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O F 



THE CEYLON BRANCH 



OF THE 



ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY: 



EDITED BY 



THE SECRETARY, 



1865—6. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Proceedings of Meetings ... ... ... ... ... i. 



On Demonology and Witchcraft in Ceylon. By Dandris De Silva 



Gooneratne Modliar ... ... ... ... ... 1 



The First Discourse delivered by Buddha. By the Eev. D. J. Gogerly, 118 



PootoorWell ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 123 



On the Air Breathing Fish of Ceylon. By Barcroft Boake, B. A., 



Vice-President, Asiatic Society, Ceylon ... ... ... 128 



On the Origin of the Sinhalese Language. By James D'Alwis, Assis- 

 tant Secretary ... ... ... ... ... ... 143 



A few remarks on the poisonous properties of the Calotropis Gigantea 



etc. By W. C. Ondaatjie, Esq., Colonial Assistant Surgeon ... 157 



On the Crocodiles of Ceylon. By Barcroft Boake, B, A., Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Asiatic Society, Ceylon ... ... ... ... 160 



Native Medicinal Oils ... ... ... ... ... ... 164 



F, FONSEKA, PRINTER, FORT, COLOMBO. 



MDCCCLXVI. 



