_Acræa Acontias_, 345 _Acronycta_, 346 _Aglaonice_, 246 _amphimalla_, 347 _Anemosa_, 348 _Atergatis_, 342 _Atolmis_, 343 _Axina_, 344 _Bellua_, 348 _Caldarene_, 347 _Dircæa_, 348 _Hypatia_, 348 _natalica_, 348 _Neobule_, 348 _Rahira_, 348 _Acræidæ_, 342 _Acridium leprosum_, 363 _scabrosum_, 363 _Acridocarpus pruriens_, 366 _Actitis hypoleucus_, 325 _Adiantum æthiopicum_, 369 _lunulatum_, 369 _Oatesii_, 369 _Aëdon leucophrys_, 309 _Ægialitis atricollaris_, 326 _Ægithalus_, or Penduline Titmouse, nest of, 76, _note_ _Agaristidæ_, 355 _Alaudidæ_, 317 _Alcedinidæ_, 303 _Aloe_, sp., 369 Amadavats, nests of, 76 _Amadina erythrocephala_, 320 _Amblypodia natalensis_, 351 _Leroma_, 351 _Amphidesmus analis_, 363 _Amydrus bicolor_, 316 _morio_, 316 _Anas xanthorhyncha_, 327 _Anatidæ_, 327 _Androcymbium melanthioides_, 369 _Andropogon_, sp., 369 (_Cymbopogon_) _hirtus_, 369 _Anomalipus intermedius_, 361 _lineatus_, 361 _Anthericum_ (_Trachyandra_) _Oatesii_, 368 _Anthia cinctipennis_, 359 _guttata_, 359 _maxillosa_, 359 _Mellyi_, 359 _Anthocharis Eosphorus_, 336 _Erone_, 338 _Anthopsyche speciosa_, 338 _Theopompe_, 337 _Anthus caffer_, 317 _pyrrhonotus_, 317 Ant-eating Wheatear, Southern, 307 Ants, 40, 72. _See also_ White ants. _Apate cornutus_, 361 _monacha_, 361 Apricots, 4, 37, 49 _Ardea melanocephala_, 326 _purpurea_, 326 _rufiventris_, 327 _Ardeidæ_, 326 _Ardeiralla Sturmii_, 326 _Artemisia afra_, 367 _Asio capensis_, 300 _Asparagus_, sp., 369 Assegais, different varieties of, 101, _note_ _Astur polyzonoides_, 298 _Aterica Meleagris_, 349 Australian skulls, 281 Ayres, Mr. Thomas, reference to, 294 Babbling Thrush, Jardine’s, 309 Pied, 308 Baines, Thomas, reference to, 247, 254, 256–8 Baker, Mr. J. G., F.R.S., descriptions of two new species of plants obtained by Mr. Oates, by, 368 Bamangwato, 15–22, 36, 147–159 fighting at, 155 (or Mungwato), the usual name for Shoshong, 11, _note_ Baobab trees, 72, 83, 145 Barbel, 51, 230 Barbet, Le Vaillant’s, 306 Pied, 305 _Batis molitor_, 311 _Bauhinia fassoglensis_, 366 Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked, 301 Carmine-throated, 301 European, 301 Little, 301 Swallow-tailed, 302 White-fronted, 301 Bees’ nests, 73, 135 Beef-eater, African, 316 Beetles, annoyance from, 40 Bell, Thomas, 4 Bembesi River, 68 Bengali Finch, Southern, 321 Biltong, meat dried in the sun, 45 Birds’ nests collected by Mr. Oates, 76 Bishop-bird, Red, 320 Bleek, Dr. W. H. J., researches of, 276