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of the common sort, huddled together in an old 
building near Plymouth. They have been said 
however to quit this country in July. Judging by 
the contents of the stomachs of those two presented 
to me by Mr. Julian, they seem to feed exclusively 
on moths, beetles, and such like insects. Mr. White's 
statements respecting the species were quite corro- 
borated by the appearance and dissection of these 
specimens. 
Vespertilio Barbastellus.— Bar basiclic bat. Taken 
at Milton and Kingsbridge. (Montagu) 
Vespertilio ferrum-equinum.—Greater horse-shoe 
bat. In caverns at Torbay ; has also been taken 
at Hooe near Plymouth. 
Vespertilio hipposideros.— Lesser horse-shoe bat. 
In caverns at Torbay. 
* Vespertilio pygmeus.—Pigmy bat. Spitch- 
wick, (Dr. Leach) Ilsington. (Dr. Turton) Confined 
so faras known to the neighbourhood of Dartmoor; 
seems however according to Mr. -Gray to be only 
the young of the Pipistrelle. (Mag. of Zoology and 
Botany, vol. 11.) 
* Vespertilio discolor (Kuhl)—Party-coloured 
bat. Plymouth (Dr. Leach) 
? Vespertilio emarginatus (Fleming) —Notch- 
eared bat. 
FERA..—LINN. 
Canis vulpes—Fox. Reduced much by the 
hunt. A variety or smaller species is imported 
hither from France in large numbers to supply 
sport to the fox-hunter. 
Erinaceus europceus.—Hedge-hog. Common, 
but notwithstanding its great usefulness, much per- 
secuted by gamekeepers and others. 
Sorex araneus.—Common shrew, “ Shrew mouse 
or Shrove mouse.” Common in old walls, hedges, 
and banks ; affected by epizooty in autumn. 
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