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Highland cattle ; the sheep {Ovis aries) ; the ca'ing whale 

 (Delphimcs melas) has been seen in Loch Linnhe ; the 

 common dolphin (Dcli^hinus delphis) occasionally visits Loch 

 Linnhe. 



Notes. 



The bat {Vespertilio). — I was several times struck with 

 the difference of size among the numerous bats in the dis- 

 trict. While the great majority are evidently pipistrelles, 

 nearly every time I saw them there were one or more that 

 appeared larger than the others. This has led me to give a 

 place in the list to the genus Plecotus, with a (?). An intelli- 

 gent farmer assured me that there are two kinds. The 

 length of the head and body of the pipistrelle is 1 inch 

 7 lines, while the head and body of the long-eared bat is 

 1 inch 11 lines. The extent of the wings of the former is 8 

 inches 4 lines; that of the latter is 10 inches 4 lines — a 

 variation sufficient to make it appear on the wing consider- 

 ably larger than the other. 



The mole {Talpa europoeus). — I was interested in meeting 

 with one on Ben Nevis, at a height of more than 2000 feet 

 above the level of the sea. 



The squirrel (Sciurus vidgaris) was said to occur in Glen 

 Spean. An intelligent gillie assured me he had seen it there. 

 A young keeper said his father had shot one there fifteen years 

 ago. A correspondent writes that it is found in Glengarry. 



Birds. 



Golden eagle {Aquila chrysaetus), Ben JSTevis, July 16 ; 

 *osprey {Haliaetiis albicilla), Loch Linnhe, September; 

 *common buzzard {Buteo fuscus) ; *rough-legged buzzard {B. 

 lagopus), winter ; the red kite {Milvus regalis), Glen Nevis, 

 June 11 ; ^peregrine falcon {Falco peregri7ius), Glen Nevis ; 

 sparrow-hawk (Accipiter nisus), Tor Castle, June 23 ; hen 

 harrier {Circus cyaneus), Aonach Mor ; *common owl (Strix 

 aluco) ; *eared owl (aS^. asio) ; barn owl {S.flammca), Lochy 

 Bridge, July 1 st, 8th, 1 3th ; swift {Cypselus murarius) , neighbour- 

 hood of Fort William, frequent ; chimney swallow {ffirundo 



