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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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- The protopterus of the Gambia 218
- Instances in the fish of the Nile 218
- Instances in the fish of South America 219
- Living fish dug out of the ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon 220
- Other animals that so bury themselves, Melaniæ, Ampullariæ, &c. 220
- The animals that so bury themselves in India (note) 220
- Analogous case of (note) 221
- Theory of æstivation and hybernation 221
CHAP. V.
MOLLUSCA, RADIATA, AND ACALEPHÆ.
- I. Conchology—General character of Ceylon shells 233
- II. Radiata.—Star fish 244
- III. Acalephæ, abundant 246
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- Corals little known 246
CHAP. VI.
INSECTS.
- Profusion of insects in Ceylon 247
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- Imperfect knowledge of 247
- I. Coleoptera.—Beetles 248
- II. Orthoptera.—Mantis and leaf-insects 250
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- Stick-insects 252
- III. Neuroptera—Dragon flies 252
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- Ant-lion 252
- White ants 253
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