قراءة كتاب Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1
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Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1
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- Their power of burying themselves in the mud 187
- Cobra de capello 192
- Instance of land snakes found at sea 193
- Tame snakes (note) 193
- Singular tradition regarding the cobra de capello 194
- Uropeltidæ.—New species discovered in Ceylon 195
- Buddhist veneration for the cobra de capello 195
- Anecdotes of snakes 196
- The Python 196
- Water snakes 197
- Snake stones 197
- Analysis of one 199
- Cæcilia 201
- Large frogs 202
- Tree frogs 202
CHAP. IV.
FISHES.
- Ichthyology of Ceylon, little known 205
- Fish for table, seir fish 205
- Sardines, poisonous? 206
- Sharks 207
- Saw-fish 207
- Fish of brilliant colours 207
- Curious fish described by Ælian (note) 207
- Fresh-water fish, little known,—not much eaten 208
- Fresh-water fish in Colombo Lake 209
- Immense profusion of fish in the rivers and lakes 209
- Their re-appearance after rain 209
- Mode of fishing in the ponds 210
- Showers of fish 210
- Conjecture that the ova are preserved, not tenable 212
- Fish moving on dry land