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Page xxxi
... KELAART entitled Prodromus Fauna Zeilanica ; several valuable papers by Mr. Edgar L. LAYARD in the Annals and Magazine of Natural Ilis- tory for 1852 and 1853 ; and some very imperfect lists appended to PRIDIIAM's compiled account of ...
... KELAART entitled Prodromus Fauna Zeilanica ; several valuable papers by Mr. Edgar L. LAYARD in the Annals and Magazine of Natural Ilis- tory for 1852 and 1853 ; and some very imperfect lists appended to PRIDIIAM's compiled account of ...
Page xxxiv
... KELAART and Mr. EDGAR L. LAYARD , as well as from officers of the Ceylon Civil Service ; the HON . Gerald C. TALBOT , Mr. C. R. BULLER , Mr. MERCER , Mr. MORRIS , Mr. WHITING , Major SKINNER , and Mr. MITFORD . Before venturing to ...
... KELAART and Mr. EDGAR L. LAYARD , as well as from officers of the Ceylon Civil Service ; the HON . Gerald C. TALBOT , Mr. C. R. BULLER , Mr. MERCER , Mr. MORRIS , Mr. WHITING , Major SKINNER , and Mr. MITFORD . Before venturing to ...
Page 128
... Kelaart , and in- finite credit is due to Mr. Blyth for the zealous and untiring energy with which he has devoted his attention and leisure to the identification of the various interesting species forwarded from Ceylon , and their ...
... Kelaart , and in- finite credit is due to Mr. Blyth for the zealous and untiring energy with which he has devoted his attention and leisure to the identification of the various interesting species forwarded from Ceylon , and their ...
Page 130
... Kelaart , in the mountains amongst which we are assured that Knox spent so many years of captivity , reopens the question , but at the same time appears to me to clearly demonstrate that in this latter we have in reality the ani- mal to ...
... Kelaart , in the mountains amongst which we are assured that Knox spent so many years of captivity , reopens the question , but at the same time appears to me to clearly demonstrate that in this latter we have in reality the ani- mal to ...
Page 131
... it is difficult to observe its habits , as it seldom approaches the few roads which wind through these deep solitudes , It was first captured by Dr. Kelaart in the woods K 2 CHAP . I. ] 131 MONKEYS . P Thersites in the Wanny.
... it is difficult to observe its habits , as it seldom approaches the few roads which wind through these deep solitudes , It was first captured by Dr. Kelaart in the woods K 2 CHAP . I. ] 131 MONKEYS . P Thersites in the Wanny.
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