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A CORNISH FAUNA. 



Harvest Mouse. — Mus minutus. 

 Jenyns, p 29 ; Bell, p 299, 2nd ed., p 286 ; Blasius, p 326 ; Clermont, p 116. 

 Common. 



Long-tailed Field Mouse. — Mus syhaticus. 

 Jenyns, p 30 ; Bell, p 305, 2nd ed., p 93 ; Blasius, p 322, Clermont, p 101. 

 Common. 



Common Mouse.— Mus musculus. 

 Jenyns, p 31 : Bell, p 308, 2nd ed., p 297 ; Blasius, p 320 ; Clermont, p 100. 

 Common. 



Black Eat. — Mus rattus. 



Jenyns, p 32 ; Bell, p 311, 2nd ed., p 302 : Blasius, p 317 ; Clermont, p 98. 

 Scarce generally, but occasionally found in some localities. 

 Not uncommon at Falmouth. 



Brown Eat. — Mus decumanus. 

 Jenyns, p 32 ; Bell, p 315, 2nd ed., p 308 ; Blasius, p 313 ; Clermont, p 97. 

 Common. M. rattus and M. decumanus are the only British 

 species. Intermedius and domesticus are apparently slightly vary- 

 ing individuals. 



Water Vole. — Arvicola amphibius. 

 Jenyns, p 33 ; Bell, p 321, 2nd ed., p 316 ; Blasius, p 344 ; Clermont, p 83. 

 Common. 



Field Vole. — Arvicola agrestis. 

 Jenyns, p 33 ; Bell, p 325, 2nd ed., p 323 ; Blasius, p 369 ; Clermont, p 90. 

 Common. 



Eed Field Yole. — Arvicola glareolus. 



Bell, p 330, 2nd ed., 327 ; Blasius, 337 ; Clermont, p 91. 

 Dr. Bullmore says " not uncommon," and Mr. W. P. Cocks 

 gives two localities, near Falmouth, where it is found. 



Hare. — Lepus timidus. 



Jenyns, p 34 ; Bell, 333, 2nd ed., p 331 ; Blasius, p 412 ; Clermont, p 129. 



Common. " In Loudon's Magazine of Natural History, vol. 

 VII, p 504, there is an account of a white variety of common hare, 

 which, from the year 1829, has continued on Morval estate, the 

 seat of John Buller, Esq., and was still to be found so lately as 

 Christmas, 1836. As several of them have been killed at differ- 

 ent times through this series of years, it is clear that the 

 peculiarity has been propagated in the race, whilst their not 

 being found at any considerable distance from their original 

 haunts is a proof of the little disposition evinced to wander from 

 a favourite district." 



