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Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon

Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon

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  • Opinion of Professor Ansted 61
  • Peculiarities in Ceylon mammalia 63
  • The same in Ceylon birds and insects 63
  • Temminck's discovery of a new species of elephant in Sumatra 64
  • Points of distinction between it and the elephant of India 65
  • Professor Schlegel's description 66
  • Cetacea 68
    • Whales 68
    • The Dugong 69
    • Origin of the fable of the mermaid 70
    • Credulity of the Portuguese 70
    • Belief of the Dutch 70
  • Testimony of Valentyn 71
  • List of Ceylon mammalia 73
  • CHAP. II

    THE ELEPHANT


    Its Structure.

    • Vast numbers in Ceylon 75
    • Derivation of the word "elephant" (note) 76
    • Antiquity of the trade in elephants 77
    • Numbers now diminishing 77
    • Mischief done by them to crops 77
    • Ivory scarce in Ceylon 78
    • Conjectures as to the absence of tusks 79
    • Elephant a harmless animal 81
    • Alleged antipathies to other animals 82
    • Fights with each other 86
    • The foot its chief weapon 87
    • Use of the tusks in a wild state doubtful 88
    • Anecdote of sagacity in an elephant at Kandy 89
    • Difference between African and Indian species 90
    • Native ideas of perfection in an elephant 91
    • Blotches on the skin 92
    • White elephants not unknown in Ceylon 93

    CHAP. III.

    THE ELEPHANT


    Its Habits.

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