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 MAMMALS It is unfortunate that hitherto hardly any interest, except of the most casual character, has been taken in the mammals of the county. With few exceptions there are no published records, and it has been impossible to discover any evidence of the occurrence in the county of some species which have in all probability occurred with comparative frequency. In several other cases, notably amongst the bats, the inclusion rests upon a single record. Whilst it is felt that the following list will doubt- less be shortly supplemented, it must be regretted that it is at present so incomplete. 1 CHEIROPTERA 1. Greater Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus fer- rum eyuinum, Schreber. This species appears to be very rare in Surrey. Hitherto, as far as can be ascertained, no published notice of its occurrence in the county has appeared, but as Surrey lies with- in its range there seems no reason why it should not be sometimes observed. Mr. R. F. Tomes informs us that he has taken it from the underground workings in the greensand near Godstone, where however he regards it as rare (in lit.). 2. Lesser Horse-shoe Bat. Rhinolophus hippo- siderus, Bechstein. The little amount of interest which has been taken in the mammalia of this county accounts doubtless for the fact that this species, although more generally distributed than the preceding, has, as far as can be discovered, not yet been locally recorded. Mr. R. F. Tomes however has taken it from the same locality as the greater horse-shoe, and informs us that it is not rare there (in lit.). 3. Long-eared Bat. Plecotus auritus, Linn. This is not an uncommon species in Surrey, where its somewhat striking appearance causes it to be popularly recognized when caught. It seems to be fairly well distributed over the whole of the county, as we have notes of its occurrence from a number of different lo- calities. With the exception of the noctule and the pipistrelle, this is the only bat which seems to be at all generally known in the county. 4. Barbastelle. Barbastella i>arbastel/us y Schre- ber. Bell Barbastellus ttaubentonii. This is a rare bat, but appears to have been noticed in Surrey once or twice. A single specimen was taken in the spring of 1860 clinging to the side of a tree in Richmond Park ; it was in a state of semi-torpidity, basking in the warm sun. It was recorded at some length in the Zoologist, 1860, p. 6,953, by Mr. R. Mitford. Professor G. B. Buckton, F.R.S., informs us that he has captured it at Greys Wood, Haslemere (in lit.). No further occurrence of this species has been recorded in the county of which we are aware. 5. Great or White's Bat (Noctule). Pipis- trellus noctula, Schreber. Bell Scotophilus noctula. White VesperAKo alttvolani. This bat is generally distributed through- out the county. From its large size and 1 We wish to express our cordial thanks to those many gentlemen who have so kindly assisted in the compilation of this list, and notably to Mr. J. E. Harting, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Prof. G. B. Buckton, F.R.S., of Haslemere, Mr. L. Humphrey of Headley, Mr. C. Reeves of Reigate, Mr. H. Sawyer of Richmond Park, Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant and Mr. G. E. Barrett-Hamilton of the British Museum, Mr. R. F. Tomes of Evesham, Mr. O. H. Latter of Charterhouse, Col. Healey of Milford, Mr. B. B. Gough of Capel, Mr. E. P. Larken formerly of Gatton, the Rev. J. E. Kelsall of Lymington, Mr. W. L. Distant of Upper Warlingham, Mr. G. E. Lodge of London, and Mr. F. B. P. Long of East Sheen. 219