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VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF . 
LANGSTROTHDALE, ™ MID-WEST YORKSHIRE. 
C. HH. B2ZWOODD? BA} 
<a Fall. 
THE following is a seid towards a knowledge of the fauna 
of the uppermost parts of Wharfedale—a district hitherto little 
visited by naturalists. Langstrothdale supplies a great variety of 
habitat, from the sheltered woods of Buckden to the bleak fells of 
Cam (about 1,900 feet); and hence it is that the fauna, considering 
the limited area, is a rich one. As regards the birds, I have relied 
largely on the observations of several friends (particularly Mr. Basil 
T. Woodd, of Knaresborough, and Mr. Basil R. Woodd, of 
Hampstead); several are marked doubtful, about which there is 
some uncertainty; while one or two are recorded as seen at 
Semmerwater, which, though not in our valley, is only a few miles 
distant. The list lays no claim to completeness, but may possibly 
serve as a basis for future observers to work upon. 
It may be noted that Oughtershaw is more than 1,200 feet above 
the sea-level, and its avifauna would be much reduced but for the 
fir plantations which have grown up within recent years. 
MAMMALIA. 
Bats. The species have not been determined. 
Erinaceus europeus. Hedgehog. Abundant, ascending to 
about 1,400 ft. in the fir plantations. 
Talpa europza. Mole. Abundant to 1,800 ft. 
Sorex tetragonurus. Shrew. Abundant. Ascends to some 
1,500 ft 
? Crossopus fodiens. Water Shrew. I cannot name this 
species with certainty. 
Canis vulpes. Fox. Infrequent. 
Martes sylvestris. Marten. Winter of 1880, at Buckden 
(Bishop, MS.). 
Mustela vulgaris. Weasel. Abundant to 1,300 ft. or so. 
Mustela erminea. Stoat. 
Mustela putoria. Polecat. Now probably extinct in Lang- 
strothdale, but occurred sparingly within the memory of the 
older inhabitants. 
Lutra vulgaris. Otter. Infrequent; has been hunted up to 
Beckermonds. 
May 18or. 
