DEPENDENCIES IN AFRICA.

The Gambia Settlements.--Sierra Leone.--The Gold Coast.--The
Cape.--The Mauritius.--The Negroes of America. 34

CHAPTER III.

BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES IN ASIA.

Aden.--The Mongolian Variety.--The Monosyllabic Languages.--Hong
Kong.--The Tenasserim Provinces; Maulmein, Ye, Tavoy, Tenasserim,
the Mergui Archipelago.--The Mon, Siamese, Avans, Kariens, and
Silong.--Arakhan.--Mugs, Khyens.--Chittagong, Tippera, and
Sylhet.--Kuki.--Kasia.--Cachars.--Assam.--Nagas.--Singpho.--Jili.
--Khamti.--Mishimi.--Abors and Bor-Abors.--Dufla.--Aka.--Muttucks
and Miri, and other Tribes of the Valley of Assam.--The Garo.--
Classification.--Mr. Brown's Tables.--The Bodo.--Dhimal.--Kocch.
--Lepchas of Sikkim.--Rawat of Kumaon.--Polyandria.--The Tamulian
Populations.--Rajmahali Mountaineers.--Kulis, Khonds, Goands,
Chenchwars.--Tudas, &c.--Bhils.--Waralis.--The Tamul, Telinga,
Kanara, and Malayalam Languages. 92

CHAPTER IV.

The Sanskrit Language.--Its Relations to certain Modern Languages
of India; to the Slavonic and Lithuanic of Europe.--Inferences.--
Brahminism of the Puranas.--Of the Institutes of Menu.--Extract.
--Of the Vedas.--Extract.--Inferences.--The Hindus.--Sikhs.--
Biluchi.--Afghans.--Wandering Tribes.--Miscellaneous Populations.
--Ceylon.--Buddhism.--Devil-worship.--Vaddahs. 150

CHAPTER V.

British Dependencies in the Malayan Peninsula.--The Oceanic Stock
and its Divisions.--The Malay, Semang, and Dyak Types.--The Orang
Binua.--Jakuns.--The Biduanda Kallang.--The Orang Sletar.--The
Sarawak Tribes.--The New Zealanders.--The Australians.--The
Tasmanians. 203

CHAPTER VI.

DEPENDENCIES IN AMERICA.

The Athabaskans of the Hudson's Bay Country.--The Algonkin Stock.
--The Iroquois.--The Sioux.--Assineboins.--The Eskimo.--The
Koluch.--The Nehanni.--Digothi.--The Atsina.--Indians of British
Oregon, Quadra's and Vancouver's Island.--Haidah.--Chimsheyan.--
Billichula.--Hailtsa.--Nutka.--Atna.--Kitunaha Indians.--
Particular Algonkin Tribes.--The Nascopi.--The Bethuck.--Numerals
from Fitz-Hugh Sound.--The Moskito Indians.--South American