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G. Vespertilio nattereri (Kuhl.). liecUlish-gvey Bat. 
Tills species is by no means rare in Norfolk. It mostly 
fiequents liouses and out-buildings. In the adjoining county of 
Suffolk, Mr. Rope has on several occasions taken it hybernating in 
the interior of a plaster image in a summer-house in the midst of a 
wood at Blaxhall. IMr. Norgato found one in a nesting-box, placed 
in a hole in a wall for Titmice, at Sparham. 
Order INSECTIVORA. 
Earn. Erinaceid.e. 
7. Erinaceus europ/Eus (Linn.), lled^eho" 
Fam. Talpid.e. 
8. Talpa europ.ea (Linn.). IMolo. 
Of twenly-Avo <lozcn Moles, takoji at ClippcsI.y, tliirty imlividuals 
were wliito. Iliis variety is quite common in the low-lyino lands 
m tl,o no, gl, bon, hood of Oby ami Clippesby. I an, i„for,„eJ that 
.i„xo,l broods are never found, all tl,o young ones of ll,o same 
brood be,„g either ,vl,ite or black. In six pregnant ntoles, tvbici, 
examined, four contained four young ones eaeli and tiio onlv 
three. 
Fam. S0RICID.E. 
0. SOREX VULGARIS (Linn.). Common Shrew. 
10. ^SOREX PYO.M.EUS (Pallas.). Lesser Slirew. 
The Lesser Shrew was first identified as a Norfolk animal from 
a specimen killed by .Air. Frank Norgate, on Sparham Heath 
in June^^ 18/4, since whicli time it has been frequently met 
Thetforif 
11. SoREx (Crossopus) fodiexs (Pallas.). Water Shrew. 
The typical form of the Water Shrew, with the under parts 
pure wliite, IS rare in Norfolk ; the form, formerly known as 
umtjer, with the dark under-parts and chestnut throat, bein^r 
much more frequent; but I have met with specimens presenting 
almost every intermediate variety of colouring. ° 
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