SKETCHES 
OF THE 
NATURAL HISTORY OF CEYLON 
WITH 
NARRATIVES AND ANECDOTES 
Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the 
MAMMALIA, BIRDS, REPTILES, FISHES, INSECTS, &c. 
INCLUDING A MONOGRAPH OF 
THE ELEPHANT 
AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE MODES OF CAPTURING AND TRAINING IT 
WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS 
BY 
SIR J, EMERSON TENNENT, K.C.S. LL.D. &c. 
Author of 
“Ceylon, an Account of the Island, Physical, Historical, and Topographical ” &c. &e. 
LONDON 
LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS 
1861 
