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ZOOLOGY. 
MAMMALIA. 
THE Mammals of Bermuda are few in number as regards 
species, and, with the exception of domestic animals, may 
be comprehended in the following lst, viz.:—Mus musculus, 
Common Mouse; Mus decwumanus, Common Brown, or 
Norway Rat ; Mus rattus, Black Rat ; Vespertilio pruinosus, 
Hoary Bat; V. noctwagans, Silver-haired Bat ; Balena 
mysticetus, Common, or True Whale ; Physeter macroce- 
phalus, Sperm, or Spermaceti Whale. 
The rats and mice have evidently found their way to the 
Islands in ships; and once gaining a footing, as all well 
know, their increase is only a natural result. The former 
exist in great numbers in some parts of the islands, where 
they are especially destructive in the sweet potatoe fields. 
