336 Ö. GADOW, 



Arctomys marmota. „Marmota". 



A stuffed specimen of the marmot is in the Museum of Santiago 

 but without a locality on its label. We never saw or heard a marmot 

 during our wanderings in the Sierra de Picos, nor does this creature 

 seem to be known to the natives. 



Lepus cuniculus. Rabbit. „Conejo". 



Absent in the mountainous granitic and schistaceous districts; 

 with predilection in the sandy plains. 



Lepus sp. Hare. „Liebra". 

 Curiously enough we never saw a hare in north western Spain, 

 either alive or in Museums. 



Mus deeumanus. Brown Rat. „Rato, rata". 



Very common everywhere, to judge from the many dead bodies in 

 the streets. 



Mus rattus. Black Rat. „Rato negro". 

 Still found in Santiago and at Burbia, but well known to be 

 getting scarce. 



Mus musculus. House-mouse. „Raton". — Mus agrestis. 



Field-mouse. 

 Common. 



Cervus elaphus. Red deer. 



„Ciervo" and „cierva", occasionally called „venado" and „viado a 

 (i. e. the chase) although this expression may, according to Lord Lil- 

 ford be applied to Deer in general, including Fallow and Roe, also 

 to venison. 



The Red deer I have ascertained to occur in the mountains of 

 Leon, in the Sierra de Sanabria, Serra Gerez, Tras os Montes and in 

 the Minho district. It is however absolutely unknown on the Sierra 

 de Picos, i. e. North and West of the Vierzo; it is likewise absent in 

 the Algarra, although in the Marismas of South Western Spain I have 

 seen it frequently. 



[Cervus dama. Fallow deer. „Gamo u . 

 Apparently not in Galicia, certainly not in the Sierra de Picos]. 



