IXDEX. 



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Odoric of Portenau, liis remedy for leech 

 bites, i. 303 n. 



his account of Ceylon, i. 636. 



of its fishes, i. 206. 



Odyssey, a parallel passage in the Mahawanso, 

 i. 333. 



notice of sewn boats, i. 442. 



Oil-bird, i. 180. 



Oil-mill, ii. 542. 



Oil-painting invented in Ceylon, i, 491. 



Oiketicus, i. 266. See Insects. [513. 



Olas for writing, made of talipat leaves, i. 110, 



mode of preparing, ii. 527. 



method of writing with a stile, i. 513. 



made from palmyra leaves, ii. 527. 



Onesicritus, his error as to the size of Ceylon, 



i. 8, 552. 

 Ooma-oya, ii. 417. 

 Oovah and its productions, ii. 264. 

 Ophiusa, i. 331. 

 Ovchkls, saccolabium ffuttatum, i. 102. 



the white pigeon flower, i. 103. 



the Raja Wanny, ancectochylus setaceus, 



i. 103. 

 Ornament, i. 491. See Honeysuckle. 

 Ortelius, i. 10. 

 Ouseley, Sir Wm., i. 590. 



on cinnamon, i. 600 n. 



Owen, Professor, Introd. xxxv. 



Owls, i. 167. See Birds. 



Oxen, their uses and diseases, i. 153. 



anecdote of a cow and a leopard, ih. 



white, eight feet high, seen by Wolf, 



ii. 181 n. 

 Oysters at Bentotte, ii. 129. 

 immense, at Cuttiar, ii. 479. 



Paddi, rice in the husk, i. 338 n. 

 Padivil tank, ii. 503. 



its origin, ii. 507. 



P.iinting, its mannerism, i. 471. 



similarity of Singhalese to Egyptian, 



i. 476, ib. n. 



similar trammels on art in modern Greece, 



ib. n. 



knowledge of vermilion, cScc. i. 456, ib. n. 



claim of Singhalese to invention of oil 



painting, i. 490. 



of temples, i. 492, ib. n. 



Palaces, i. 482. 

 lilaKaKTiiiDvv^ijv, i. 562 n. 

 Paleness, its causes, i. 78. 

 Pali, language, i. 512. 



books all written inverse,!. 515. 



Pittakas and Jatakas, ib., 516. 



histories, and the Mahawanso, i. 517. 



scriptural coincidences, i. 518 n. 



Palladius, account of Ceylon, i. 563, 593 n; 



fable of the loadstone mountain, i. 449 ; 



ii. 66 n. 

 Palm-cat, i. 144. 



Palms. See Trees. 



Palmyra, its uses, i. 111. 



its cultivation at Jaffna, ii. 519. 



legend of, ii. 520. 



its toddy, ii. 524. 



its fruit, ii. 525. 



its timber, ii. 526. 



its leaves, ii. 527. 



Pandya, ancient Indian kingdom, i. 396. 



Panetjen-kerny, ii. 474. 



Pangragamme, ii. 418. 



Panickeas, elephant catchers, ii. 336. 



of Eraoor, ii. 472. 



Pansiya-panas-jataka-pota, i. 515. 



Pantura, ii. 142. 



Para was, ii. 129. See Fishers. 



Pardessus, i. 554 n. 



Pariah dogs, i. 144. 



Paris, Matthew', on the elephant, ii. 295. 



Parroquets, their habits, i 172; ii. 598. 



Pass Beschuter, ii. 517. 



Pass Pyl, ii. 517. 



Patenas, i. 24. 



Paths, scriptural custom, ii. 582. 



Patipal-aar, hot spring, i. 16 n. 



Patterson, R., Esq., Introd. xxxiv. 



Paumbam Passage, ii. 552. 



Pea-fowl, i. 165. See Birds. 



Pearls, their varieties, i. 446. 



monopoly of the fishery, ii. 162. 



at Tamblegam, ii. 491. 



Pearl fishery at Aripo, ii. 560. 



frequent disappearances, ii. 561. 



Pearl divers, ii. 563. 



PedaUum murex, its effect on milk, ii. 159 n. 



Peleg, Gen. x. 25. See Irrigation, i. 431 n. 



Pelicans, ii. 474, 503. 



Penela tree, its nuts used for soap, ii. 161. 



Pengolin, i. 150. 



Pepper, cultivated by the Dutch, i. 88. 



first sought by Portuguese, ii. 6 n. 



Peradenia, cultivation of sugar, ii. 205, 206. 



botanic garden, ii. 209. 



duties of botanic officer, i. 210. 



bridge at, ii. 220. 



Perahara, the, ii. 197. 



Percival's Ceylon, Introd. xxiv. 



Periplus, the, attributed to Arrian, i. 9. 



its error as to the .size of Ceylun, ib. 



its account of Ceylon, i. 561. 



boats of Ceylon described, i. 587. 



describes the Moors, i. 630. 



Persians visit Ceylon, i. 579. 



Petrifactions, i. 14 m. 



Pettah, shops in, ii. 160. See Colombo. 



Pettigalle-kanda, volcanic appearance, i. 16. 

 See Volcanic Evidences. 



Philalethes (Rev. G. Bissett?) History of Cey- 

 lon, 1817, Introd. xsiv. 



Phile, account of cinnamon, i. 601. 



oftheelephant.ii. 294, 297, 310,335, 400. 



Phmnix paludosa, i. 85. 



