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INDEX. 



Kohana. -See Eoliuna. 



Kohuna, the southern division of Ct-ylon, i. 337, 



583. 

 Romano, San. See Eivadeneyra, ii. 5. 

 Poi/xeu, i. 566 n. 



Rousette. See Flying Fox, i. 35. 

 Ruanwelle, origin of the name, i. 29 7i. 



fort at, ii 179 n. 



dagoba, built at Anarajapoora, i. 355. 



Rubies, See Gems. 



in the rock at Piagalla, i. 17 k. 



Ruby, the great, story of, i. 544 ; ii. 591. 

 Russell, Governor, letter from to Great Mogul, 



ii. 47 n. 

 Rumphius, fallacy about coco-nut aud palmyra, 



ii. 521 71. 

 Rut lie. See Titanium. 



Saa, Constantine de, his destruction, ii. 40. 

 Saa, Rodrigues de, his history, ii. 10 n., 41 n. 

 Saars, his work on Ceylon, ii. 43 n. 

 Saint-Hilaire, i. 528, 529, 534 7i. 

 Salmasius, correct as to Ceylon, i. 10. 

 Salu not quails, but red geese, ii. 487 n. 

 Salt, as a source of revenue, ii. 169. 



salt works at Nillavelli, ii. 493. 



Salvadora Persica, the mustard tree of Scripture, 



i. 50., ib. n., i. 87. 

 Samaritan Pentateuch, error as to, L 551 n. 

 Sanchouiathon, pretended account of Ceylon, i. 



571-577. 

 Sand-bars. See Gobb. 



suitable for growing the coco-nut palm, i.51. 



mode of their formation, i. 45. 



process of vegetation on, L 48. 



trees which grow on them, i. 50. 



Sandal wood, no longer found in Ceylon, i. 614 «. 



Sandracottus Chandi-agupta, i. 317. 



Saunas, i. 513. 



Sanskrit works, chiefly on science and medicine, 



i. 519. 

 Santarem, Vicomte de, Mappes-Mondes, i. 9 7i. 

 Sapphire. See Gems. 



Saram, Ernest de, the Maha-Moodliar, IiUrod. 

 xxxvi. 



a dinner at bis house, ii. 161. 



Sardines, said to be poisonous, i. 205. 



Saw fish. See Fishes, i. 205. 



Scaliger, Julius, i. 10. 



Schomburgk, Sir R., observations on fish in 



Guiana, i. 214 n. 

 Scolopendrm, centipede, i. 298. 

 Scoreoby, on anthelia, i 73. 

 Scorpions at Kandy, ii. 205. 

 Sculpture, its mannerism, i. 475. 



characteristics of Singhalese'statues, i. 476. 



coloured statues, i. 477. 



built statues, ih. 



statues sent to China, i. 624, 630. 



Sea slugs, Jwlothuria, i. 245. 



abundant at Manaar, ii. 557. 



and at Calpeutyn, ii. 628. 



Sea snakes, ii. 627 «. 



Sea of Praki-ama. See Ellahura Canal, i. 4C5 ; 



ii. 574. 

 Seeds, remarkable, i. 99. See Trees. 

 Seir-fish, i. 205. 

 Sena and Gutika. See Malabars. 



Seneca, account of fishes on dry land, i. 229. 



Septuagint, error in MS. of, i. sxi. 



" Serendib," as described in the "Arabian Nights 

 Entertainment," i. 6, 550, 552 n. 



error as to Samaritan Pentateuch, i. 551. 



Serpents, i. 191. /See Reptiles. 



Serpent- worship. 5ee Aborigines, i. 330. 



Serpents at Kandy, ii. 203. 



Setvaiia viediija leaves used instead of sand- 

 paper, ii. 109 n. 



Shakspeare on the elephant, ii. 297. 



Shark charmer, ii. 565. 



Shells of Ceylon, i. 233. 



Mr. Hanley's Memorandum, ib. 



uncertainty as to species, i. 234. 



shell dealers in Ceylon, ii. 474. 



list of Ceylon shells, i. 235. 



Shipbuilders, Tamil, at Valvettetorre, ii. 535. 



Shipping, no Singhalese, i. 441. 



boats and craft, imitated from India, i. 442 . 



ships sewn together, ib. 



ships with two prows, i. 444. 



shipwrecks, ib. 



Siam, intercourse with, i. 628. 



Sidath Sangara, translated by De Alwis, 

 Inti-od. xxxvi. 



Sidi All Chelebi, i. 47 «., 60. 



Sigiri fortified by Kaasyapa, i. 14, 389, 603. 



Silkworm, i. 265. 5ee Insects. 



Silk, mentioned byCosmasIndicopleustes.i. 569»i. 



cultivated by the Dutch, i. 265 n. 



Sindbad's account of Ceylon, i. 596, 597 ; ii. 400, 

 538 71. 



Singhalese, their delicacy of foi-m, ii. 107. 



their readiness to conform to more than 



one religion, i. 530 n. 



Singhalese costume, ii. 107. 



Singhalese history, sources of, i. 311. 



the Mahawanso, i. 314. 



Tumour's epitome, i. 316. 



proofs of Mahawanso's authenticity, i. 317. 



list of Singhalese sovereigns, i. 320. 



illustrates Buddhism, i. 325, 326 n. 



story of Wijayo, i. 329. 



Wijayo's p )licy, i. 336. 



Ceylon dinded into three distiicts, i. 337. 



village system established, aud agricul- 

 ture and irrigation introduced, i. 337-8. 



rapid j)rogress of the island, i. 339. 



esUibd^hment of Buddhism, ib. 



planting of the sacred Bo Tree, i. 341. 



growth and progress of Buddhism, i. 347. 



influence upon civilisation, i. 360-8. 



early settlers agriculturists, i. 352. 



policy of employing foreign mercenaries, 



i. 353, 395. 



