Animal life of the British Isles

Part 16

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Catamount, 77

Cat-a-mountain, 77

_Cervus dama_, 130; _C. elaphus_, 124

Chipmunk, 82

Chipping Squirrel, 82

_Coronella austriaca_, 152

Crested Newt, 173, Pls. 106, 107

Dark Lewker, 177

Daubenton's Bat, 41, Pl. 21

Deaf-Adder, 142

Deer, Fallow, 130; " Red D., 124; " Roe D., 133

Dental Formula, 6

Dog-mouse, 105

Dormouse, 82, Pls. 52, 55

Dry Ask, 177

Eft, 175

_Epimys hibernicus_, 99; _E. norvegicus_, 97; _E. rattus_, 95

_Erinaceus europæus_, 9

Erinacidæ, 13

Ermine, 66, Pl. 41

Evat, 177; " Furze Evvet, 139

_Evotomys alstoni_, 112; _E. erica_, 113; _E. glareolus_, 110; _E. skomeriensis_, 112

Fair Isle field mouse, 92

Fallow Deer, 130, Pls. 78, 82

Fawn, 132

_Felis silvestris_, 75

Ferret, 75

Field Mouse, Bute, 92; " Fair Isle F.M., 92; " Hebridean F.M., 92; " Long-tailed F.M., 91; " St. Kilda F.M., 92; " Short-tailed F.M., 105, Pls. 67, 69

Fitchew, 73

Flesh-eating Mammals, 52

Foulmart or Foumart, 73

Fox, 52, Pls. 34, 35

Frog, Common, 157; " Edible F., 162; " Tree F., 165, Pls. 97-101

Furze Evvet, 139

Gnawing Mammals, 78

Golden Back, 170

Grass Mouse, 108 " Snake, 146, Pls. 91A, 91B, 91C, 92A, 92B, 93

Great Bat, 46, Pls. 13, 26, 29 " Newt, 173

Green Lizard, 142

Hair, characteristic of Mammals alone, 7

Hairless Mouse, 94; H. Rat, 100

Hare, Alpine, 121; " Brown H., 117; " Irish H., 123

Harvest Mouse, 86, Pls. 54A, 54B, 56

Hebridean Field Mouse, 92; H. Vole, 109

Hedgehog, 9, Pls. 1-4

Hind, 124

Hoofed Mammals, 124

Horse-shoe Bat, Larger, 34, Pls. 14, 15; " Lesser H.B., 36, Pl. 17

House Mouse, 92, Pls. 58, 60

Huxley on Natural History Knowledge, 2

_Hyla arborea_, 165

Insectivora, 9

Irish Hare, 123; I. Rat, 99

Islay Shrew, 25

_Lacerta agilis_, 140; _L. muralis_, 142; _L. viridis_, 142; _L. vivipara_, 136

Leisler's Bat, 48, Pls. 28, 30

_Lepus europæus_, 117; _L. hibernicus_, 123; _L. timidus_, 121

Lesser Shrew, 25

Lizard, Common, 136, Pls. 84, 85, 87; Green L., 142; Sand L., 140; Wall L., 142

Long-eared Bat, 49, Pls. 31, 32

Long-tailed Field Mouse, 89

_Lutra vulgaris_, 59

Mammals, 4, 9

Man-eater, 177

Man-keeper, 177

Marten, 63

_Meles taxus_, 55

_Micromys minutus_, 86

_Microtus agrestis_, 105; _M. orcadensis_, 109

Midwife Toad, 172

Mole, 13, Pls. 5-7

Mole-heaves, 16

Mole's "fortress," 16

_Molge cristata_, 173; _M. palmata_, 177; _M. punctata_, 176

Mouse, Dog, 105; " Dor M., 82; " Field M., 91; " Grass M., 108; " Hairless M., 94; " Harvest M., 86; " House M., 92; " Marsh M., 105; " Wood M., 89

_Mus muralis_, 92; _M. musculus_, 92

_Muscardinus avellanarius_, 82

_Mustela erminea_, 66; _M. eversmanni_, 75; _M. hibernicus_, 69; _M. martes_, 63; _M. nivalis_, 69; _M. putorius_, 73

