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Ziphius cavirostris. Cuvier's Whale. 



(Very rare, only one example having been found in British 



waters, off the mainland of Shetland.) 

 Mesoplodon bidens. Sowerby's Whale. 



(Rare. East coasts of Scotland and England.) 



SuB-ORt>ER, MYSTACOCETI. WHALEBONE WHALES. 

 FAMILY, BAL&NID&. The RIGHT WHALES. 



Balcena australis. The Southern Right Whale. 



(Extinct in British waters. Formerly an inhabitant of the seas 

 round the British Islands.) 



FAMILY, BAL&NOPTERID&. The RORQUALS. 

 Megaptera boops. The Hump-backed Whale. 



(Waters round the British Islands. Fairly common.) 

 Balasnoptera musculus. The Common Rorqual. 



(Waters round the British Islands.) 

 Balasnoptera sibbaldii. Sibbald's Korqual, or the Blue 



Whale. 

 (Rare. Occasionally met with in the waters round the coasts 



of Scotland and the north-east coast of England.) 

 Balasnoptera borealis. Rudolphi's Rorqual. 



(Rare. Eastern coasts of Scotland and England.) 

 Balasnoptera acuto-rostrata. The Lesser Rorqual, or Pike 



Whale. 

 (Waters round the British Islands.) 



ORDER, INSECTIVORA. INSECT-EATING MAMMALS. 

 FAMILY, ERINACEID&. The HEDGEHOGS. 

 Erinaceus europasus. The Common Hedgehog. 



(Great Britain, except the Hebrides and Scottish islands. 

 Ireland.) 



FAMILY, TALPID&. The MOLES. 

 Talpa europasa. The Common Mole. 



(England and Wales, most parts of Scotland, including the 

 island of Mull, but not the extreme north of Scotland or 

 the Hebrides. Not found in Ireland.) 



FAMILY, SORICID&. The SHREWS. 

 Sorex vulgarls. The Common Shrew. 



(England and Wales, and most parts of Scotland, except the 

 extreme north and the islands. Not found in Ireland.) 



