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Title: Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon : with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. : including a monograph of the elephant and a description of the modes of capturing and training it with engravings from original drawings
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869 Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS
Subjects: Zoology Elephants
Publisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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1885-IQ56 ^ ^i/^ Ji THE NATUEAL HISTORY OF CEYLO>( LONDONPHINTED BT SPOTTISWOODE AND CO.NEW-STKEET SQUAEE
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SKETCHES OF THE MTUEAL HISTOET OF CEYLON NAEEATIYES AND ANECDOTES Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the MAMMALIA, BIEDS, EEPTILES, FISHES, INSECTS, &c. INCLUDING A MONOGRAPH OF THE ELEPHANT AND A DESCEIPTIOir OF THE MODES OF CAPTUEING AlfD TEAINING IT WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY SIE J. EMEESON TENNENT, K.C.S. LL.D. &c. Author of Ceylon, an Account of the Island, Physical, Historical, and Topographical &c. &c. LONDONLONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS 1861 mTKODUCTION. A CONSIDEEABLE poition of the contents of the presentvolume formed the zoological section of a much morecomprehensive work recently published, on the historyand present condition of Ceylon.^ But its inclusionthere was a matter of difficulty; for to have altogetheromitted the chapters on Natural History would haveimpaired the completeness of the plan on which I hadattempted to describe the island; whilst to insert themas they here appear, without curtailment, would haveencroached usketchesofnatura00tenn

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