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The animals that so bury them- 

 selves in India . . (note) 221 

 Analogous case of . . (note) 221 

 Theory of aestivation and hyberna- 

 tion . . . . . .221 



Fish in hot-water in Ceylon . . 224 

 List of Ceylon fishes . . . .224 



Instances of fishes falling from the 

 clouds . . . . .226 



Overland migration of fishes known 



to the Greeks and Romans . . 227 

 Note on Ceylon fishes by Professor 



Huxley 229 



Comparative note by Dr. Gray, Brit. 

 Mils. . 231 



CHAP. V. 



MOLLUSCA, RADIATA, AND ACALEPH^. 



I. Conchology General character of 



Ceylon shells .... 233 

 Confusion regarding them in 



scientific works and collections 234 



List of Ceylon shells . 235 



II. Radiata. Star fish . 244 



Sea slugs . . . 245 



Parasitic worms . .245 



Planaria . . .245 



III. Acalepha, abundant . 246 

 Corals little known . 246 



CHAP. VI. 



Profusion of insects in Ceylon 

 Imperfect knowledge of. 



I. Coleoptera. Beetles 



Scavenger beetles 

 Coco-nut beetles. 

 Tortoise beetles . 



II. Orthoptera. Mantis and leaf.in 



sects 

 Stick-insects 



III. Neuroptera. Dragon flies 

 Ant-lion . 



White ants . 



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Anecdotes of their instinct ar.d 

 ravages . . (text and note) 254 



V. Hymenoptera. Mason Wasps . 256 



Wasps 257 



Bees 257 



Carpenter Bee . . . .258 



Ants 258 



Burrowing ants .... 262 



VI. Lepidoptera. Butterflies . . 262 



Sylph 263 



Lyca?nida3 ..... 264 



Moths 265 



Silk worms . (text and note) 265 

 Wood-carrying Moths . . 266 

 Pterophorus .... 267 



VII. Homoptera . . . .267 

 Cicada 267 



VIII. Hemiptera . . . .267 

 Bugs 267 



IX. Aphaniptera . . . .268 



X. Diptera, Mosquitoes . . .268 

 General character of Ceylon insects . 269 

 List of insects in Ceylon . . .274 



CHAP. VII. 



ARACHNIDS, MYRIOPODA, CRUSTACEA, 

 ETC. 



Spiders 294 



Strange nests of the wood spiders . 295 

 Olios Taprobanius . . 295 



Mygale fasciata . 



Ticks , 



Mites. Trombidium tinctorum 

 Myriapods. Centipedes . 



Cermatia .... 



Scolopendra crassa 



S. pollipes .... 

 Millipeds. lulus 

 Crustacea 



Calling crabs .... 



Land crabs . 



Painted crabs . 



Paddling crabs 

 Annelida, Leeches. The land leech 



Medical leech ... 



Cattle leech .... 

 List of Articulata, &c. 



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PART III. 

 THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES. 



CHAPTER I. 



SOURCES OF SINGHALESE HISTORY. THE 

 MAHAWANSO. 



Ceylon formerly thought to have no 



authentic history . . . 311 



Researches of Turnonr . . 312 



Biographical sketch of Tumour (note) 312 

 The Mahawanso . . . .314 



Recovery of the " tika " on the Ma- 

 hawanso 315 



Outline of the Mahawanso . . 315 

 Tumour's epitome of Singhalese his- 

 tory 316 



Historical proofs of the Mahawanso . 317 

 Identity of Sandracottus and Chan- 



dragupta 318 



Ancient map of Ceylon . (note) 318 

 List of Ceylon sovereigns . . .320 



