THE MAMMALIAN FAUNA OF CHESHIRE. 163 



History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak of Derbyshire/ 

 published in 1700, contains nothing of interest beyond a descrip- 

 tion of the Red Deer at Lyme, and a brief notice of the Fallow 

 Deer in Dunham Park. In 1854 " The Fauna of Liverpool," by 

 Isaac Byerley, was published as an appendix to the * Proceedings * 

 of the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Society. The writer 

 enumerates thirty-one species of mammals for Cheshire, exclusive 

 of domesticated forms ; and, although the records of two species 

 —the Lesser Horseshoe Bat and the Harvest Mouse — can only 

 be accepted with hesitation, the list contains much valuable 

 information, and is interesting as the first attempt to give a 

 detailed account of the mammals of even a portion of the county. 

 Dr. J. D. Sainter's ' Scientific Rambles round Macclesfield ■ 

 appeared twenty-four years later, and included a list of the birds, 

 mammals, and reptiles of the neighbourhood. This list, how- 

 ever, contains many obvious inaccuracies, and is consequently of 

 little practical value. An excellent list of the Seals and Whales 

 of the Dee and Mersey estuaries, by the late T. J. Moore, is 

 given in * The Second Report on the Fauna of Liverpool Bay,' 

 published in 1889 by the Liverpool Marine Biology Committee. 

 The most recent list, and the only one which embraces the whole 

 county, was contributed by Mr. R. Newstead to the ' Proceedings' 

 of the Chester Society of Literature and Natural Science (No. iv. 

 1894) under the title of "A Preliminary List of the Mammals of 

 Cheshire and North Wales." Mr. Newstead enumerates twenty- 

 eight terrestrial species for Cheshire, but does not include the 

 Seals and Cetaceans. 



In addition to these lists there are many scattered records in 



* The Zoologist,' ' The Naturalist,' * The Field,' and the columns 

 of ' The Manchester City News.' We have also consulted Bell's 



* British Quadrupeds,' various works on local topography, and the 

 ' Proceedings ' of local scientific societies. 



It remains to say that we have received valued help in the 

 shape of notes ' and specimens from several correspondents, and 

 we take this opportunity of tendering to them collectively our 

 warmest thanks. 



Before proceeding to consider the existing fauna we may 

 briefly review what evidence we have of species which have dis- 

 appeared during, or immediately prior to, the historic period. 

 Owing to the absence of the limestone caverns, which have 



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