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in 1834 the Marquis of Breadalbane attempted to introduce them 

 at Tayinouth, and a few of the descendants of this herd still exist 

 at Kilmorey House, Argyllshire, the property of Sir J. P. Orde, 

 Bart. 



Order VI. — Glires. 



Family : Sciuridae. 



1 6. Squirrel. Sciurus vulgaris, Lin. — Great numbers of 

 Squirrels are to be found in this district, where they were re- 

 introduced, after becoming extinct, by the Duke of Athole, about 

 the year 1776.* 



Family: Muridae. 



17. Black Rat. Mus rattus, Lin. — In Bell's British Quad- 

 rupeds t I find that, while staying at Pitlochry in 1860, Col. 

 Drummond Hay discovered a small colony of Black Rats in a drain. 

 They were very shy, and decamped as suddenly as they came. 



18. Brown Rat. Mus decumanus, Pall. — Now by far the 

 commonest species of Rat in the country. It has almost succeeded 

 in exterminating the Black Rat. 



19. House-Mouse. Mus muscidus, Lin. — Far too common. 



20. Wood-Mouse, or Long-tailed Field-Mouse. Mus sylvaticus> 

 Lin. — Very common. Does a great deal of damage to young 

 plantations and gardens. 



21. Common Field- Vole or Short-tailed Field-Mouse. Arvicola 

 agrestis, De Selys. — Pretty common. Mr. Dewar sent me one 

 the other day for identification. 



22. Red Field- Vole or Bank- Vole. Arvicola glareolus (Schreb.). — 

 Rare. Mr. Dewar obtained a specimen lately for me at Remony. 



23. Water- Vole or Water-Rat. Arvicola amphibius (Lin.). — 

 Both varieties of this species extremely abundant along the banks 

 of the Tay, Tummel, and other streams and burns. 



Family: Leporidae. 



24. Common Hare. Lepus europaeus, Pall. — Common on the 

 low-lying ground in the valley of the Tay, especially at Castle 

 Menzies, where they are killed in great numbers, and where they 

 grow to an enormous size. At Killiechassie I have killed many of 



* Essay on the Squirrel, by Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown. — Proc. Roy. Phy$. 

 ice., Edin., 1881. 



t 2nd ed., 1874, p. 303. 



