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NATURAL HISTORY NOTES FROM WHITBY, 



MAY 1894 TO MAY 1896. 



THOMAS STEPHENSON, 



Whitby. 



MAMMALIA. 



1894, October 28th. — A young Otter {Lutra Intra) of about 5 .lbs. 

 weight got into a cellar at the Muriate Works, Whitehall 

 Shipyards, and was killed. 



1895, March 16th.— A fine full-grown female Badger (Meles meles) 

 weighing 18 lbs., was caught in the neighbourhood of Whitby 

 and sent to Mr. J. H. Wilson, Baxtergate, to be preserved. 



April 1 8th. — A fine full-grown male Badger {Meles meles) was 

 captured at Mulgrave and sent to Mr. J. H. Wilson for 

 preservation. 



May 17th. — A fine female Badger {Meles meles) weighing 24 lbs., 

 has been captured at Folkton near Scarborough. — Whitby 



Gazette, May 17th, 1895. 

 September 19th. — A Seal {Pirn -a vitulina) was seen several times 



this day about 100 yards north of the West Pier, by Mr. Pickard 



Fish Salesman. 

 December nth. — A fine young Seal was captured in Barmston 



Drain, Bridlington. It measured nearly 4 feet in length and 



weighed about 5! stones. — Whitby Gazette, Dec. 13th, 1895. 

 December nth. — An Otter {Lutra lutra) was twice seen on one 



day last week in the Woodlands.— Whitby Gazette, Dec. 13th, 



1895. 

 December 24th.— A Grampus {Orca gladiator) was washed up on 



the Scaur, near the rocket post at Robin Hood's Bay, on the 



24th ult. It measured S feet 6 inches, and \ 

 half a ton.— Whitby Gazette, January 3rd, 1S96. 



about 



December 30th.— A Seal {Phoca vitulina) was this day killed at Salt- 

 wick by John Peacock, Henrietta Street; it weighed between 

 4 and 5 stones. 



1896, Januarv iSth.— A bitch Otter {Lutra lutra) was killed on 

 Saturday' by Mr. Roberts of Glaisdale. It weighed 14 lbs., 

 and measured 43 inches in length, and 16 inches in girth. 

 Whitby Gazette, January 24th, 1896. 



May 20th.— Xoctule Bat {Vesperugo noctula) captured at Golden 

 Grove near Whitby. 



Aug. 1896. 



