Notícia de la fauna de Catalunya i d'Andorra al final del segle XVIII

摘要: The present work on historical zoology presents a series of data, mainly about the great mammals and certain birds, coming from an exhaustive enquiry carried out two hundred years ago by royal functionary Francisco de Zamora. Even though among originals enquiries conserved in Library Palacio Real Madrid there is no reference to some Catalan regions, data Western Pyrenees, so important faunistic point view, are fortunately available. Apart referred documents, other documentary sources same period have been used. Among great fauna, it be remarked extreme abundance wolf ( Canis lupus ), throughout territory; presence brown bear Ursus arctos ) all around the Pyrenean area; single references lynx, covering wide area, not being able determine the species they belonged to; wild boar Sus scrofa ); red deer Cervus elaphus the Pyrenees Ebro mountains (south territory); fallow Dama dama scattered locations; roe Capreolus capreolus limited Valley Aran; some other goat Capra pyrenaica also lot the chamois Rupicapra rupicapra same mountains. Most got extinguished and, apart recent reintroductions of some kinds deers, only 'boar chamois, which pretty abundant, remained in state; has conserved reserve southern mountains, having exterminated Pyrenees. There occasional of specimens existence lynx guessed. Besides common mammals, as fox, rabbit, hare, etc., we do refer to, mentions stoat, otter, beech pine marten, cat, genet, etc. abundant capercaillie Tetrao urogallus the Pyrenean forests pointed out; partridge Perdix perdix here mountain fields; ptarmigan Lagopus mutus high It specially remarkable reference to breeding dotterel Eudromias morinellus eastern same area where relic population this was found 50's century. find birds prey ducks, geese swans, always possible identify.