478 KEI'TILIA, HATUACHIA, AXl) MAMMALIA. 



plainly here with ])rehistoric nitiii. And still history tells us 

 that there were large herds of* it in a state of semi-domestica- 

 tion in these })arts at the time of the Roman invasion. 



The deer and the pig have been found only in the ])eat 

 at Vazon Bay, Guernsey ; no trace of them has been dis- 

 covered in Jersey. 



Such is the meagre list we have of our aninuils of the 

 ])ast. We have no record of the little rodents, the shrews, and 

 other forms which would help us in determining with exactitude 

 the parentage of our present species. And yet they must be 

 there, only the opportunities of searching the old forest 

 bed are few and rare. 



The whole of the inland ])ortiou (reclaimed land) lies 

 under the town of St. Helier, and it is only on rare occasions 

 and for brief periods at a time that a portion on the littornl is 

 accessible. 



Owing to the vast quantity of hazel nuts that occur 

 throughout this peat, cne would certainly expect to find 

 remains of such rodents as the dormouse and the squirrel, but 

 so far none have been discovered. Let me in concluding 

 earnestly ask the younger members of this Society to make 

 search for the lesser mammals whenever an opportunity 

 presents itself. 



That this paper will be open to considerable criticism, and 

 no doubt to much correction, I am quite aware. But I must 

 remind my fellow members that feeble as it may be, it is the 

 fi.rst attempt that has been made towards placing the record of 

 these classes of our fauna upon a more or less scientific basis ; 

 and also that many of my deductions from observed facts are 

 but tentative, and aw^ait further research. 



