248 A PRELIMINARY ITIST OF THE MAMMALS 
RODENTIA. 
Family—SCJURIDZ. 
Squirrel (Sccurus vulgaris, Linn.) Common in Cheshire; 
especially so in the Delamere Forest district. I know very 
little of its distribution in North Wales, but it is common at 
Colwyn Bay. 
Family—MYVOXIDZ. 
Common Dormouse (Myoxus avellanarius, Linn.) My 
father (Mr. R. NEwsTEapD, SENR.) found a specimen of this 
elegant species in the hollow of an old appletree, at Thornton-le- 
Moors, in the autumn of 1885. This is the only record that I 
know of for Cheshire, which I believe is quite unique. 
My first acquaintance with the species in North Wales was 
at Nant-y-Glyn, Colwyn Bay, on the 23rd of June, 1885, and 
this in a very extraordinary way. Mr. A. O. WALKER and I 
had ‘‘ sugared”” a number of trees in his wood for Lepzdopiera ; 
and, after doing so, stationed ourselves near the first tree, that 
we might be better able to judge when the moths were out. 
On making the first examination of the tree, I saw something 
large move away from the strip of “ sugar;” I quickly retraced 
my steps and communicated the fact to Mr. WALKER who was 
‘‘netting” higher up the wood. After waiting about five 
minutes we ‘lit up,” and very quietly approached the tree 
again. Turning the light gently on to the sugar we distinctly 
saw a mouse of some kind sitting at the very edge of the strip 
of sugar; a dexterous stroke of my net-stick brought the little 
fellow to the ground, when, to our astonishment, we found it 
to be a full-grown specimen of the Dormouse. 
The unexpected often happens at ‘‘sugar.” A big bull once 
licked every bit of the sugar of a tree that I had “ painted,” 
and by his manners caused me to beat a quick retreat; this, 
I believe, has been the experience of the Entomologist on more 
than one occasion, but I never heard of a Dormouse being 
attracted by “ sugar.’’ * 
Subsequently, I have seen two or three other specimens 
from the same locality; one of them, curiously enough, was 
found in its nest, which had been blown from its winter 
quarters in an adjoining hedge. 
Family—MURID Z. 
Harvest Mouse (Mus minutus, Pallas.) There was a 
specimen of this small species, together with its nest, in the 
local collection of the Society—unfortunately without a label; 
but I believe there is no doubt as to its having been taken 
from some part of the Society’s district. The nest is fixed 
to the stems of the ‘‘Hard Head” (Cenfauria nigra), and is 
* A mixture of treacle and rum, used for attracting Moths. 
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