CONTENTS OF VOL. I. 



Order CHEIROPTERA 



PAGE 



PLATE I {opposite page 4) 



Greater Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus ferrum- 1 



equinum . 



Lesser Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus hipposiderus 5 



PLATE 2 {opposite page lo) 



Barbastelle. Barbastella barbastellus ... 8 

 Long-eared Bat. Plecotus auritus . . .10 



PLATE 3 {opposite page 16) 



NocTULE. Vesperugo noctula 16 



Pipistrelle or Common Bat. Pipistrellus pipislrel- 



lus 



21 



PLATE 4 {opposite page 1 9) 



Serotine. Vesperugo serotinus . . . -13 

 Leisler's Bat. Vesperugo Leisleri . . .19 



PLATE 5 {opposite page 2$) 



Daubenton's Bat. Myotis Daubentoni ... 23 

 Natterer's Bat. Myotis Naltereri ... 25 



PLATE 6 {opposite page 29) 



Bechstein's Bat. Myotis Bechsteini ... 27 

 Whiskered Bat. Myotis mystacinus ... 29 



Order INSECTIVORA 



PLATE 7 {opposite page 32) 



Hedgehog. Erinaceus europceus . . . -31 



PLATE 8 {opposite page 34) 

 Mole. Talpa europcea 34 



PLATE 9 {opposite page 38) 



Common Shrew. Sorex araneus . . . -37 

 Lesser or Pigmy Shrew. Sorex minutus . . 39 

 Water Shrew. Neomys fodiens .... 42 



Order CARNIVORA 



PLATE 10 {opposite page 44) 

 Wild Cat. Felis catus 44 



PLATE 1 1 {opposite page 47) 

 Fox. Canis vulpes 47 



PLATE 12 {opposite page so) 



Walrus. Trichechus rosmarus .... 50 



PLATE 13 {opposite page ss) 



Grey Seal. Halichcerus grypus . . . -53 



PLATE 14 {opposite page 57) 



Common Seal. Phoca vitulina .... 57 



PLATE 15 {opposite page to) 



Ringed Seal. Phoca hispida . ■ • 59 



Harp or Greenland Seal. Phoca grosnlandica . 60 



PLATE 16 {opposite page 62) 



Bearded Seal. Erignathus barbatus ... 62 

 Hooded Seal. Cystophora cristata ... 63 



PLATE 17 {opposite page 6^) 

 Otter. Lutra vulgaris 65 



PLATE 18 {opposite page 68) 



Badger. Meles taxus 



68 



PLATE 19 {opposite page 70) 



Pine Marten. Mustela martes . ... 70 



PLATE 20 {opposite page 72) 

 Polecat. Mustela putorius 72 



PLATE 21 {opposite page J J^) 

 Stoat (summer). Mustela erminea • • • 73 

 Irish Stoat 75 



PLATE 22 {opposite page 76) 

 Stoat (winter) 74 



PLATE 23 {opposite page 78) 



Weasel. Mustela vulgaris ... -77 



PLATE 24 {opposite page 80) 

 Squirrel. Sciurus vulgaris 79 



PLATE 25 {Frontispiece) 



Dormouse. Muscardinus avellanarius . 82 



