INDEX. 



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Ceylon, Englisli authors in this century, Introd. 



xxiv. 



change in its condition since 1795, Ih. ib. 



disappearance of Portuguese and Dutch 



records, Ib. xxvii. 

 physical and natural history neglected, 



Ib. ib. 



its vegetation, Ib. xxxi. 



its fauna neglected, Ib. ib. 



beauty of the island, i. 1. 



early reports as to its fertility, i. 1 n. 



■ ■ its picturesque outline, i. 2. 



general geological character, i. 3. 



forests and mountain scenery, i. 4. 



— — geographical position, i. 5. 



early errors as to its magnitude, i. 5 w, 8, 9. 



errors as to its identity, i. 10?*. 



general geographiciil form, j. 12. 



mountain system, i. 14. 



geological character, i. 13 — 18. 



coral formation, i. 19, 20. 



metallic products, i. 28 — 31. 



gems, i. 32—39, 566. 



rivers, i. 41, 42. 



sand-foiTnation, i. 43 — 52. 



non-existence of lakes in Ceylon, i. 44. 



gobb-formation due to this cause, together 



with the effects of currents, i. 45, 46. 



harbours and population, i. 52, 53. 



error in supposing Ceylon to have been 



originally a portion of the Indian conti- 



tinent, i. 7, 13, 85, 160, 183 «, 205, 



270. 



various ancient naines of, i. 549 n., 580 n. 



Chalia caste, ii. 123. 



Chameleon, i. 184. See Reptiles. 



Chandragupta, Sandracottus, i. 317. 



Chank shell, Turbinella rapa, i. 20 ; ii. 556. 



Cheetah. See Leopard. 



Chironectes, i. 207 ii. See Fishes. 



Chelijer, ii. I55,ib.n. 



Cliena cultivation, ii. 463. 



Chilaw, origin of the name, i. 440 «.; ii. 628. 



China, early embassies to Ceylon, i. 386, 607, 



6-20. 

 Chinese, their knowledge of Ceylon, Introd. 



xxxvi., i. 607. 



their conquest of it, i. 416. 



embassies to Ceylon, i. 607, 620. 



authors on Ceylon, i. 608 n. 



description of the island, i. 594 n, 604. 



conquest of Ceylon, i. 622, 624 n. 



traces of the Chinese in Ceylon, i. 625. 



modern Chinese account of the island, i. 



626. 

 Ching Ho, his expedition to Ceylon, i. 416, 622. 

 Chola, ancient Indian kingdom, i. 395. 

 Cholera, i. 81. See Health. 

 Chosroes Nuschirvan, i. 579. 

 Choultrie. See liest-house. 

 Choya root. See Iledt/otis vmbellata. 

 its growth at Jlanaar, ii. 55, 580. 



Christianity in Ceylon, history, Introd. xxix. 



Christianity, difficulties of introducing into 

 Ceylon — arising from indifference of peojdc, 

 i. 530; from conjunction of Buddhism and 

 demon-vforship, i. 542 ; from sectarian dif- 

 ferences of the successive missionary churches, 

 i. 545; from Buddhist aversion to take away 

 life, i. 545 n. 



Chronicles, ancient, of Ceylon, their value, /«<»W. 

 xxxv. i. 31 1. 



formerly undervalued, i. 311. 



their value, established by Tumour,i. 312 



the Mahawanso translated, i. 313. 



Chules torches, ii. 416. 



Chunam, i. 483. 



Cicada, i. 265. See In.^ects. 



Cinnamon, propagated by birds, i. 87. 



doubt whether it be indigenous to Cevlon, 



i. 599. 



obtained originally from Africa, ib. 



mentioned by Di Conti and Ibn Batuta, 



ii. 5 n, 

 not mentioned by Chinese historians, 



j. 599 «., 617. 

 not spoken of by any early writer on 



Ceylon, i. 600 n. 



not tlie first object of thePortuguese, ii. bn. 



Dutch trade in cinnamon, ii. 51. 



the Makabadde organised, ii. 51. 



rise and decline of the trade, ii. 161. 



process of cultivating cinnamon, ii. 162. 



Cinnamon gardens, their decay, ii. 161. 

 Cinnamon land, i. 600 n. See Ilegio Cinna- 



momifera. 

 Cinnamon stone. See Geins. 

 Cities, ancient, i. 493. 



successive capitals, i. .382, 400, 413, 415. 



• Chinese account of, i. 617. 



Civet. See Genet te. 

 Civil justice, i. 500. 

 Civil Service, ii. 174. 



the reform by Lord Derby, ii. 175. 



Claudius, the Emperor, embiissy from Cevlon, 



i. 386. 

 Climate of Ceylon equable and healthy, i. 54. 



its variation in each montli of the year, ib. 



the along-shore wind, i. 57. 



different climates on east and west coasts, 



i. 67. 



of Kandy, ib. 



of Jaffna, i. 71. 



of Trincomalie, i. 71. 



its effect on invalids, i. 79. 



Cobalt, i. 29. 



Cobra de Capello, anecdotes of, i. 192, 197. 



a white cobra, i. 192. 



tame cubra, i. 193 n. 



cobra crossing the sea, ib. 



curiiius belief as to the cobra, i. 194. 



Cobra-tel, poi.son, i. 183 «. 



Coca used as a stimulant in Peru, i. 114. 



Coccus, many species, ii. 245 n. 



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