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, Lac6- 



pMe, 

 A rare visitor to Morecambe Bay and to the 

 Mersey. 



44. Porpoise. Phocosna communis, F. Cuv. 

 Very commonly seen ofiF 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 alhi- 



rostris, 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. 



Mr. H. Murray received eight specimens in 

 winter coat (white) during the last winter, all 

 taken within two miles of Carnforth. 



37. Red Deer. Cervus elaphus, Linn. 



A few are now at large in Wyresdale, Lons- 

 dale, and Kentdale, which have been released 

 for chase by the late Wyresdale deerhounds and 

 the existing Oxenholme pack. 



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