SPOLIA ZEYLANICA . 



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CEYLON. 



Vol. v.— Part XVII. 



November, 1907. 



CONTENTS, 



1. Lewis, J. P — PAGE 



Topographical Notes on the Jaffna Islands ... 1 



2. Ryan, J. — 



The Birds of Dimbula ... ... ... 13 



3. Cameron, P. — 



Description of a new Species of Apanteles from Ceylon 17 



Green, E. E. — 



Note on the Parasite Apanteles acherontice of the 



Caterpillar of the " Death's Head " Moth ... 19 



4. Fletcher, T. B.— 



Description of a new Plume-Moth from Ceylon, with some 



remarks upon its Life-history ... ... 20 



5. Willey, A.— 



Report on the Window-pane Oysters (Placuna placenta, 

 " Muttiichchippi ") in the backwaters of the Eastern 

 Province (June, 1907) ... ... 33 



6. Perrin, W. S.— 



Note on the possible transmission of Sarcocystis by the 



Blow-fly ... ... ' ... 58 



7. Notes.- T. B. Fletcher, W. A. Cave, E. E. Green, J. P. 



Lewis, F. M. Mackwood, C. Drieberg ... ... 62 



Ifith Plates ittnl Mllttntmtions. 



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1907. 



