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very rare, have sometimes occurred; two of the latter colour, 
which are now in the possession of Mr. Grey of East Bolton, 
having been killed in the river Aln, Northumberland, a few 
years ago. I have also seen in Newcastle-on-Tyne a stuffed 
specimen of a female, spotted all over the body with white ticks, 
precisely similar to some pointer dogs.” 
Besides the instances above mentioned there is preserved at 
Wallington a cream-coloured specimen which was killed in 
that neighbourhood. 
The otter brings forth from three to five young ones in the 
season, about midsummer. 
Tripe 2, PLANTIGRADA, Cuvier. 
Famity 1, URSID 4. 
1, MELES, Brisson. 
1. M. raxus, Chev. Bapcrer. Brock. Grey. 
Ursus Meles, Linn. Meles vulgaris, Desm. 

This interesting animal—the sole existing British repre- 
sentative of the Bear family—is still to be met with in con- 
siderable numbers in many parts of our district. 
Although we have collected a long list of localities, we still 
have no reason to suppose that it in any way approaches com- 
pleteness, as the Badger is now, as it was in the days of old 
Wallis, “frequent in the woods and by the sides of rivers in 
the Alpine vallies of Northumberland.” 
The local name of the animal is Brock, which may be traced 
in the names of many places in our district, as Brockley Whins, 
Brockden, &c. To another provincial, but once generally used 
name for the badger, namely, Grey, the greyhound owes its 
name. This breed of dog, however, must have considerably 
changed its character since it was employed in chasing Greys. 
The Rev. H. B. Tristram tells us that ‘it is not uncommon in 
Castle Eden Dene, where, in the winter, its tracks are often 
seen on the snow. A pair, which were caught in this dene at 
an interval of two years, bred in confinement, and had four 
young, which were reared. Two of these are now in the gar- 
