Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Volume 1Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859 - Natural history |
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Page xxxi
... LAYARD in the Annals and Magazine of Natural His- tory for 1852 and 1853 ; and some very imperfect lists appended to PRIDIIAM's compiled account of the island.1 KNOX , in the charming narrative of his cap- INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
... LAYARD in the Annals and Magazine of Natural His- tory for 1852 and 1853 ; and some very imperfect lists appended to PRIDIIAM's compiled account of the island.1 KNOX , in the charming narrative of his cap- INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
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... LAYARD , an accomplished zoologist , Dr. TEMPLETON , and others ; and I was thus enabled 1 An Historical , Political , and Sta- tistical Account of Ceylon and its De- pendencies , by C. PRIDHAM , Esq . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1849. The ...
... LAYARD , an accomplished zoologist , Dr. TEMPLETON , and others ; and I was thus enabled 1 An Historical , Political , and Sta- tistical Account of Ceylon and its De- pendencies , by C. PRIDHAM , Esq . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1849. The ...
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... 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 commit these chapters of my ...
... 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 commit these chapters of my ...
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... Layard and Dr. 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 ...
... Layard and Dr. 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 ...
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... Layard , who has done me the honour to call it the Sciurus Ten- nentii . Its dimensions are large , measuring upwards of two feet from head to tail . It is distinguised from the S. macrurus by the predominant black colour of the upper ...
... Layard , who has done me the honour to call it the Sciurus Ten- nentii . Its dimensions are large , measuring upwards of two feet from head to tail . It is distinguised from the S. macrurus by the predominant black colour of the upper ...
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