Ichthyology of Ceylon, little known Fish for table, seir fish Sardines, poisonous? Sharks Saw-fish Fish of brilliant colours Curious fish described by Ælian (note) Fresh-water fish, little known,--not much eaten Fresh-water fish in Colombo Lake Immense profusion of fish in the rivers and lakes Their re-appearance after rain Mode of fishing in the ponds Showers of fish Conjecture that the ova are preserved, not tenable Fish moving on dry land Instances in Guiana (note) Perca Scandens, ascends trees Doubts as to the story of Daldorf Fishes burying themselves during the dry season The _protopterus_ of the Gambia Instances in the fish of the Nile Instances in the fish of South America Living fish dug out of the ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon Other animals that so bury themselves, Melaniæ, Ampullariæ, &c. The animals that so bury themselves in India (note) Analogous case of (note) Theory of æstivation and hybernation Fish in hot-water in Ceylon List of Ceylon fishes Instances of fishes failing from the clouds Overland migration of fishes known to the Greeks and Romans Note on Ceylon fishes by Professor Huxley Comparative note by Dr. Gray, Brit. Mus.231 CHAP. V. MOLLUSCA, RADIATA, AND ACALEPHÆ. I. Conchology--General character of Ceylon shells Confusion regarding them in scientific works and collections List of Ceylon shells II. _Radiata_.--Star fish Sea slugs Parasitic worms Planaria III. _Acalephæ_, abundant Corals little known CHAP. VI. INSECTS. Profusion of insects in Ceylon Imperfect knowledge of I. _Coleoptera_.--Beetles Scavenger beetles Coco-nut beetles Tortoise beetles II. _Orthoptera_.--Mantis and leaf-insects Stick-insects III. _Neuroptera_--Dragon flies Ant-lion White ants Anecdotes of their instinct and ravages (text and note) V. _Hymenoptera_.--Mason Wasps Wasps Bees Carpenter Bee Ants Burrowing ants VI. _Lepidoptera_.--Butterflies Sylph Lycænidæ Moths Silk worms (text and note) Wood-carrying Moths Pterophorus VII. _Homoptera_ Cicada VIII. _Hemiptera_ Bugs IX. _Aphaniptera_ X. _Diptera_.--Mosquitoes General character of Ceylon insects List of insects in Ceylon CHAP. VII. ARACHNIDE, MYRIOPODA, CRUSTACEA, ETC. Spiders Strange nests of the wood spiders _Olios Taprobanius_ _Mygale fasciata_ Ticks Mites.--_Trombidium tinctorum_ Myriapods.--Centipedes Cermatia Scolopendra crassa S. pollipes _Millipeds_--Iulus _Crustacea_ Calling crabs Land crabs Painted crabs Paddling crabs _Annelidæ_, Leeches.--The land leech Medical leech Cattle leech List of Articulata, &c.307 PART III. THE SINGHALESE CHRONICLES. CHAPTER I. SOURCES OF SINGHALESE HISTORY--THE MAHAWANSO.