Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
Sir James Emerson Tennent
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  • Narric-comboo, [37]. See Jackal's Horn.
  • Natural history neglected in Ceylon, [3].
  • Neela-cobeya, pigeon, [258].
  • Neuroptera, [411].
  • Nietner, on Ceylon insects, [Introd].
  • Nycteribia, parasite of the bat, [20]. [21].
    • its extraordinary structure, [22].
  • Odoric of Portenau, his cure for leech bites, [481].
    • his account of birds with two heads, [243].
    • his account of fishes in Ceylon, [324] n.
  • Oiketicus, [430].
  • Oil-bird, [269].
  • Ophidia, [321].
  • Ortelius, [68].
  • Orthoptera, [408].
  • Ouanderoo. See Wanderoo.
  • Owen, Professor, on the structure of the elephant's tusk, [228].
    • on the Protopterus of the Gambia, [352].
  • Owls. See Birds.
  • Oxen, their uses and diseases, [50].
    • anecdote of a cow and a leopard, [51].
    • white, eight feet high, seen by Wolf, [52] n.
  • Oysters at Bentotte, [371].
    • immense, at Kottiar, [371] n.
  • Pachydermata, [59]. [74].
  • Padivil, the great tank, [262].
  • Pallegoix, on the elephants of Siam, [98] n.
    • on the fishes of Siam, [347].
  • Palm-cat, [32].
  • Panickeas, elephant catchers, [150]. [158].
    • their skill, [159].
  • Pariah dogs, [33].
  • Paris, Matthew, on the elephant, [103].
  • Paroquets, their habits; anecdote of, [256].
  • Passeres, [248].
  • Patterson, R., Esq., [Introd].
  • Pea-fowl, [244]. See Birds.
    • fable of the jackdaw, [244].
  • Pearl fishery of Ceylon, its antiquity, [373].
    • dreary scenery of Aripo, [373].
    • disappearances of the pearl-oyster, [374].
    • capable of transplantation, [376].
    • operation of diving, [377].
    • endurance of the divers under water, [377].
    • growth of the pearl-oyster, [379].
    • pearls of Tamblegam, [380].
  • Pelicans, [262].
    • strange scene at their breeding place, [263].
  • Pengolin, [46].
    • its habits and food, [47].
    • skeleton of, [48].
  • Phile, his account of the elephant, [103].
    • error as to its joints, [107].
    • describes its drinking, [121] n.
    • its dispositions, [216] n.
    • on the elephant's ear, [224].
    • on elephants burying their dead, [235].
  • Phillipe, on the elephant of Ceylon, [209].
  • Phyllium, [410]. See Leaf Insect.
  • Physalus urticulus, [400]. See Portuguese Man-of-war.
  • Pictet, Mon., his derivation of the word "elephant," [76] n.
  • Pigeons, [257]. See Birds.
  • Pigeons, Lady Torrington's pigeon, [258].
  • Placuna placenta, pearls of, [380].
  • Planaria, [398]. See Radiata.
  • Pliny's nereids, [72] n.
    • error as to elephants shedding their tusks, [79] n.
    • error as to their antipathy to other animals, [85].
    • error as to elephant's joints, [100].
    • account of the machlis, [101] n.
    • his knowledge of the vulnerability of the elephant's head, [144] n.
    • of fishes on dry land, [346].
    • Ponnekella. See Mahout.
  • Polybius' account of fishes on dry land, [346].
  • Pomponius, Mela, account of fishes on land, [346].
  • Porcupine, [45].
  • Portuguese belief in the mermaid, [69].
    • Man-of-war, [400].
  • Pott, his derivation of the word elephant, [76] n.
  • Presbytes cephalopterus, [7].
    • ursinus, [6]. [9].
    • Thersites, [6]. [10].
    • its fondness of attention, [10].
    • Priamus, [10].
    • its curiosity, [11].
  • Protopterus of the Gambia, [352].
