...But so furious are his assaults under suchcircumstances that the Singhalese have a terror of his attackgreater than that created by any other beast of the forest...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...The Singhalese distinguish one species of mongoos, which theydesignate "Hotambeya" and which they assert never preys uponserpents...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...Thepopular belief in this is attested by a Singhalese proverb, inrelation to an intrusive personage; the import of which is that heis like "a hedge-hog in the den of a pengolin...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...The elephant is believed by the Singhalese to express hisuneasiness by his voice, on the approach of rain; and theTamils have a proverb...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...The Singhalese whoaccompanied the party, said that they not only bit venomously, butcrushed the limb of any intruder in their coils...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...It is said to be oftenseen in company with another snake called in Singhalese LayMedilla, a name which implies its deep red hue...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...They attain to the length of twelveinches, and to a weight of about two pounds; they live on smallmarine animals, and by the Singhalese the flesh (of some at least)is considered good for table...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...Hence the discomfort of a Singhalese on finding abeetle in his house after sunset, and his anxiety to expel but notto kill it...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...From this Singhalese nest Mr...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...Most, ifnot all, of these genera are Singhalese...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...(Oonahappslava, Singhalese...
Robert A. Sterndale 「Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon」
...Sir Emerson Tennent says the Singhalese assertthat it has been known to strangle pea-fowl at night and feast onthe brain, but this I doubt...
Robert A. Sterndale 「Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon」
...He givesthe Singhalese name as "koone meeyo...
Robert A. Sterndale 「Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon」
...—Coolla-weddah, Singhalese...
Robert A. Sterndale 「Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon」
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