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Bangs — The American Varying Hares. 



told that these hares were caught near Halifax. It will he interesting to 

 watch their career in Newfoundland and see how long it will take the 

 modifying influences of the new island home to work a change. If 1 

 might hazard a guess, tins will he in the direction of still darker color- 

 ation. 



Measurements of the eastern races <>f Lepus americanus {adult specimens). 



Locality. 



No. 



Sex. 



Total 



length. 



Tail ver- 

 tebrae. 



Hind 

 foot. 



Lepus americanus americanus Erxl. 



Labrador, Hamilton Inlet. 



Lepus americanus virginianus (HarL 



Massachusetts, Middleboro. . 

 New Hampshire, Webster.. 



Maine, Bucksport 



Maine, Upton 



Maine, < Sreenville. 



( hitario, Mt. Forest. . . , 



li ( t C £ 



Quebec, Lake Edward. 



Lepus americanus struthopus Bungs. 



Nova Scotia, James River 

 Nova Scotia, 1 >igbv- 



type 



483, 

 511 

 460 

 401 

 4(54 

 470 

 467 

 474 

 465 



50 



54 



48 



51 



5-1.5 



55 



54 



50 



131 



137. 



125. 



129. 



118 



125 



120 



125 



126 



