498 INDEX. 
Rat-snake, domesticated, 299 n. 
Ray, 326, 327. 
Reinaud, on the ancient use of the ele- 
phant in Indian wars, 205 n. 
Reptiles of Ceylon described by Dr. Davy, 
Introd. 
— lizards, iguana, 271. 
—— kabara-tel, poison, 272. 
— blood-suckers, 275. 
—- calotes, the green, 276. 
— lyre-headed lizard, 277. 
— chameleun, 278. 
— ceratophora, 279. 
— gecko, anecdotes of, 281, 282. 
— crocodile, anecdotes of, 282, 283, 
— crocodile and alligator, skulls of, 283. 
—— tortoises, 289. 
— parasites of the tortoise, 289. 
—— Terrapins, 290. 
— cruel mode of cutting up turtle, 291. 
— turtle, said to be poisonous, 292, 
— hawk’s-bill turtle, 293, 
— cruel mode of taking tortoise.shell, 293, 
— snakes, few poisonous, 294. 
—— tic-polonga, 296. 
— cobra de capello, 297, 
— legends of the cobra, 297—298 n. 
— uropeltis, 301. 
— the python, 303. 
—— haplocercus, 304, 
—— tree-snakes, 305, 
— water snakes, 308, 
— sea snakes, 308. 
— the snake-stone and its composition, 
312-317. 
— cecilia, 317. 
— frogs, 318. 
— tree frogs, 319. 
— list of Ceylon reptiles, 321. 
~— snakes peculiar to Ceylon, 322. 
Rhinolophus, 19. See Horse-shoe Bat. 
Ribeyro’s account of pearl-diving, $78. 
Rilawa monkey, 5. 
Rodentia, 41, 74. 
Rogers, Major, story of his horse, 84. 
— his death by lightning, 84 2. 
—— anecdote of an elephant killed by him, 
107. 
-—— great numbers of elephants shot by him, 
142. 
“A Rogue” elephant. See Elephant, 114. 
—— derivation of the term “‘ Rogue,” 114. 
Ronkedor, 114. See ** Rogue ” 
Ronquedue, 114. See “* Rogue.” 
-—— dangerous encounters with, 136, 
Rotifera, marvellous faculty in, 486. 
Rousette. See Flying-fox and Pteropus, 14, 
Ruminantia, 49, 74. 
Salarias Alticus, 332. 
almas ius, 68, 
Sardines, said to be poisonous, 324. 
Saw fish, 325. See Fishes. 
Scaliger, Julius, 68. 
Scansores, 256. 
Scarus harid, 335. 
Schenek, 371. See Chank. 
Schlegel’s essay on the elephant, 208 n. 
Schlegel, Prof., of Leyden, his account of 
the Sumatran elephant, 66. 
Schmarda, Prof., 5. 
Schomburgk, Sir R., on the fishes of 
Guiana, 347. 
Sciurus Tennentii, 41 2. 
Scolopendre, centipede, 474. 
Scorpions. 474. 
Sea slugs, holothuria, 397. 
Sea snakes, 308. 
Seir- fish, 324. 
Seneca, account of fishes on dry land, 346. 
Septuagint, allusion to elephants in, 87, 
210 n. 
Serpents, 294. See Reptiles. 
Shakspeare, on the elephant, 105. 
— describes its capture in pit-falls, 157 n. 
Sharks, 325. 
Shark charmer, 378. 
Shaw, error as to elephants shedding their 
tusks, 79 n. 
Shells of Ceylon, 369. 
-—— Janthina, 370. 
— Bullia vittata, 370. 
—  chanks, 371. 
— oysters, immense, 371 2. 
— Helix hemastoma, 372. 
— Pearl fishery, 373. 
—— Musical shells, 381. 
-— Mr. Henley’s memorandum, 386. 
— uncertainty as to snecies, 387. 
— list of Ceylon shells, 588. 
Siam, fishes on dry land, 347. 
Silk, cultivated by the Dutch, 429. 
Silkworm, See Insects. 
Sindbad’s story of the elephants’ burying- 
place, 236. 
Skinner, Major, knowledge of Ceylon. In- 
trod. n. 
— adventure with a ltopara, 30. 
— great number of elephants killed by 
him, 142. 
— description of the Panickeas or ele- 
phant catchers, 158, 159 2. 
—— anecdotes of elephants, 118, 
-— collection of Ceylon fish, 339. 
Small-pox attracts the leopard, 28. 
—— native superstition. 29. 
Snakes, 294. See Reptiles. 
—— few venomous, 296. 
—— tic-polonga, 296. 
— cobra de capello, 297. 
—— legends of, 297 2, 
— stories of, 298. 
