Narric-comboo, 37. See Jackal’s Horn. 
Natural history neglected in Ceylon, 3. 
Neela-cobeya, pigeon, 258. 
Neuroptera, 411. 
Nietner, on Ceylon insects, Introd.
Nycteribia, parasite of the bat, 20, 21.
  its extraordinary structure, 22.

Odoric of Portenau, his cure for leech bites, 481.
  his account of birds with two heads, 243.
  his account of fishes in Ceylon, 324 n.
Oiketicus, 430. 
Oil-bird, 269. 
Ophidia, 321. 
Ortelius, 68. 
Orthoptera, 408. 
Ouanderoo. See Wanderoo. 
Owen, Professor, on the structure of the elephant’s tusk, 228.
  on the Protopterus of the Gambia, 352. 
Owls. See Birds. 
Oxen, their uses and diseases, 50.
  anecdote of a cow and a leopard, 51.
  white, eight feet high, seen by Wolf, 52 n. 
Oysters at Bentotte, 371.
  immense, at Kottiar, 371 n.

Pachydermata, 59, 74. 
Padivil, the great tank, 262. 
Pallegoix, on the elephants of Siam, 98 n.
  on the fishes of Siam, 347. 
Palm-cat, 32. 
Panickeas, elephant catchers, 150, 158.
  their skill, 159. 
Pariah dogs, 33. 
Paris, Matthew, on the elephant, 103. 
Paroquets, their habits; anecdote of, 256. 
Passeres, 248. 
Patterson, R., Esq., Introd. 
Pea-fowl, 244. See Birds.
  fable of the jackdaw, 244. 
Pearl fishery of Ceylon, its antiquity, 373.
  dreary scenery of Aripo, 373.
  disappearances of the pearl-oyster, 374.
  capable of transplantation, 376.
  operation of diving, 377.
  endurance of the divers under water, 377.
  growth of the pearl-oyster, 379.
  pearls of Tamblegam, 380. 
Pelicans, 262.
  strange scene at their breeding place, 263. 
Pengolin, 46.
  its habits and food, 47.
  skeleton of, 48. 
Phile, his account of the elephant, 103.
  error as to its joints, 107.
  describes its drinking, 121 n.
  its dispositions, 216 n.
  on the elephant’s ear, 224.
  on elephants burying their dead, 235. 
Phillipe, on the elephant of Ceylon, 209. 
Phyllium, 410. See Leaf Insect. 
Physalus urticulus, 400. See Portuguese Man-of-war. 
Pictet, Mon., his derivation of the word “elephant,” 76 n. 
Pigeons, 257. See Birds. 
Pigeons, Lady Torrington’s pigeon, 258.
Placuna placenta, pearls of, 380.
Planaria, 398. See Radiata. 
Pliny’s nereids, 72 n.
  error as to elephants shedding their tusks, 79 n.
  error as to their antipathy to other animals, 85.
  error as to elephant’s joints, 100.
  account of the machlis, 101 n.
  his knowledge of the vulnerability of the elephant’s head, 144 n.
  of fishes on dry land, 346. 
  Ponnekella. See Mahout. 
Polybius’ account of fishes on dry land, 346. 
Pomponius, Mela, account of fishes on land, 346.