:?:>4 LEPUS. 



882. Lepus festinus Nelson. 



Lepus jcstimts Xelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvn, 1904, p. 108. 

 IClliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & \V. Indies, F. C. M. Pub., iv, 

 Pt. n, 1904, Append., p. 746. Zool. Ser. 

 HIDALGO JACK RABBIT. 



Type locality. Irolo, State of Hidalgo, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Southeastern part of Mexican tableland in southern 

 and eastern parts of State of Queretaro, throughout most of the State 

 of Hidalgo, extreme northern part of State of Mexico and Valley of 

 Mexico, State of Tlaxcala, and adjacent northern part of the State of 

 Puebla. 



883. Lepus merriami Mearns. 



Lepus texianns! Aud. & Bachm., N. Am. Quad., in, 1853, p. 156, 



pi. cxxxm. (nee Waterhouse.) 



Lepus merriami Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, p. 444. 

 Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., n, 1901, p. 289, 

 pi. xxvn. Zool. Ser. Id., Mamm. Middle Amer. 8c W. Indies, 

 F. C. M. Pub., iv, Pt. i, 1904, p. 432. Zool. Ser. 

 MERRIAM'S JACK RABBIT. 



Type locality. Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas. 

 Geogr. Distr. Northern Mexico near boundary line and "Lower 

 Gulf Coast to the mouth of the Rio Grande, and up that stream to 

 the mouth of the Devil's River." 



a. Li'i>iiH in 1'iTi n in i nl t i in i rtr Nelson. 



Lepus merriami altimircz Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xvn, 

 1904, p. 109. 



Lepus altimircs Elliot, Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. Indies, F. C. M. 



Pub., iv, Pt. n, 1904, Append., p. 745. Zool. Ser. 

 ALTA MIRA JACK RABBIT. 



Type locality. Alta Mira, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Coast plains in southern part of the State of Tamau- 

 lipas, extreme northern part of the State of Vera Cruz, and eastern 

 part of the State of San Luis Potosi. 



884. Lepus gaillardi Mearns. 



[.> -pus gaillardi Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1896, p. 560. Elliot, 

 Syn. X. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., n, 1901, p. 289. Zool. 

 Ser. Id., Mamm. Middle Amer. cV \V. [ndies, F. C. M. Pub.. 

 IV, Pi. i, ig04, ]). 433. Z'H'l. Ser. 

 GAILLARD'S JACK RABBIT. 



Ty: -lily. 1 'lavas Valley, near its west fork, near Monument 



Xo. 63, Mexican bi.undary line, ('.rant County, Xe\v Mexico. 



