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A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE Furness ; others have been taken on the East Hoyle Bank, which is at the mouth of the Mersey, but towards the Cheshire side. [The Narwhal. Monodon monoceros, Linn. This species, now almost extinct, has been recorded within the historical period from the coasts of Lancashire. H. H. Johnston, British Mammals, p. 380.] 43. Grampus or Killer. Orca gladiator, Lac6- pMe, A rare visitor to Morecambe Bay and to the Mersey. 44. Porpoise. Phocosna communis, F. Cuv. Very commonly seen ofiF the coast, and strag- glers have been taken in the estuary of the Mersey, in Morecambe Bay, and at Walney Island. 45. Dolphin. Delphinus delphis, Linn. Often seen ofF the coast, and specimens have been taken in the estuary of the Mersey and in Morecambe Bay. 46. White-beaked Dolphin. Delphinus alhi- rostris, J. E. Gray. A specimen now in the Lord Derby Museum, Liverpool, was stranded on Hilbre Island, at the mouth of the Dee, after apparently passing down the Lancashire coast. 47. Bottle-nosed Dolphin. Tursiops tursio. Seen in the estuary of the Mersey. ADDENDA 17. Common Stoat. Putorius ermineus, Linn. Mr. H. Murray received eight specimens in winter coat (white) during the last winter, all taken within two miles of Carnforth. 37. Red Deer. Cervus elaphus, Linn. A few are now at large in Wyresdale, Lons- dale, and Kentdale, which have been released for chase by the late Wyresdale deerhounds and the existing Oxenholme pack. 210