120 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



I.— KECENT SPECIES. 

 Order I. — Chiroptera. 



Family : Vespertilionidae. 



1. Long-eared Bat. Plecotus auritus (Lin.). — Pretty numerous 

 in the neighbourhood of Loch Tay. 



Obs. — -Greater Horse-shoe Bat. Rliinolophus feimm-equinum, 

 (Leach). — From the description I have received from Mr. Dewar of 

 a Bat found dead by him at Finlarig, near Loch Tay, I have but 

 little doubt that it belonged to this species. It had a short horn 

 above the nose, and was larger than any other species he had ever 

 seen. Unfortunately he gave it away to Mr. Macrae, the late 

 Marquis of Breadalbane's head gamekeeper, who is now dead, and 

 he does not know what became of the specimen. 



2. Common Bat. Vesperugo pipistrellus (Schreb.). — Very 

 common. 



Order II. — Insectivora. 



Family : Erinaceidae. 



3. Hedgehog. Erinaceus europaeus, Lin. — Very common, but 

 always killed by gamekeepers on account of its predacious habits. 

 I have frequently known them trapped among pheasant coops, after 

 having killed many young birds. 



Family: Talpidae. 



4. Mole. Talpa europaea, Lin. — Very numerous in spite of 

 the enormous numbers trapped. I am informed by Mr. Dewar 

 that his information leads him to believe that they have existed in 

 this district for at least 150 years. Formerly weasels and other 

 vermin kept them down very much, and they were not nearly so 

 numerous as they are now. 



Family: Soricidae. 



5. Common Shrew. Sorex tetragonurus, Herm. — Common. 



Order III. — Carnivora. 

 Family: Felidae. 



6. Wild Cat. Felis catus, Lin. — Formerly abundant, but now 

 extremely rare. A very large female was killed by Mr. D. Dewar 

 in Finlarig Woods in 1869, and he still has it in his possession. 

 This is the last Wild Cat which I have heard of. in this district. 

 Thirteen years before, in 1856, he killed a large male in a deep 

 glen above Auchmore House, and it was sent to the late Marquis of 