_Myotis bechsteini_, 40; _M. daubentonii_, 41; _M. mystacinus_, 37; _M. nattereri_, 39

Natchet, 172

Natterjack, 170, Pls. 104, 105

_Neomys fodiens_, 27

Newt, Common, 176; " Crested N., 173; " Great N., 173; " Palmate N., 177; " Spotted N., 176; " Warty N., 173, Pls. 106-111

Noctule, 46

_Nyctalus leisleri_, 48; _N. noctula_, 46

Observation, 1

Orkney Vole, 109, Pl. 70

_Oryctolagus cunicularis_, 113

Otter, 59, Pls. 38, 39

Palmate Newt, 177, Pls. 110, 111

Parti-coloured Bat, 45

Pine Marten, 63, Pl. 40

Pipistrelle, 43, Pls. 23, 25

_Plecotus auritus_, 49

Polecat, 73, Pls. 45, 48

Raasay Vole, 113

Rabbit, Bush, 116; " Common R., 113, Pl. 73; " Stub R., 116

_Rana esculenta_, 162; _R. temporaria_, 157

Rat, Alexandrine, 97; " Barn R., 100; " Black R., 95; " British R., 95; " Brown R., 97; " Hairless R., 100; " Hanoverian R., 95; " Irish R., 99; " Roof R., 97; " Tree R., 97; " Water R., 102; " White R., 101

Red Deer, 124, Pls. 76, 80

Red-grey Bat, 39, Pls. 19, 20

_Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum_, 34; _R. hipposideros_, 36

Ringed Snake, 146, Pls. 91A, 91B, 91C, 92A, 92B, 93

Rodentia, 78

Roe Deer, 133, Pls. 81, 83

Running Toad, 170

St. Kilda Field Mouse, 92

Sand Lizard, 140, Pls. 86, 88

_Sciurus cinereus_, 81; _S. vulgaris_, 78

Serotine Bat, 44, Pls. 24, 27

Short-tailed Field Mouse, 105

Shrew, Common, 21, Pls. 9, 11; " Islay S., 25; " Lesser S., 25, Pl. 12; " Water S., 27, Pl. 10

Slow-worm, 142, Pls. 89, 90

Smooth Newt, 176; S. Snake, 152, Pl. 95

Snake, Common, 146; " Grass S., 146; " Ringed S., 146; " Smooth S., 152

_Sorex araneus_, 21; _S. granti_, 25; _S. minutus_, 25

Soricidæ, 13

Spotted Newt, 176

Squirrel, Chipping, 82; " Common S., 78; " Grey S., 81, Pls. 49, 51, 53

Stag, 124

Stoat, 66, Pls. 41, 42

Stub Rabbit, 116

Sweet Marten, 63

Tadpoles, 160

_Talpa europæa_, 13

Talpidæ, 13

_Tamias striatus_, 82

Teeth, 5

Theromorpha, 3

Toad, Common, 165, Pls. 102A, 102B, 103, 105; " Midwife T., 172; " Natterjack T., 170; " Running T., 170, Pls. 104, 105

Tree Frog, 165

_Tropidonotus natrix_, 146

Ungulata, 124

Vertebral Column, Regions of, 4

Vertebrates, 3

_Vespertilio murinus_, 45; _V. pipistrellus_, 43; _V. serotinus_, 44

Viper, 154, Pls. 92A, 92B, 94, 96

_Vipera berus_, 154

Vole, Alston's, 112; " Bank V., 110; " Eigg V., 109; " Field V., 105; " Hebridean V., 108; " Macgillivray's V., 109; " Orkney V., 108; " Raasay V., 113; " Sanday V., 108; " Skomer V., 112; " Water Vole, 102; " Westray V., 108

_Vulpes canis_, 52

Water Rat, 102; W. Vole, 102, Pls. 65, 66

Weasel, 69, Pls. 43, 47

Whiskered Bat, 37, Pls. 16, 18

Wild Cat, 75, Pl. 46

Wild Life, How to observe, 2

Wood Mouse, 89, Pl. 59

Yellow-necked Mouse, 91

End of Project Gutenberg's Animal Life of the British Isles, by Edward Step