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C 63 } X..—-Haluhakki Sakuna. Palm leaves. Presages derived from the flight and chirping of the Nilakantha or blue Jay* XI. — Jyolisha Sangraha. a. palm leaves — b. do. A compilation on the subject of the different luc- ky and unlucky aspects of the Planetary bodies. (This work is in Sanscrit in the Canara character.) XII. — Vaidya Nighantu. Pa'm leaves. An alphabetical Dictionary of Medical plants in Sanscrit with a Canara interpretation. XIII. — Dhanwantari Nighantu. Palm leaves* A Dictionary of Medical plants and minerals, and of diseases. XIV. — Srilpasdstra. Palm leaves. Directions for constructing houses and temples, carving images, &c. ascribed to Sanatkumara the son of Brahma. The directions are rather astrolo- gical than mechanical — the text is Sanscrit with a Canara comment.