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A DAM’S bridge, and traditions respecting 
it, 76', 225 
Adam’s Peak, 60 j description of, and tradition 
respecting, 224; held in great venera- 
tion, 226 
Adigars, their power and privilges, 269,270; 
character of the present Adigar, 2t)6 ; his 
state, 383 ; influence over the king, . . 393 
Advantages of the soil and climate hitherto 
neglected, . 364 
Agriculture and useful arts, state of, .... 207 
Alarm of the Candians at the British troops, 395 
Albuquerque, the Portuguese commander, 15 
Aletty-neur, 252 
Alligators, instance of an enormous one, 311; 
a man killed by one while bathing, .... 380 
Almeyda, arrival of, 5 
Analysis of the mineral springs of Cannia, 360 
Anecdote illustrative of the address of the con- 
jurers frequenting the pearl fisheries, . . 94 
, . superstition of the Ceylonese, 214 
their domestic fidelity, 243 
their revengeful temper, .... 190 
the severe penance of the In- 
dians, 102 
the various uses of the cocoa 
tree, ■ 326 
Anglebeck, the Dutch Governor, ..11 6, 144 
Ants, several species, 314; the White Ant, 
315; curious particulars respecting the white 
ant, 3 1 6 
Anurodgburro, and the burial place cf the 
kings of Candy, 252 
Arippo, 82 ; abounds with deer and wild 
hogs, 84 
Author’s authorities, 3 
Bandies, a species of vehicle, 297 
Banyan-tree, 332 
Barbereen, and its cord manufactory 150 
Barbut (Col.) his improvements at Jaff- 
na, .73, 369 
Batacolo, 155 
Bedahs or Vaddahs, 74; obscurity of their 
origin, 282; conjectures respecting it, 283 ; 
seldom seen, 283 ; where most numerous, 
284 ; manners and mode of subsistance, 
284; mode of commerce, 284; their dex- 
terity, 286 ; their dogs, ............ 286 
Belalas, 72 
Bentot, produces the best oysters for food, 151 
Berry-berry, an extraordinary disorder incident 
to the Indians who visit Ceylon, 130 ; mode 
of cure, ....... ...........131 
Betel-leaf, cliewed by the Ceylonese, 193, 328 
Betel tree, description of, 328 
Betel nut, 328 
Bezoar-stone, where found, ........... 356 
Billigamme, 152 
Birds of Ceylon, 305 ; snipes of different 
sorts, 305 ; floricans, 305 ; woodpeckers, 
305; pigeons, 305; partridges, 306; the 
honey-bird, curious particulars respecting, 
306 ; crows, very troublesome, 307; In- 
dian roller, 308; the miner, 308; tailor- 
bird, 308 ; fly-catchers, two species, 308 ; 
peacock, two species, 309; Jungle-fowl, 309 
Blood stone, 356 
Boats used in the fisheries, of a curious con- 
struction, 134 
Bogaha tree, and tradition respecting, . , . 227 
Bomba, 148 
Bonnevaux (Col.) killed by a fall from his cur- 
