A NATURALIST IN MADAGASCAR
Reading edition
A Record of Observation Experiences and Impressions made during a period of over Fifty Years’ Intimate Association with the Natives and Study of the Animal & Vegetable Life of the Island
BY
JAMES SIBREE, F.R.G.S.
Membre de l’Academie Malgache
AUTHOR OF “THE GREAT AFRICAN ISLAND,” “MADAGASCAR ORNITHOLOGY,” &c., &c., &c.
WITH 52 ILLUSTRATIONS & 3 MAPS
PHILADELPHIA
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
LONDON: SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LTD.
1915
Dedicated
WITH MUCH AFFECTION TO
MY DEAR WIFE
MY CONSTANT COMPANION IN MADAGASCAR AND FAITHFUL HELPER IN ALL MY WORK FOR FORTY- FOUR YEARS