302 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
History of Great Yarmouth.’ Various records have been made 
of locally occurring species in the volumes of the ‘ Transactions’ 
of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society. In March, 
1896, the Yarmouth Section of that Society published a list of 
the species compiled by the present writer. 
The following abbreviations will indicate the status of the 
several species and explain the references :—C. common; F. fre- 
quent; F.C. fairly common; R.R. rather rare; R. rare; A. 
accidental; EK. extinct; [], doubtful; Trans. Norf. and Nor. 
Nat. Soc., ‘ Transactions’ published by the Norfolk and Norwich 
Naturalists’ Society. 
LONG-EARED Bat (Plecotus auritus). R.— Have seen and 
identified examples only on two occasions. One was picked up 
in the town dead, having in its flight struck the gable of a house 
and killed itself. 
Noctute or Great Bar (Vesperugo noctula). F.C.—Several 
may be seen at one time any summer’s evening in the vicinity of 
water, the Bure being a favourite haunt. Occasionally are very 
noisy. Will answer to a good mimicry of their shrill notes, and 
fly close to the performer. Having on one occasion a slightly 
wounded specimen shrieking in my pocket, its companions came 
so near that I could feel the “whisk” of their ‘‘wings.” Its prey 
is the Cockchafer (Melolontha vulgaris), and the Watchman 
Beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) by preference, whose hard wing- 
cases it may be heard scrunching. 
PIPISTRELLE (V. pipistrellus). C.—Abounds in old houses, 
outhouses, and churches. I have seen it flitting about in church 
during evening service. On several occasions have seen examples 
flying about in the centre of the town at noonday. Discovered two 
skulis in the ‘‘ pellet” of an Owl near Yarmouth in August, 1896. 
PaRTI-coLOURED Bart (V. discolor). A.—Reference is made 
to an example taken from the rigging of a vessel lying in Yar- 
mouth Roads in the year 1834 (vide Trans. Norf. and Nor. Nat. 
Soc. 1873-74, p. 80). 
HeperexHoa (Hrinaceus ewropeus). C — Local prejudice is 
still strong against this useful vermin destroyer. I have a 
suspicion it is not so common as formerly. A friend in whose 
possession a female produced young was gratified in seeing her 
