FA Preliminary List of the Mammals 
of Cheshire and North Wales. 
BY R. NEWSTEAD, F.E.S. 
(CURATOR OF THE GROSVENOR MUSEUM, CHESTER.) 
N my paper, ‘‘Notes of a Naturalist,”’ read before the Society 
November 3rd, 1887, I gave several records, from my own 
observations, of local Mammals, with notes on their habits, &c. ; 
these the Committee requested should be published in the 
Society’s Proceedings. Since reading my paper the nature of 
my work has very materially prevented my making observations 
in the field; but I have had every opportunity afforded me of 
examining the specimens which have been presented to the 
Museum; these I have pleasure in adding to my list. Hitherto 
no list of the Mammals of our district has been published, and I 
feel that my own is far from perfect; but I trust that it will 
induce others to take the matter up, and sapply the many 
shortcomings. 
CHEIROPTERA (Bats.) 
Family— VESPER TILIONIDZ. 
Long-Eared Bat (Piecofus auritus, Linn.) Widely dis- 
tributed throughout the district, but not so common as S. noctula. 
I have frequently seen this interesting species hawking for flies 
in broad daylight, during the warm days of early spring. 
Common Bat or Flittermouse (Sco/ophilus pipistrellus, 
Geoffroy.) This is the smallest and commonest species. 
The Great Bat (S. zoc/ula, Schreb.) Common, and gener- 
ally distributed. 
Daubenton’s Bat (Vespertilio Daubentonit, Leisler.) I have 
seen a record of this species occurring in the old copper workings 
at Alderley Edge, but have forgotten the publication. I have 
not seen specimens. 
Whiskered Bat (V. Aystacinus, Leisler.) There isa speci- 
men of this species in the Society’s Collection, which was taken 
by Mr. Cuas. OLDHAM at Delamere, in August, 1893, under the 
bark of a fir tree. Mr. OLDHAM records this species at Alderley 
Edge (Zoo., 1889, p. 68.) 
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