XXXI.—DISCOURSETH OF THE TWO ISLANDS CALLED MALE AND FEMALE, AND WHY THEY ARE SO CALLED 404 NOTE.—_The Legend and its diffusion._ XXXII.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SCOTRA 406 NOTES.—1. _Whales of the Indian Seas._ 2. _Socotra and its former Christianity._ 3. _Piracy at Socotra._ 4. _Sorcerers._ XXXIII.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF MADEIGASCAR 411 NOTES.—1. _Madagascar; some confusion here with Magadoxo._ 2. _Sandalwood._ 3. _Whale-killing. The |Capidoglio| or Sperm-Whale._ 4. _The Currents towards the South._ 5. _The Rukh_ (and see Appendix L. 11). 6. _More on the dimensions assigned thereto._ 7. _Hippopotamus Teeth._ XXXIV.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ZANGHIBAR. A WORD ON INDIA IN GENERAL 422 NOTES.—1. _Zangibar; Negroes._ 2. _Ethiopian Sheep._ 3. _Giraffes._ 4. _Ivory trade._ 5. _Error about Elephant-taming._ 6. _Number of Islands assigned to the Indian Sea._ 7. _The Three Indies, and various distributions thereof. Polo’s Indian Geography._ XXXV.—TREATING OF THE GREAT PROVINCE OF ABASH, WHICH IS MIDDLE INDIA, AND IS ON THE MAINLAND 427 NOTES.—1. _Ḥabash or Abyssinia. Application of the name India to it._ 2. _Fire Baptism ascribed to the Abyssinian Christians._ 3. _Polo’s idea of the position of Aden._ 4. _Taming of the African Elephant for War._ 5. _Marco’s Story of the Abyssinian Invasion of the Mahomedan Low-Country, and Review of Abyssinian Chronology in connection therewith._ 6. _Textual._ XXXVI.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ADEN 438 NOTES.—1. _The Trade to Alexandria from India |viâ| Aden._ 2. “Roncins à deux selles.” 3. _The Sultan of Aden. The City and its Great Tanks._ 4. _The Loss of Acre._ XXXVII.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF ESHER 442 NOTES.—1. _Shihr._ 2. _Frankincense._ 3. _Four-horned Sheep._ 4. _Cattle fed on Fish._ 5. _Parallel passage._ XXXVIII.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF DUFAR 444 NOTES.—1. _Dhofar._ 2. _Notes on Frankincense._ XXXIX.—CONCERNING THE GULF OF CALATU, AND THE CITY SO CALLED 449 NOTES.—1. _Kalhát._ 2. “En fra terre.” 3. _Maskat._ XL.—RETURNS TO THE CITY OF HORMOS WHEREOF WE SPOKE FORMERLY 451 NOTES.—1. _Polo’s distances and bearings in these latter chapters._ 2. _Persian |Bád-gírs| or wind-catching chimneys._ 3. _Island of Kish._ BOOK FOURTH. _Wars among the Tartar Princes, and some Account of the Northern Countries._