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An Historical, Political, and Statistical Account of Ceylon and its Dependencies, by C. PRIDHAM, Esq. 2 vols. 8vo., London, 1849.

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An exception occurs in the list of shells, prepared by Mr. SYLVANUS HANLEY, in which some whose localities are doubtful have been admitted for reasons adduced. (See p. 387.)

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It is with deep regret that I have to record the death of this accomplished gentleman, which occurred in 1860.

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See p. 312.

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Commonly called "harvest-men."

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

MAMMALIA.

• Neglect of zoology in Ceylon 3
• Labours of Dr. Davy3
• Followed by Dr. Templeton and others 4
• Dr. Kelaart and Mr. E.L. Layard 4
• Monkeys 5
  • The Rilawa, Macacus pileatus 5
  • Wanderoos5
  • Knox's account of them 5
  • Error regarding the Silenus Veter (note) 6
  • Presbytes Cephalopterus 7
  • Fond of eating flowers 7
  • A white monkey 8
  • Method of the flight of monkeys 9
  • P. Ursinus in the Hills 9
  • P. Thersites in the Wanny 10
  • P. Priamus, Jaffna and Trincomalie 10
  • No dead monkey ever found 11
• Loris 12
• Bats 13
  • Flying Fox, Pteropus Edwardsii 14
  • Their numbers at Peradenia 16
  • Singularity of their attitudes 17
  • Food and mode of eating 18
  • Horse-shoe bat, Rhinolophus 19
  • Faculty of smell in bat 19
  • A tiny bat, Scotophilus foromandelicus 20
  • Extraordinary parasite of the bat, the Nycteribia 20
• Carnivora.—Bears 22
  • Their ferocity 23
• Singhalese belief in the efficacy of charms (note) 24
• Leopards 25
  • Erroneously confounded with the Indian cheetah 25
  • Curious belief 26