JOURNAL 



CEYLON BRANCH 



ROYAL ASIATIC-. SOCIETY: 



EDITED BY 



THE SECEETAEY. 



185 5.. ~:6St 



contents: ^•--•^i_£:.' 



Page. 



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



. C. Chitty, Esq. (concluded.) ... 97 



Description of New or little known species of Reptiles found in Ceylon. By 



E. F. Kelaart, M.D., F.L.S., &c 102 



The Laws of the Budhist Priesthood. By the Bev. D. J. Gogerly (to be 



continued.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 



Ceylon Ornithology. By E. F. Kelaart, M.D., F.L.S., &c 143 



Some account of the Rodiyas, with a specimen of their Language. By Simon 



Casie Chitty, Esq 171 



Bock Inscriptions in the North- Western Province. By A. 0. Brodie, Esq. ... 181 



APPENDIX: 



Proceedings of Meetings... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ixiii.— cv. 



By C. S. Vanderstraaten Esq. cvi. 



. cvii. 



ex. 



... ... ... , cxi. 



cxvii. 

 cxix. 



Plan of the Temple of Chittreweylader Cowille 



Rules and Regulations 



Rules of the Library and Museum 



Catalogue of the Books 



Ethnographical Collections. — Coins 

 Museum ... ... 



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 to the Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary. 



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 Secretary. 



COLOMBO: 



W. SKEEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, CEYLON. 



MDCCCLY. 



