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The woods bordering Dartmoor are well adapted 
to shelter a variety of birds of the rarer kinds, but 
yet none that I know of are limited to them ; the 
Turtle Dove however is more frequent in these 
situations than in the southern parts, and several 
species of the rarer Hawks are mostly obtained from 
thence. 
I am not aware that anything need be said re¬ 
lative to the amphibia of Dartmoor, excepting that 
the Lizard and Viper are both found pretty com¬ 
monly on the downs and other dry situations, as 
indeed they are throughout the whole county. 
Nothing can be said relative to the Icthyology, nor 
any thing on the Conchology, unless it be that 
Helix trochilus has been noticed close to the Moor. 
Having but slight acquaintance with Entomology 
I can only say that the lists of the Dartmoor insects 
are very extensive.* 
When we come to examine the Fauna of the 
central districts of South Devon we find considerable 
alterations in its character, besides its extent being 
greatly increased. The diversification in the sur¬ 
face of the country, together with every variety of 
soil and vegetable produce are no doubt great 
reasons of this circumstance, while another cause 
is our being situated at the southern limits of the 
Island, by means of which we are more likely than 
* Vide Carrington’s “ Dartmoor,” in which the catalogues of 
animals are supplied by Dr. Tucker of Ashburton, and by Dr. 
Leach, formerly of Spitchwick. The former gentleman also con¬ 
tributed a list of rarer birds to Jones’ “ Guide” befere quoted, and 
commenced a periodical entitled “ Ornithologia Danmoniensis.” 
The labours of the latter naturalist are chiefly to be found in the 
transactions of learned societies. 
