MAMMALS. 
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September 1885, "when Mr. Sutherland, sailmaker and 
bird-stuffer, told me that as he was repairing the roof 
of a wooden shed at his house, late in the evening, he saw 
a bat flying about, and watched it for fifteen or twenty- 
minutes, but could not catch it ; he never saw one before." 
0. Vespertilio dasycneme, Bote. 
1. Vespertilio daubentonii, Leisler. Daubenton's Bat. 
2. Vespertilio nattereri, KuU. Reddish-grey Bat. 
3. Vespertilio bechsteinii, Leisl. Bechstein's Bat. 
4. Vespertilio murinus, /S'c/Me&. Mouse-coloured Bat. 
5. Vespertilio mystacinus, Lehl. Whiskered Bat. 
Order INSECTIVORA. 
Family ERINACEID^. 
6. Erinaceus europaeus, L. The Hedgehog. 
Ohs. — Is still unknown in the west, and, so far as known to 
us, in all other parts of the counties. Though pet specimens 
have been introduced, and have escaped, there is no evi- 
dence that they have established themselves in a wild state. 
Family TALPIDJE. 
7. Talpa europaea, L. Mole. 
Still on the increase in Sutherland. In 1843 it was rare in 
Durness, and, according to Alston, only found on the 
western slope of Ben Hope. Abundant in Assynt, less so 
in Edderachyllis, where the ground is rockier and there are 
fewer low-lying pastures. They have since become much 
commoner about the shores of Loch Eriboll, as we are 
informed by Mr. B. IST. Peach (to date of 1884). In some 
parts their existence for a number of years is evidenced by 
