Note 415 — APPENDICES (continued 2)

According to Dr. Bellew this name is the Greek equivalent of the Persian Mâhîkhorân, “fish-eaters,” still surviving in the modern Makrân. [Since the above note was written the cause of Eastern learning and research has suffered a grievous loss by the death of this distinguished Orientalist, whose work on the Ethnology of Afghanistan will prove a lasting monument to his fame. The work discusses inter alia the ethnic affinities of the various races with which Alexander came into contact during his Asiatic expedition.]