MAMMALIA.

Neglect of Zoology in Ceylon [127]
Monkeys [128]
- Wanderoo [129]
- Error regarding the Silenus Veter (note) [129]
- Presbytes Cephalopterus [130]
- P. Ursinus in the Hills [131]
- P. Thersites in the Wanny [132]
- P. Priamus, Jaffna and Trincomalie [132]
- No dead monkey ever found [133]
Loris [133]
Bats [135]
- Flying fox [135]
- Horse-shoe bat [136]
Carnivora.—Bears [137]
Their ferocity [138]
Singhalese belief in the efficacy of charms (note) [139]
Leopards [139]
- Curious belief [140]
- Anecdotes of leopards [142]
Palm-cat [144]
Civet [144]
Dogs [144]
Jackal [145]
- The horn of the jackal [145]
Mungoos [145]
- Its fights with serpents [146]
- Theory of its antidote [147]
Squirrels [148]
- Flying squirrel [148]
Tree rat [149]
- Story of a rat and a snake [149]
Coffee rat [149]
Bandicoot [150]
Porcupine [150]
Pengolin [151]
Ruminantia.—The Gaur [151]
- Oxen [152]
- Humped cattle [152]
- Encounter of a cow and a leopard [153]
- Buffaloes [154]
- Sporting buffaloes [155]
- Peculiar structure of the hoof [155]
Deer [156]
Meminna [157]
Elephants [158]
Whales [158]
General view of the mammalia of Ceylon [159]
List of Ceylon mammalia [159]
Curious parasite of the bat (note) [161]