The Undercliff Of The Isle Of Wight

Author : George Anne Martin
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230467337
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book The 'Undercliff' of the Isle of Wight; Its Climate, History, and Natural Productions written by George Anne Martin and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...give of the different species of Mammalia inhabiting the Undercliff or frequenting its shores. I have abstained from any notice of the various breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, or dogs, as the district possesses in these particulars nothing peculiar to it; and I shall therefore finish this section by briefly adverting to those inhabitants of the deep belonging to the class which are common to our coasts, or have at various times been accidentally cast upon our shores. CETACEA, OR WHALE TRIBE. Delphinice. Of this genus, two species alone will be referred to. 1. Delphinus griseus. The Grey Dolphin. An individual of this species ran on shore, and was killed, at Puckaster Cove, in 1843. The skull is in the British Museum, but the animal itself was irretrievably mutilated before it could be secured for the purpose of scientific description. It is new to Britain. Cuvier gives, as its habitat, the neighbourhood of Brest. 2. Phocsena communis. Common Porpoise, or Sea Hog. The porpoise is frequently seen, in considerable numbers, passing within a very short distance of the shore, at various seasons of the year. Baljenide, or Family of True Whales. Baloena Boops. Northern Rorqual, or Fin Fish. An instance of this huge creature being stranded on the coast of this island occurred in Alum Bay, in 1842. As its remains have since been established in a fitting receptacle at Black Gang, I have thought it worthy of a notice here. Those interested in the wonders of creation will find neither time nor money ill bestowed in visiting the skeleton of this stupendous monster of the deep. ORNITHOLOGY. I shall now endeavour to give such a description as my materials will permit me of the Birds of the Undercliff; and in this attempt, as well as that of the Mammalia, ..