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For the Monthly Magazine. 
The LITERARY REPOSITORY Of corNWaL!. and DEvVON.— No. I. 
Horse. 
Ass. 
Mule, 
Ox. 
Sheep. 
Deer. 
Badger. 
. Fitchet, 
Marten, 
Weasel. 
Stoat, - 
Otter. 
Hare, 
Rabbet. 
Dormouse, 
Rat. 
2 
Mouse, 
? 
so 
? 
Shrew, ‘ 
Mole. 
Urebin. 
Seal. 
Bat, 
ee 
Eagle. 
Goshawk. 
Kite. 
‘Buzzard, 
Keswel. 
Cd 
bitparey 
QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, dnd FISH. 
, QUADRUPEDS.—WHOLE-HOOFED. 
QUUS Caballus, Liu. Goonhilly down (in Meneage) was for- 
EK merly famous for a breed of excellent horses, occasioned, it is 
said, by a Barbary horse being turned loose there, by one of the 
Erisy family. * The estate of Erisy joins the down. 
Equus Asinus, Lin, Not many. ” 
Equus Mulus, Lin. In great numbers in the mining part of 
Cornwall, 
CLOVEN-HOOFED. % 
Bos Taurus, Lin. Cornish breed rather small. S 
Ovis Aries, ovis Anglica mutica eauda scrotoque ad genua pen- 
dulis, Lin. Leicester and South Down fately introduced. 
Stag. Cervus Hlaphas, Lin. Some few straggle out of Devon into 
the eastern part of Cornwall. 
Fallow, Cervusdama. In parks. 
Capra Hircus, Lin, Very common. : 
Sus Scrofa, Lin. 
DIGITATED, 
Canis. 
Canis Vulpes, Lia. Frequent; harbour in the cliffs. 
Wild. Catus sylvestris, Klein. Ihave been told that they have 
sometimes, but rarely, been seen in the eastern part of the 
counties. 
Domestic, Felis catus, Lin. 
Ursus Meles, Lin. Very frequent. 
or Polecat. Mustela Putorius, Lin, In great plenty. -. 99) 
MustelAmartes, Lin, I was shewn, some years ago, the skin ofone, 
which I was informed was killed near Bodmin, 
Mustela vulgaris, Raii. Frequent. 
or Eymine.. Mustela erminea, Lin. Scarce. 
Mustela Jutra, Lin. Frequent. 
Lepus timidus, Lin. In great plenty. 
Lepus cuniculus, Lin. Ditto, 
Mus avellanarius, Lin. Scarce. 
Mus Norvegicus, Klein. Numerous. : 
Water. Mus amphibius, Lin. Frequent. 
Field. Mus sylvaticus, Lin. 
Harvest - - - 
Domestic. Mus musculus, Lin. Common, 
_ Short-tailed. Mus agrestis, Faun. Suec. 
-Feétid. Sorex araneus, Lin. Common. 
Talpa Europwa, Lin. Numerous. I have seen several of a fine buff 
colour. 
Erinaceus Europzus, Lin. Frequent. 
PINNATED. 
Phoca vitulina, Lin. Not very frequent.on the southern, but Iam 
told in great numbers on the northern, coast of the county. 
WINGED. 
Long-eared. Vespertilio auritas, Lin. Scarce. 
Common. Vespertilio murinus, Lin. Plenty. 
LAND BIRDS. 
It is said there was a very large ane killed in Pisan. Sab: in 1698, 
Falco palumbarius, Liu. Scarce. j 
Falco milvus, Lin. I never saw but three, and those in severe wins 
ters. The people here call the Moor Buzzard a Kite. 
Common. - Falco buteo, Lin. Rather scarce. 
Moor, Falco-eruginosus, Lin. Frequent. — 
Falco tinnunculus, Lin.» Frequent; commonly called a Creshawks 
Krysaz is the name of this bird in Cornish, 
Sparrow-hawk, 