  • Pseudophidia, [322].
  • Pterois volitans, [333].
  • Pterophorus, [430]. See Insects.
  • Pteropus, [14]. See Flying Fox.
  • Pyrard de Laval, on the Ceylon elephant, [209].
  • Python, its great size, [303].
  • Quadrumana, [5]. [74].
  • Quatrefage on the Rotifera, [487].
  • Radiata, star-fish, [395].
    • sea-slugs, holothuria, [396].
    • parasitic worms, [396].
    • Guinea worm, [397].
    • planaria, [398].
    • acalephæ, [398].
    • Portuguese Man-of-war, [400].
    • Red infusoria, [400].
  • Raja-kariya, forced labour, in elephant hunts, [170].
  • Raja-welle estate, story of an elephant at, [133] n.
  • Ramayana, Ceylon elephants mentioned in, [210].
  • Rats, [42].
    • eaten as food in Oovah and Bintenne, [43].
    • liable to hydrophobia, [43].
    • coffee rat, [43].
    • bandicoot, [44].
  • Rat snake, anecdote of, [43].
  • Rat-snake, domesticated, [299] n.
  • Ray, [326]. [327].
  • Reinaud, on the ancient use of the elephant in Indian wars, [205] n.
  • Reptiles of Ceylon described by Dr. Davy, [Introd].
    • lizards, iguana, [271].
    • kabara-tel, poison, [272].
    • blood-suckers, [275].
    • calotes, the green, [276].
    • lyre-headed lizard, [277].
    • chameleon, [278].
    • ceratophora, [279].
    • gecko, anecdotes of, [281]. [282].
    • crocodile, anecdotes of, [282]. [283].
    • crocodile and alligator, skulls of, [283].
    • tortoises, [289].
    • parasites of the tortoise, [289].
    • Terrapins, [290].
    • cruel mode of cutting up turtle, [291].
    • turtle, said to be poisonous, [292].
    • hawk's-bill turtle, [293].
    • cruel mode of taking tortoise-shell, [293].
    • snakes, few poisonous, [294].
    • tic-polonga, [296].
    • cobra de capello, [297].
    • legends of the cobra, [297]-298 n.
    • uropeltis, [301].
    • the python, [303].
    • haplocercus, [304].
    • tree-snakes, [305].
    • water snakes, [308].
    • sea snakes, [308].
    • the snake-stone and its composition, [312]-317.
    • cæcilia, [317].
    • frogs, [318].
    • tree frogs, [319].
    • list of Ceylon reptiles, [321].
    • snakes peculiar to Ceylon, [322].
  • Rhinolophus, [19]. See Horse-shoe Bat.
  • Ribeyro's account of pearl-diving, [378].
  • Rilawa monkey, [5].
  • Rodentia, [41]. [74].
  • Rogers, Major, story of his horse, [84].
    • his death by lightning, [84] n.
    • anecdote of an elephant killed by him, [107].
    • great numbers of elephants shot by him, [142].
  • "A Rogue" elephant. See Elephant, [114].
    • derivation of the term "Rogue," 114.
  • Ronkedor, [114]. See "Rogue."
  • Ronquedue, [114]. See "Rogue."
    • dangerous encounters with, [136].
  • Rotifera, marvellous faculty in, [486].
  • Rousette. See Flying-fox and Pteropus, [14].
  • Ruminantia, [49]. [74].
  • Salarias Alticus, [332].
    • almasius, [68].
  • Sardines, said to be poisonous, [324].
  • Saw fish, [325]. See Fishes.
  • Scaliger, Julius, [68].
  • Scansores, [256].
  • Scarus harid, [335].
  • Schenck, [371]. See Chank.
  • Schlegel's essay on the elephant, [208] n.
  • Schlegel, Prof., of Leyden, his account of the Sumatran elephant, [66].
  • Schmarda, Prof., [5].
  • Schomburgk, Sir R., on the fishes of Guiana, [347].
