MAMMALS 



It is unfortunate that hitherto hardly any interest, except of the 

 most casual character, has been taken in the mammals of the county. 

 With few exceptions there are no published records, and it has been 

 impossible to discover any evidence of the occurrence in the county of 

 some species which have in all probability occurred with comparative 

 frequency. 



In several other cases, notably amongst the bats, the inclusion rests 

 upon a single record. Whilst it is felt that the following list will doubt- 

 less be shortly supplemented, it must be regretted that it is at present 

 so incomplete. 1 



CHEIROPTERA 



1. Greater Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus fer- 



rum eyuinum, Schreber. 

 This species appears to be very rare in 

 Surrey. Hitherto, as far as can be ascertained, 

 no published notice of its occurrence in the 

 county has appeared, but as Surrey lies with- 

 in its range there seems no reason why it 

 should not be sometimes observed. Mr. R. F. 

 Tomes informs us that he has taken it from 

 the underground workings in the greensand 

 near Godstone, where however he regards it 

 as rare (in lit.). 



2. Lesser Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus hippo- 



siderus, Bechstein. 



The little amount of interest which has 

 been taken in the mammalia of this county 

 accounts doubtless for the fact that this species, 

 although more generally distributed than the 

 preceding, has, as far as can be discovered, 

 not yet been locally recorded. Mr. R. F. 

 Tomes however has taken it from the same 

 locality as the greater horse-shoe, and informs 

 us that it is not rare there (in lit.). 



3. Long-eared Bat. Plecotus auritus, Linn. 

 This is not an uncommon species in Surrey, 



where its somewhat striking appearance causes 

 it to be popularly recognized when caught. 

 It seems to be fairly well distributed over the 



whole of the county, as we have notes of its 

 occurrence from a number of different lo- 

 calities. With the exception of the noctule 

 and the pipistrelle, this is the only bat which 

 seems to be at all generally known in the 

 county. 



4. Barbastelle. Barbastella i>arbastel/us y Schre- 



ber. 



Bell Barbastellus ttaubentonii. 

 This is a rare bat, but appears to have been 

 noticed in Surrey once or twice. A single 

 specimen was taken in the spring of 1860 

 clinging to the side of a tree in Richmond 

 Park ; it was in a state of semi-torpidity, 

 basking in the warm sun. It was recorded 

 at some length in the Zoologist, 1860, p. 6,953, 

 by Mr. R. Mitford. Professor G. B. Buckton, 

 F.R.S., informs us that he has captured it at 

 Greys Wood, Haslemere (in lit.). No further 

 occurrence of this species has been recorded 

 in the county of which we are aware. 



5. Great or White's Bat (Noctule). Pipis- 



trellus noctula, Schreber. 



Bell Scotophilus noctula. 

 White VesperAKo alttvolani. 



This bat is generally distributed through- 

 out the county. From its large size and 



1 We wish to express our cordial thanks to those many gentlemen who have so kindly assisted 

 in the compilation of this list, and notably to Mr. J. E. Harting, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Prof. G. B. Buckton, 

 F.R.S., of Haslemere, Mr. L. Humphrey of Headley, Mr. C. Reeves of Reigate, Mr. H. Sawyer of 

 Richmond Park, Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant and Mr. G. E. Barrett-Hamilton of the British Museum, 

 Mr. R. F. Tomes of Evesham, Mr. O. H. Latter of Charterhouse, Col. Healey of Milford, Mr. B. B. 

 Gough of Capel, Mr. E. P. Larken formerly of Gatton, the Rev. J. E. Kelsall of Lymington, 

 Mr. W. L. Distant of Upper Warlingham, Mr. G. E. Lodge of London, and Mr. F. B. P. Long 

 of East Sheen. 



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