SPANISH POINT. 



ZOOLOGY. 



MAMMALIA. 



The Mammals of Bermuda are few in number as regards 

 species, and, with the exception of domestic animals, may 

 be comprehended in the following list, viz. : — Mus mitsculvs, 

 Common Mouse ; Mus decuTnanus, Common Brown, or 

 Norway Eat ; Mus rattus, Black Hat ; Vespertilio pruinosus, 

 Hoaiy Bat ; V. noctivagans. Silver-haired Bat ; Balcena 

 mysticetus, Common, or True "Whale ; Physeter .macroce- 

 phalus, Sperm, or Spermaceti Whale. 



The rats and mice have evidently found their way to the 

 Islands in ships ; and once gaining a footing, as all well 

 know, their increase is only a natural result. The former 

 exist in great numbers in some parts of the islands, where 

 they are especially destructive in the sweet potatoe fields. 



