CONTENTS
OF
T H E S E C O N D V O L U M E
ORDER CARNIVORA (,continued)..................................... ........
FAMILY MUSTEL ID/E..........................................................
SUB-FAMILY LU T R IN /É ..............................................,
GENUS LUTRA..........................................................................
THE O T T E R ............................................................ U 2
SUB-FAMILY MELINAS.......................................................3 J
GENUS MELES . . ..............................................
THE B A D G E R .........................................................- 3 7
SUB-FAMILY M U S T E L IN A S ..................................... 7,
GENUS M U ST E L A .................................................................
THE PINE M A R T EN ...................................................Jx
GENUS PUTORIUS , .........................................................
THE P O L E C A T ...................................................... .......
THE S T O A T ...............................................................
SUB-SPECIES—THE IRISH STOAT . . . 124
THE W E A S E L ...............................................................
ORDER RO D EN T IA ...........................................................
SUB-ORDER SIMPLICIDENTATA..................................... i4,
FAMILY SCIURIDAS...................................................... .....
GENUS S C IU R U S ..............................................................I42
THE COMMON SQUIRREL..........................................,43
FAMILY CASTORIDAS................................................. .....
GENUS CASTOR.............................................................. .....
THE BEAVER (extinct) ......................................... .....
SECTION MYOMORPHA..................................................,g4
FAMILY MYOXIDAi..............................................................,g4
GENUS MUSCARDINUS..................................................i64
THE DO RM O U S E ................................................. .....
FAMILY M U R ID A S ......................................... ........ . 17a
SUB-FAMILY MURINAi . . . . 172
GENUS MUS . . ...................................................... .....
THE HARVEST MOUSE......................................... .....
1 THE BRITISH WOOD MOUSE 184
THE IRISH WOOD MOUSE . 185
SUB-SPECIES THE HEBRIDEAN WOOD
OF MUS | M O U S E ..............................rg6
SYLVATICUS THE ST. KILDA WOOD MOUSE 186
THE BRITISH YELLOWNECKED
WOOD MOUSE . 187
THE COMMON MO USE......................................... I9g
SUB-SPECIES—THE ST. KILDA HOUSE MOUSE 199
/THE ALEXANDRINE RAT. . 205
SUB-SPECIES THE NORTHERN ALEXANDRINE
OF I R A T . ............................. 205
MUS RATTUS THE BLACK ALEXANDRINE
1 R AT ......................................206
THE BROWN R A T ...........................................219
SUB-FAMILY MICROTIN/E......................................233
GENUS EVOTOMYS . . . . . . . . 23S
SUB-SPECIES OF EVOTO- 1 THE BANK VOLE . 237
MYS HERCYNICUS 1 THE SKOMER VOLE 250
GENUS MICROTUS.......................................................234
SUB-GENUS M ICRO TUS ........................................... 254
THE COMMON FIELD VOLE...............................255
THE ORKNEY V O L E ........................................... 278
SUB-SPECIES—THE SANDAY VOLE . . . 280
SUB-GENUS A R V ICO LA ............................................287
THE WATER VOLE............................................... 287