Excerpt from Notes on the Fauna and Flora of the West of Scotland: I. Mammalia, II. Birds, III. Insects, IV. Vascular Flora, V. Cryptogamic FloraThe mammalian fauna of the south-west Of Scotland hardly differs from that of the rest Of Britain. Several southern forms are rare or absent, some of which are to be met with even further north in the eastern counties, and the coasts are not so much frequented by seals and cetaceans as are those of the north and east. Many species have been almost extirpated by the agriculturist and the game-preserver, but some Of these have found shelter in the southern ranges of the Highlands which extend fairly within our limits. On the other hand, some of the smaller animals, as their persecutors have been decimated, and as cultivation and plantation have gained ground, have greatly extended their range.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.