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LIST OF ZOOLOGICAL SPECIES 



OBSERVED IN THE DISTRICT BY MESSRS. F. H. HAINES, 

 T. R. KEYS, W. DAWSON, AND OTHERS. " 



References — (*) means " observed 

 Mar. 23. *Swallow (Hirundo rus- 

 tica) Linn. 

 30. * Common Bat (Vesper- 

 tilio pipistrellus), 

 -> I ' Geoff. 



-V' April 29. *"WTieatear (Saxicola 

 oenanthe), Linn. 

 „ *Cuckoo (Cuculus cano- 



rus). 

 „ *Great Whitethroat 

 Jv (Sylvia rufa) Bodd. 



^- „ fNightingale (Daulias 



X^ luscinia), Linn. 



"N^ „ *Conmion Wagtail 



(Motacilla alba), 



Linn. 

 ,, *Heron (Ardea cinerea). 

 16. fBam-owl (Strix flam- 

 mea) Linn. 



25. t Wryneck (Yunx tor- 



quilla), Linn. $ . 

 „ *Wiilow - wren (Syhda 

 trochilus), Linn. 

 May 4. * Redstart (RuticeUa 

 pboenicurus). 

 9. fSedge-warbler (Sali- 

 carii* pbragmitis) 

 Bech., with nest. 

 „ *Lesser Whitethroat 

 (Sylvia curruca), 

 Linn. 

 1.5. *Stonechat (Saxicola 

 mbecula), Linn. 

 ,, 'Whinchat (S. rubetra) 

 Linn., with nest. 

 20. *Woodpigeon (Co- 

 lumba palumbus) cf 

 and 5 . 



26. *Partridge (Perdrix ci- 



nera) on nest. 



June . fLandrail (Crex praten- 

 sis). 



July 19. tLesser Spotted Wood- 

 pecker (Picus 

 minor). 



' (t) means " captured or shot." 

 Oct. 14. *Jay (Garrulus glanda- 

 rius). 

 ,, tTree-creeper (Certhia 

 f amiliaris) . 

 Dec. 2. tNuthatch (Sitta cae- 

 sia), Wolf. 

 24. fRed - backed Shrike 

 (Lanius collurio), q" 

 and $ . 

 Mar. 13. fWeasel (Mustela vul- 

 garis), Linn. 

 „ tStoat (M. erminea), 

 Linn. 

 Nov. . fDormouse (Myoxus 



avellanarius), Linn. 

 May . fShrew - mouse (Sorex 

 vulgaris), Linn. 

 „ tShort - tailed Field- 

 mouse (Arvicola 

 agrestis), Linn. 

 June . tLons ditto. (Mua syl- 

 vaticus), Linn. 

 ,, t Water Shrew (Sorex 



fodieus). Pall. 

 „ fMole (Talpa europea), 



Linn. 

 ,, t Water-rat or Vole 

 (Arvicola amphibius), 

 Desm. 

 May 20. *Serotine (Scotophilus 

 serotinus) Gray. 

 15. t Common Bat (S. pipis- 

 treUus) BeU. 

 „ tLong-eared Bat (Ple- 



cotus auritus) Geoff. 

 ,, 'Helix aspersa. 

 „ *H. Nemoralis. 

 „ t2 var. Planorbis. 

 ,, t2 var. Lymnea. 

 „ +Lacerta agilis (Com- 

 mon Lizard). 

 „ tColuber natnx (Grass 



Snake). 

 ,, fAngnis fragiUs (Blind- 

 worm). 



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