Chap. IV Fishes
Ichthyology of Ceylon, little known 205
Fish for table, seir fish 205
Sardines, poisonous? 206
Sharks 207
Saw-fish 207
Fish of brilliant colours 207
Curious fish described by Ælian (note) 207
Fresh-water fish, little known,—not much eaten 208
Fresh-water fish in Colombo Lake 209
Immense profusion of fish in the rivers and lakes 209
Their re-appearance after rain 209
Mode of fishing in the ponds 210
Showers of fish 210
Conjecture that the ova are preserved, not tenable 212
Fish moving on dry land 213
Instances in Guiana (note) 214
Perca Scandens, ascends trees 215
Doubts as to the story of Daldorf 217
Fishes burying themselves during the dry season 218
The protopterus of the Gambia 218
Instances in the fish of the Nile 218
Instances in the fish of South America 219
Living fish dug out of the ground in the dry tanks in Ceylon 220
Other animals that so bury themselves, Melaniæ, Ampullariæ, &c. 220
The animals that so bury themselves in India (note) 220
Analogous case of (note) 221
Theory of æstivation and hybernation 221
Fish in hot-water in Ceylon 224
List of Ceylon fishes 224
Instances of fishes failing from the clouds 226
Overland migration of fishes known to the Greeks and Romans 227
Note on Ceylon fishes by Professor Huxley 229
Comparative note by Dr. Gray, Brit. Mus.231