  • Sciurus Tennentii, [41] n.
  • Scolopiendræ, centipede, [474].
  • Scorpions, [474].
  • Sea slugs, holothuria, [397].
  • Sea snakes, [308].
  • Seir-fish, [324].
  • Seneca, account of fishes on dry land, [346].
  • Septuagint, allusion to elephants in, [87]. [210] n.
  • Serpents, [294]. See Reptiles.
  • Shakspeare, on the elephant, [105].
    • describes its capture in pit-falls, [157] n.
  • Sharks, [325].
  • Shark charmer, [378].
  • Shaw, error as to elephants shedding their tusks, [79] n.
  • Shells of Ceylon, [369].
    • lanthina, [370].
    • Bullia vittata, [370].
    • chanks, [371].
    • oysters, immense, [371] n.
    • Helix hæmastoma, [372].
    • Pearl fishery, [373].
    • Musical shells, [381].
    • Mr. Henley's memorandum, [386].
    • uncertainty as to species, [387].
    • list of Ceylon shells, [388].
  • Siam, fishes on dry land, [347].
  • Silk, cultivated by the Dutch, [429].
  • Silkworm. See Insects.
  • Sindbad's story of the elephants burying-place, [236].
  • Skinner, Major, knowledge of Ceylon. [Introd]. n.
    • adventure with a leopard, [30].
    • great number of elephants killed by him, [142].
    • description of the Panickeas or elephant catchers, [158]. [159] n.
    • anecdotes of elephants, [118].
    • collection of Ceylon fish, [339].
  • Small-pox attracts the leopard, [28].
    • native superstition, [29].
  • Snakes, [294]. See Reptiles.
    • few venomous, [296].
    • tic-polonga, [296].
    • cobra de capello, [297].
    • legends of, [297] n.
    • stories of, [298].
  • Snakes, tamed snakes, [299] n.
    • snakes crossing the sea, [300].
    • curious tradition of the cobra-de-capello, [300].
    • uropeltis, and explanation of the popular belief, [302].
    • reluctance of Buddhists to kill snakes, [303].
    • python or "boa," [303].
    • tree snakes, [305].
    • the Passerita fusca, [306].
    • water snakes, [308].
    • sea snakes, [308].
    • their geographical distribution, [309].
    • their habits, [310].
    • cæcilia, [317].
  • Snake-stone, its alleged virtue, [312].
    • anecdotes of its use, [312].
    • analysis of, by Professor Faraday, [315].
  • Sofala, pearls at, [375] n.
  • Solinus, on the elephant, [103].
  • Soothsayer insect, [410].
  • Spectre butterfly, [426].
  • Spiders. See Arachnida, [464].
    • at Gampola, [465].
    • at Pusilawa, [471].
  • Squirrel, [41].
    • the flying squirrel, [44].
  • Star-fish, [396]. See Radiata.
  • Stick insect, [410]. See Insects.
  • Stinging caterpillars, [429].
  • Strabo, his account of fishes on dry land, [346].
  • Strachan, Mr., account of the elephants shipped at Ceylon, [163] n, [210] n.
  • Stuckley, on the anatomy of the elephant, [123] n.
  • Sumatra confounded with Ceylon, [67].
    • elephant of, [64].
    • points in which it differs from that of India, [65].
  • Sun bird, [249]. See Birds.
  • Superstitions:—Singhalese folk-lore regarding bears, [24] n.
    • leopards, [27]. [29].
    • mongoos, [38].
    • kabra-goya, [273].
    • cobra-de-capello, [300].
    • use of snake-stones, [315].
    • elephants' burial-place, [236].
  • Suriya trees, caterpillars on, [429].
  • Syrnum Indranee, [246]. See Devil-bird.
  • Swallows, [248]. See Birds.
  • Sword-fish, [328].
  • Tailor-bird, [251]. See Birds;
  • Tamblegam, lake of, [380].
    • pearls, [380].
