base with a broad reddish brown band between, showing through to 

 the surface. As large or even larger than L. amrricarius. 



Color. Summer Pelage. General color cinnamon brown, more 

 reddish than L. americanus, beneath white. 



Winter Fclage. Frequently less complete than in L. americanus, 

 and the brown color visible through the surface, and sometimes the 

 color of the summer pelage predominates even in midwinter. Again 

 specimens are found that are perfectly white save the black tips of 

 the ears. 



Measurements. Total length, from 350-500; hind foot, 117-140; 

 length of ear, 60-90. 



c.—struthopus. (Lepus), Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1898, p. 81. 



Type locality. Digby, Nova Scotia. 



Gcogr. Distr. Province of Nova Scotia, limits of range un- 

 known. 



Genl. Char. Size of L. a. virginianus ; hind foot shorter: color 

 darker, rarely with reddish brown shades. 



Color. Summer Pelage. Above varying from raw umber to 

 bister, sometimes shaded on head, neck and flank with dull ferrugi- 

 nous; back lined with black; chin and belly white; ear brown, tips 

 black, border yellow; feet dusky. Winter Pelage. White. 



Measurements. Total length, 474.77; tail vertebra?, 49.83; hind 

 foot, 27.38. 



d.—bairdi. (£e/>us), Hayden, Am. Nat., 1870, iii, p. 115. 



Ty/e locality. Wind River Mountains. 



Geogr. Distr. Higher portion of the Rocky Mountains from 

 Great Slave Lake, Arctic America, south to New Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Winter Pelage. Sometimes hairs almost pure white 

 to the base; generally the base is light plumbeous, of small extent, 

 and the middle band a pale fulvous or salmon. 



Color. Summer Pelage. Above pale grayish brown mixed with 

 black; black sometimes predominating; under fur whitish; middle 

 brown band nearly obsolete; feet and under parts white; ears black, 

 tinged with whitish, the borders white. Top of head rufous. Winter 

 Pelage. White. 



Measurements. Total length, 360-460; tail vertebra?, 44; hind 

 foot, 140; ear, 82. 



e. — ivashingtoni. {Lepus), Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1855, 



P- 333> Pl- 15- 

 Type locality. Washington, vicinity of Puget Sound. 

 Geogr. Distr. North latitude 55'' south to mouth of Willamette 

 River, Oregon. 



