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Ziphius cavirostris. Cuvier's Whale. 



(Very rare, only one example having been found in British 

 waters, off the mainland of Shetland.) 

 Mesoplodon bidens. Sowerby's Whale. 



(Rare. East coasts of Scotland and England.) 



Sub-Order, MYSTACOCETI. WHALEBONE WHALES. 



Family, BAL^NID.E. The RIGHT WHALES. 



Bal(zna australis. The Southern Right Whale. 



(Extinct in British waters. Formerly an inhabitant of the seas 

 round the British Islands.) 



Family, BAL.ENOPTERID.E. The RORQUALS. 

 Megaptera boops. The Hump-backed Whale. 



(Waters round the British Islands. Fairly common.) 

 Balasnoptera musculus. The Common Rorqual. 



(Waters round the British Islands.) 

 Balxnoptera sibbaldii. Sibbald's Rorqual, or the Blue 

 Whale. 

 (Rare. Occasionally met with in the waters round the coasts 

 of Scotland and the north-east coast of England.) 

 Balaenoptera borealis. Rudolphi's Rorqual. 



(Rare. Eastern coasts of Scotland and England.) 

 Balasnoptera acuto-rostrata. The Lesser Rorqual, or Pike 

 Whale. 

 (Waters round the British Islands.) 



Order, INSECTIVORA. INSECT-EATING MAMMALS. 

 Family, ERINACEID^. The HEDGEHOGS. 

 Erinaceus europaeus. The Common Hedgehog. 



(Great Britain, except the Hebrides and Scottish islands. 

 Ireland.) 



Family, TALPID.E. The MOLES. 

 Talpa europasa. The Common Mole. 



(England and Wales, most parts of Scotland, including the 

 island of Mull, but not the extreme north of Scotland or 

 the Hebrides. Not found in Ireland.) 



Family, SORICID.E. The SHREWS. 

 Sorex vulgaris. The Common Shrew. 



(England and Wales, and most parts of Scotland, except the 

 extreme north and the islands. Not found in Ireland.) 