  • Tarentula, Mygale fasciata, [465].
    • fight with a cockroach, [467].
    • numerous at Gampola, [465].
  • Tavalam, a caravan of bullocks, [53].
  • Tavernier, error as to Ceylon elephants, [203]. [214].
  • Taylor, the translator of Aristotle, his error as to elephants' joints,
    • [102].
  • Tchitrea paradisi, [250].
  • Temminck, his discovery of the Sumatran elephant, [64].
    • his account of it, [65].
  • Templeton, Dr. R.A., his knowledge of Ceylon, [Introd].
    • his valuable aid in the present work, ib.
    • his cultivation of zoology, [4].
    • notice of Ceylon monkeys, [6].
  • Termites, white ants, their ravages, [412].
    • whence comes their moisture, [412] n.
  • Terrapins, [290].
  • Terrier, attacks an elephant, [85].
  • Testudinata, [289].
  • Thaun, Philip de, on the elephant, [104].
  • Theobaldus' Physiologus, [104].
  • Theophrastus' account of fishes on dry land, [344]. [345].
  • Thevenot, on the Ceylon elephant, [203].
  • Thomson's "Seasons," error as to the elephant, [106].
  • Thunberg, account of the snake-stone, [317].
  • Thysdnura, [464].
  • Ticks, [475].
  • Tic-polonga, [296]. See Reptiles.
  • Tiger at Trincomalie, [25] n.
  • Toad, [319].
  • Torrington, Viscount, his tax on dogs, [33].
  • Tortoises, [289]. [291]. See Turtle.
    • parasite of, [289].
    • fresh-water tortoises, [290]. See Terrapins.
  • Tortoise-shell, cruel mode of taking, [293].
  • Tree frogs, [320].
  • Tree snakes, [304].
  • Trepang, [396]. See Sea-slug.
  • Tritonia arborescens, [385]. See Musical Fish.
    • letter on, [401].
  • Trombidium tinctorum. See Mites.
  • Trumpeting of elephants, [97]. [201].
  • Trunk, elephant's, origin of the name, [97] n.
  • Tsetse fly of Africa, [40].
  • Turbinella rapa, [371]. See Chank.
  • Turtle, [291]. See Reptiles.
    • barbarous treatment of, [291].
  • Tushes, [79].
  • Tusks, [79]. See Elephant; Ivory.
    • fallacy that they are shed, [79].
    • weight of, [80].
    • their uses, [80].
    • singular shapes of, [88] n.
  • Tusks, Dr. Holland's theory of their formation, [88] n.
  • Tytler, Mr., story of an elephant, [133] n.
  • Uropeltis, [301].
  • Urré! cry of the elephant drivers, [222].
  • Valentyn's account of the mermaid, [70].
    • Dutch mode of taking elephants, [164].
  • Venloos Bay, its profusion of shells, [369].
  • Vossius, Isaac, [68].
  • Waloora. See Wild-boar, [59].
    • dreaded by the Singhalese, [59].
  • Wanderoo monkey, [5].
  • Wasps, wasps' nest, [418].
    • mason-wasp, [416].
  • Water-fowl, [260]. [262].
  • Water snakes, [308].
  • Weaver-bird, [251].
  • Whales, [68]. See Cetacea.
  • White, Adam, Esq., Brit Mus., [Introd].
  • White, of Selbourne, his theory of animals suckled by strange mothers, [113] n.
  • White ants, [411]. See Termites.
  • Whiting, Mr., account of buried fishes, [342] n., [354].
  • Wild-boar, [59].
  • Wolf, Jo. Christian, travels in Ceylon, [99] n., [115] n.
    • his account of elephants there, [99].
    • describes pitfalls for elephants, [157] n.
  • Wood-carrying moth, [430]. See Insects.
  • Worms, parasite, [396]. See Radiata.
  • Wound when elephant shooting, [154].
  • Wright, Thomas, Esq., F.S.A., [104].