celebes - Menado -- Celebes, birds of 247 -- Celebes, insects of 248 -- Menado 230 -- Natives of Minahasa, racial characteristics 230 -- Natives of Minahasa, behaviour of 231 -- Natives of Minahasa, economy of 232 -- Natives of Minahasa, schooling of 240 -- Natives of Minahasa, social structure 241 -- Coffee cultivation 232 -- Coffee cultivation 235 -- Rurúkan, earthquake at 237 -- Rurúkan, earthquake at 239 -- Mountain vegetation 237 -- Dutch government 242-3 -- Civilisation and human progress 243 -- Civilisation and human progress 244 -- Hot-springs 245 -- Mud-volcanoes 245 -- Mud-volcanoes 246 -- Babirúsa (hog-deer) 249 -- Sapi-utan (forest ox) 249 -- Maleos 250 -- Maleos 253 -- Maleos, egg-laying of 251 -- Rattan palms 254 -- Chapter XVIII. Natural history of the Celebes -- Celebes, geographical position of 256 -- Celebes, birds of 257-8 -- Celebes, mammalia 260.; Celebes, mammalia 262 -- Celebes, insects of 263 -- Celebes, butterflies of 263 -- Celebes, butterflies of 265 -- Celebes, butterflies of 266 -- Celebes, distinctness of species in 265-9 -- Celebes, isolation of 268 -- Celebes, oldness of 268 -- Celebes, individuality of 264 -- Celebes, individuality of 268 -- Celebes roller 259 -- Oxpecker 259 -- Babirúsa 262 -- Nymphalidæ 264 -- Coleoptera 264 -- Lemurs 268 -- Geographical distribution of animals 269 -- Chapter XIX. Banda -- Banda, geographical structure of 270 -- Banda, geographical structure of 271 -- Banda, natives of 274 -- Banda, animals of 275 -- Volcanoes 271 -- Nutmeg, trees 272 -- Nutmeg, trade 273 -- Nutmeg, Dutch government monopoly of 273 -- Monopolies 273 -- Monopolies 274 -- Ké Islands 274 -- Papuans 274 -- Fruit-pigeon 275 -- Fruit-dove 275 -- Chapter XX. Amboyna -- Amboyna, map of 276 -- Amboyna, insects of 277-9 -- Amboyna, insects of 285 -- Amboyna, marine life of 278 -- Amboyna, marine life of 284 -- Amboyna, vegetation of 279 -- Amboyna, butterflies of 279 -- Amboyna, birds of 281 -- Amboyna, natives of 283 -- Japan, natural history of 278 -- Python 280 -- Kingfishers 281 -- Kingfishers, Racquet-tailed 282 -- Buprestidæ 282 -- Europeans inhabitants 283 -- Portuguese influences 284 -- Mohammedans 284 -- Allen, Charles 286 -- Allen, Charles 287 -- Breadfruit 286 -- Chapter XXI. Ternate -- Ternate, physical nature of 288 -- Ternate, houses of 289 -- Ternate, fruit production of 290 -- Ternate, Spice trade of 291-5 -- Ternate, natives of 293 -- Durions 290 -- Drake, Francis 291 -- Drake, Francis 292 -- ; Earthquake 292 -- Earthquake 293 -- Gilolo 294 -- Slavery 294-5 -- Chapter XXII. Gilolo -- Gilolo, natives of 297 -- Gilolo, natives of 299 -- Gilolo, birds of 297.; Gilolo, birds of 300.