JOURNAL 



OF THE 



CEYLON BRANCH 



ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY s 



EDITED BY 



THE SECRETARY. 



1 85 3. f'Wpp 



CONTENTS: ^i^Ai W 



Catalogue of Ceylon Birds. By E. F. Kelaart, Esq., m. d., and Edgar L. 



Layard, Esq. (concluded.) 57 



Notes on some of the Forms of Salutation and Address known among the Sin- 

 ghalese. By the Hon. Mr. Justice Starke . 67 



Eock Inscriptions. By A. 0. Brodie, Esq. 81 



On the Veddahs of Bintenne. By the Kev. J. Gillings . . . ... ... 83 



Rock Inscription at Piramanenkandel. By S. C. Chitty, Esq 90 



Analysis of the great Historical Poem of the Moors entitled Seerah. By S. C. 



Chitty, Esq.— (to be continued.) ... ... ib. 



appendix: 



Proceedings of Meetings ... «.. i— -bui. 



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COLOMBO: 



W. SKEEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, CEYLON* 



MDCCCLXIL 



