LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

• View of an Elephant Corral Frontispiece
• Group of Ceylon Monkeys to face 5
• The Loris (Loris gracilis) 12
• Group of Flying Foxes (Pteropus Edwardsii) to face 14
• Head of the Horse-shoe Bat (Rhynulophus) 19
• Nycteribia 21
• Indian Bear (Prochylus labiatus) 23
• Ceylon Leopard and Indian Cheetah 26
• Jackal's Skull and "Horn" 36
• Mongoos of Neura-ellia (Herpestes vitticollis) 38
• Flying Squirrel (Pteromys oral) 41
• Coffee Rat (Golunda Elliotti) 44
• Bandicoot Rat (Mus bandicota) 45
• Pengolin (Manis pentadactylus) 47
• Skeleton of the Pengolin 48
• Moose-deer (Moschus meminna) 59
• The Dugong (Halicore dugung) 69
• The Mermaid, from Valentyn 72
• Brain of the Elephant 95
• Bones of the Fore-leg 108
• Elephant descending a Hill 110
• Elephant's Well 122
• Elephant's Stomach, showing the Water-cells 125
• Elephant's Trachea 126
• Water-cells in the Stomach of the Camel 128
• Section of the Elephant's Skull 145
• Fence and Ground-plan of a Corral 172
• Mode of tying an Elephant 184
• His Struggles for Freedom 185
• Impotent Fury 188
• Obstinate Resistance 189
• Attitude for Defence 203
• Singular Contortions of an Elephant 204
• Figures of the African and Indian Elephants on Greek and Roman Coins 207
• Medal of Numidia 212
• Modern "Hendoo" 212
• The Horn-bill (Buceros pica) 243
• The "Devil-bird" (Syrnium Indranec) 246
• The "Cotton-thief" (Tchitrea paradisi) 250
• Layard Mountain Jay (Cissa puella) 251
• The "Double-spur" (Gallo-perdix bicalcaratus) 260
• The Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) 261
• The Kabara-goya Lizard (Hydrosaurus salvator) 274
• The Green Calotes (Calotes ophiomachus) 276
• Tongue of the Chameleon 278
• Ceratophora to face 280
• Skulls of the Crocodile and Alligator 283
• Terrapin (Emys trijuga) 290
• Shield-tailed Serpent (Uropeltis grandis) 303
• Tree Snake (Passerita fusca) to face 307
• Sea Snake (Hydrophis subloevisis) to face 311
• Saw of the Saw-fish (Pristis antiquorum) to face 326
• Ray (Aëtobates narinari) 327
• Sword-fish (Histiophorus immaculatus) 330
• Cheironectes 331
• Pterois volitans 334
• Scarus harid 335
• Perch (Therapon quadrilineatus) 337
• Eel (Mastacembelus armatus) 338
• Mode of Fishing, after Rain 340
• Plan of a Fish Decoy 342
• The Anabas of the dry Tanks 354
• The Violet Ianthina and its Shell 370
• Bullia vittata 370
• Pearl Oysters, in various Stages of Growth to face 381
• Pearl Oyster, full grown to face 381
• Cerithium palustre 381
• The Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalus urticulus) 399
• Longicorn Beetle (Batocera rubus) 405
• Leaf Insects, &c 409
• Eggs of the Leaf Insect (Phyllium siccifolium) 410
• The Carpenter Bee (Xylocapa tenniscapa) 419
• Wood-carrying Moths 431
• The "Knife, grinder" (Cicada) 432
• Flata (Elidiptera Emersoniana and Poeciloptera Tennentii) 433
• The "Coffee-bug" (Lecanium caffeæ) to face 438
• Spider (Mygate fasciata) to face 465
• Cermatia 473
• The Calling Crab (Gelusimus) 477
• Eyes and Teeth of the Leech 479
• Land Leeches preparing to attack 479
• Medicinal Leech of Ceylon 483