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pipistrellus, murinus, II., auritus, barbastcllus, L., Rkinolophus unihastatus,Erinaceus europceus, Sorex araneus, foviens, R.., Talpa europwa, caeca, L.,(more rare than the others), Meles vulgaris, Mustela vulgaris, erminea, vison,\j.,foina, Maries L., putorius, furo (domesticated), Lutra vulgaris, Camslupus, vulpes, Viverra genetta. The Wild Cat does not occur. Phoca vitu-lina, L. (one specimen has been captured in the Isle of Aix.) Sciurus vul-garis, Myoxus nitela, avellanarius, L., Arvieola amphibius, arvalis, Mus decumanus , rattus, musculus, sylvaticus, campestris, Fr. Cuv. (Field Mouse, ofthe woods, Daub.), L., Lepus timidus, cuniculus (frequently wild), Sus scro/aferus (occurs only occasionally), Belphinus sanionicus. L., phoccena, L., Balee-noptera acuto-rostrata, L., borealis, L.

With the Faune meridionale, ou Description de tous lesanimaux Vertebres vivans et fossiles, sauvages et domes-tiques, qui se rencontrent toute Fannee, ou qui ne sont quede passage dans la plus grande partie du midi de la France;par J. Crespon; Montpell. 1844, we are only acquaintedby its title. Also with the enumeration of the Mammalia and Birds in Lombardy , by G. Balsamo Crivelli, containedin the Notizie naturali e civili su la Lombardia, Milano ,1841, only by the short notice in the ‘ Isis’ of 1845, s. 469.

General Remarks concerning the Fauna der Ukraine undder Steppe am Dneiper, are to be found in the ‘ Reise imsudlichen Russland von Blasius,’ ii, s. 314, u. 285.

The animal world of the Ukraine has in this work been so richly illus-trated as to show that the species of the middle and south Russian Faunahere occur in mutual association. While, upon the one hand, the Bear andElk here attain their southern limit of range, numerous other species, whichbelong rather to the south, reach the northern boundary of their roamings.The main body of animals consists only of those that are found in the middleof Europe northward of the Alps. The Roe completely agrees in characterwith our own; its occurrence is striking, since it is not met with in aneasterly direction as far as the Ural, nor westward unto Yolhynia and Lithu­ ania . Myoxus dryas is not rare; several species of Sousliks, among which isSpermophilus guttatus, occur; Ardomys bobac is frequently kept in a tamestate; Arvieolaglareola is as frequent in the woods as arvalis is in the fields.While in the north, as low down as Petersburg, only a single Bat occurs :all the species of middle Europe are here met with. Among the rapaciousanimals, Mustela sarmatica affords a characteristic type. Although most ofthe characteristic species, that animate the south and steppes, advance forthe first time further southward and south-east, still the Fauna of the south