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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL XIX. 



called the Jay, Ceylonese Scimitar Babbler, and Ceylon Myna, 

 which are most remarkable and interesting as regards their habits 

 and environment. 



He said the former President of the Society, Sir Everard im 

 Thurn, had expressed a wish that objects of natural history 

 should be brought to the notice of the Society on such occasions 

 as the present. With the exception of the Nuwara Eliya Black- 

 bird, all the birds shown belonged to what was known as the 

 lower montane zone or lower forest region of Ceylon, to which 

 they were restricted. The most remarkable species on the table 

 was the Red-faced Mal-koha, represented by a couple of birds 

 in full plumage. 



4. Mr. Harwabd read the — 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR : 1905. 



The Council of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 

 has the honour to submit the following Report for the year 1905 : — 



Meetings and Papers. 



Four General Meetings of this Society have been held during 

 the year, at which the following papers were read and discussed : — 



(1) "Portuguese Inscriptions in Ceylon," by Mr. J. P. Lewis, 



M.A., CCS. 



(2) " Raja Sir^ha I. ," by Mr. W. F. Gunawardhana, Mudaliyar . 



(3) " Two Old Sinhalese Swords," by Mr. C M. Fernando, 



M.A., LL.M. 



(4) " Notes on the Variations of the Copper Massas of Six 



Sinhalese Rulers," by Mr. John Still. 



(5) " Notes on a Dutch Medal," by Mr. F. H. de Vos. 



(6) "Notes on Paddy Cultivation Ceremonies in the Ratna- 



pura District," by Mr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, B.Sc. 



(7) " The Photography of Colour as applied to obtaining 



correct Colour Records of Natural History Subjects," 

 with lantern illustrations, by Mr. W. Saville-Kent , 

 F.L.S.,F.Z.S.,&c. 



Members. 



During the past year twelve new Members were elected, viz., 

 Dr. D. Rockwood, Sir J. Keane, Bart., Dr. C A. Hewavitarana, 

 M.B., Messrs. P. E. S. Dharmasekera, A. W. Wijesinha, H.Storey, 

 R. S. Churchill, J. C Hall, A. B. W. Jayasekera, D. S. B. Kuruppu-j* 

 Jayawardena, Pandit D. M. S. Sri Wijaya Kavi Raja, and Mr. * 

 W. S. de Silva. 



The following Members have resigned : — Mr. W. E. Byles.L 

 Rev. S. Langden, Messrs. T. North Christie, A. van derPoorteni 

 and A. E. Wackrill. i 



