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depressed, deep; neck short, thick; nose, truncated; eyes large, black; body 

 large, plump, one inch and six-eighths in depth. Four inches and one-eighth 

 from occiput to root of tail; tail stout at base, attenuated near the tip; four 

 inches and a quarter long. Fur, dark yellowish brown — very short; armpits 

 and inguinal regions, bluish grey; abdomen, white; hands and fingers, large; 

 testes, very large, (evident proof of its being an old one of its tribe;) teeth 

 much worn, of a dark ochre colour. Whiskers long, strong, and greyish* 

 nails blunted and worn. The second specimen was a female, not quite so 

 large; the uterus contained eight fetuses. 



Black Water-Vole, (Arvicola ater,) Macg, — Captured one February, 1847, 

 in a ditch near Prescoweth farm; after a careful and minute examination, I 

 could not detect any specific difierence in form or size from the a. ampJiibius. 

 Its fur was as black as jet. 



Common Water-Vole, (Arvicola amphibius.) — Embankments near the brook 

 running through the meadow, near Dog-Kennel, Panscoth lane, etc.: not 

 uncommon. 



Field Vole, (Arvicola agrestis.) — Common. 



Bank Vole, (Arvicola pratensis.) — Embankment on Captain Bull's side of 

 the brook; Panscoth lane. 



Common Hare, (Lepus timidus.) — Common. One with a white face was 

 taken February 3rd., 1851, near Gwyllyn Vase, by Mr. Pope's greyhound. 



Babbit, (Lepus cuniculus.) — Common. 



Var. 1.- — Angora, or long furred: rar?. 



Var. 2. — Ilom-lop and Oar-lop : not uncommon. 



Mr. L. Wade killed one that weighed sixteen pounds. 



Babbit, (Albino.) — Not uncommon. 



Bestless Cavy, (Cavia aperea.) — Domesticated. 



Common Hog, (Sus domesticus.) — The old Cornish Pig: long in the legs, 

 large coarse ear, heavy head, rugged hair, large bone, etc., may be considered 

 extinct in the neighbourhood of Falmouth; the present varieties are descendants 

 of the old breed, crossed with the Berkshire, Leicester, Chinese, Neapolitan, 

 and the improved Essex, etc. 



Horse, (Equus caballus.) 

 Varieties. — Hunter, Coach, and Cart, common. Dartmoor, "Welch, and Shetland ponies, rare. 



Ass, (Equus asinus.) — Common. 



Ox, (Bos taurus.) — Common. 



Goat, (Capra hircus.) — Not Common. 



Sheep, (Ovis aries.) — Common. 



CLASS II.— AVES. 



Pereffrine Falcon, (Falco peregrinus,) Linn. — A fine male bird, in summer 

 plumage, was shot by Mr. May, near Pendennis Castle, in 184o; I have 

 examined three specimens, (females,) shot in the neighbourhood. 



