A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Furness ; others have been taken on the East 

 Hoyle Bank, which is at the mouth of the 

 Mersey, but towards the Cheshire side. 



[The Narwhal. Monodon monoceros, Linn. 



This species, now almost extinct, has been 

 recorded within the historical period from the 

 coasts of Lancashire. H. H. Johnston, British 

 Mammals, p. 380.] 



43. Grampus or Killer. Orca gladiator, Lac- 



pede. 



A rare visitor to Morecambe Bay and to the 

 Mersey. 



44. Porpoise. Phoccena communis, F. Cuv. 

 Very commonly seen off the coast, and strag- 



glers have been taken in the estuary of the Mersey, 

 in Morecambe Bay, and at Walney Island. 



45. Dolphin. Delphinus delphis. Linn. 



Often seen off the coast, and specimens have 

 been taken in the estuary of the Mersey and in 

 Morecambe Bay. 



46. White-beaked Dolphin. Delphinus albi- 



rtstris, J. E. Gray. 



A specimen now in the Lord Derby Museum, 

 Liverpool, was stranded on Hilbre Island, at the 

 mouth of the Dee, after apparently passing down 

 the Lancashire coast. 



47. Bottle-nosed Dolphin. Tursiops tursio. 

 Seen in the estuary of the Mersey. 



ADDENDA 



17. Common Stoat. Putorius ermineus, Linn. 37. Red Deer. Cervus elaphus, Linn. 



Mr. H. Murray received eight specimens in A few are now at large in Wyresdale, Lons- 

 winter coat (white) during the last winter, all dale, and Kentdale, which have been released 

 taken within two miles of Carnforth. for chase by the late Wyresdale deerhounds and 



the existing Oxenholme pack. 



