THE NATURALIST 
CATALOGUE OF THE MAMMALIA, BIRDS, REPTILES, AND 
AMPHIBIANS FOUND IN DORSETSHIRE * 
By James C. Dale, Esq., A. M., F. L. S. 
Class L MAMMALIA. 
Order I. FER^. 
ii. Meles. Badger. 
2. Common Badger. Glanvilles Wootton, &:c. 
iii. Mustela. Weasel. 
3. foina. Marten Weasel. Near Stock House; caught alive by 
Mr. Yeatman's hounds, but biting the huntsmans hands severely; it was 
kept alive some time. 
5. putorius. Fitchet Weasel. Gian. Woott., &c. 
7. vulgaris. Common Weasel. Gian. Woott., &c. 
8. erminea. Stoat Weasel. G. W., &Ci Sometimes white in 
winter. 
iv. Lutra. Otter. 
9. vulgaris. Common Otter. River Stour; two ( $ and ? ) were 
shot there by Mr. St. Lo. 
V. Canis. Dog. 
12. vulpes. Fox. G. W., &c. Eats Beetles, &c.; for further par¬ 
ticulars refer to the gentlemen of the “ white cape.” 
vi. Felis. Cat. 
13. catusf Wild Cat? G. W. Some very large Cats are occa¬ 
sionally taken in the woods, but it is doubtful whether they are the real Wild 
Cat; they are very destructive to game. 
vii. Phoca. Seal. 
15. vitulina. Common Seal. Caught off Portland, in a net, by some 
fishermen, Dec. 29, 1834. Museum of Mr. Bridge, Weymouth. 
ix. Talpa. Mole. 
18. Europcea. Common Mole. G. W. 
X. Sorex. Shrew. 
19. araneus. Common Shrew. G. W. 
Arranged according to Jenyn’s Manual 
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