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ZOOLOGY. 



((million. It is, however, essentially a more northern species, reaching only 

 to Upper California, and attaining the regions explored chiefly at higher 

 altitudes. It is the characteristic species of the Upper Missouri region. A 

 full account of the species is given in Dr. Coues's article above cited. 



LEPUS SYLVATICUS, Bach. 

 Gray Rabbit .; Cottoia-tail. 



" Lcpiift nanus, SCIIIJEU., Siing., ii, 1702, SSI, pi. 234, B. (in part).'' DEKAY, N. Y. 

 Fiiuiui, i, 1842, ( ,i;i, pi. 27, i. ]. WAGN., Suppl. Sclireb., iv, 1843, 114. 



Lipm amirlcfniim, DICSM., Manmi., ii, 1822, 351 (tuc Erxl.). HARL., Fn. Am., 1S25, 

 I;;;;. ATD., Oni. Biog., ii, 51, pi. . BACH., Jonrn. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 vii, 1837, 320, pi. 10, f. 3, 4. THOMPS., Vermont, 1S42, 48. GODMAN, Nat. 

 Hist., ri^l57. 



is, BACiui., .Toiini. Aead. Nat. ci. Phila., viii, 1839, 78. WATEEH., Nat. 

 Hist. Mamm., ii, 1848, 110. ATID. & BACH., Q. N. A., i, 1849, 173, pi. 22. 

 WOODII., Sitgr. Exp. Zufii & Col. Eiv., 1854, 54. MARCY, Red lliv., 1854, 

 200. BAIRD, Mainm. N. A., 1857, 597. ALLEN, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat, Hist., 

 xvii, 1875, 434 ; and of late authors generally. 



vecimens. 



Numerous on western plains. Large suite of specimens secured, 

 mostly females. 



LEPUS SYLVATICUS NUTTALLI, (Bach.) Allen. 



Sage Babbit. 



Lepux nutfitllii, BACH., Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila,, vii, 1837, 345. 



Lcpvs sylvatims var. vnttalU, ALLEN, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xvii, 1875, 434. 



Lepua artemixia, BACH., ,1. A. N. Sc. Phila., viii, pt. i, 1839, 94. WATEHH., Nat. Hist. 

 Mainm., ii, 1848, 12G. AUD. & BACH., Q. N. A., ii, 1851,272, pi. 88. BAIRD, 

 Mamni. N. A., 1857, 002. COUES, Am. Nat., i, 1807, 534. MARCY, "Rod 

 lliver, 1854, 301. 



