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not definitely known; hares known to occur in northern Keewatin and interior 

 islands of Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Anderson, Nat. Mus. Canada Bull. 102 

 (1946), p. 97, Jan. 24, 1947). 



Lepus arcticus labradorius Miller f* 



1899. Lepus labradorius Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 13, p. 39, 



May 29, 1899. 

 1902. Lepus arcticus canus Preblef, North Amer. Fauna No. 22, p. 59, Oct. 31, 

 1902. (Hubbart Point, west coast of Hudson Bay, extreme northeastern 

 Manitoba, about 75 miles north of Churchill, Canada.) 

 1924. Lepus arcticus labradorius G. M. Allen and Copeland, Journ. Maram., 



vol. 5, No. 1, p. 12, Feb. 9, 1924. 

 Type Locality. — Fort Chimo, Quebec, Canada. Range.— Region around Hud- 

 son Strait and northern part of Hudson Bay, on east side from Great Whale River 

 north to Hudson Strait, Ungava Bay (Chimo), and northern coastal region of 

 Labrador south to Davis Inlet (Cape Mugford, Nain, Ramah, Solomon's Island), 

 and on west side from Churchill, Manitoba, north to Cape Fullerton and South- 

 ampton Island, and southern Baffin Island at least to north side of Cumberland 

 Sound (Blacklead Island, Kingua Fiord, Nettilling Fiord, Pangnirtung) on east 

 coast, and on west coast from Cape Dorset north to Bowman Bay; western lim- 

 its of range not determined, but presumably intergrades with arcticus in north- 

 east Keewatin west of Melville Peninsula, and with andersoni farther southward 

 (Anderson, Nat. Mus. Canada Bull. 102 (1946), p. 98, Jan. 24, 1947). 



Lepus arcticus bangsii Rhoads* 



1896. Lepus arcticus bangsii Rhoads, Amer. Nat., vol. 30, No. 351, p. 236, 

 Mar. 6, 1896. 



Type Locality. — Codroy, Newfoundland. Range. — Newfoundland and treeless 

 coast belt of Labrador from Strait of Belle Isle north to about lat. 55° N. (Hope- 

 dale, Makkovik, Pomialuk) ; now restricted to bare hilltops in Newfoundland 

 and exterminated in parts of Labrador coast (Anderson, Nat. Mus. Canada Bull. 

 102 (1946), p. 97, Jan. 24, 1947). 



Lepus arcticus andersoni Nelson* 



1934. Lepus arcticus andersoni Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 47, 

 p. 85, Mar. 8, 1934. 



Type Locality.— Cape Barrow, lat. 67° 59' 32" N., long. 110° 06' 15" W., 

 Coronation Gulf, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada. Range. — 

 Arctic drainage of Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, from north side of 

 Great Slave Lake (Fort Rae), Hanbury Lake, and Aylmer Lake, and to Arctic 

 coast and southern parts of Victoria Island (Cambridge Bay, Mackenzie Creek) 

 and Banks Island (Cape Kellett, about lat. 72° N., long. 125° W.) ; specimens 

 not available from east of Batliurst Inlet and Beechey Lake on upper Back 

 River in Mackenzie District, but probably occurs farther east to meet range of 

 labradorius on west side of Hudson Bay; westward along Arctic coast and to 

 edge of scattered timber at northern edge of Hndsonian Zone to Coronation 

 Gulf (Cape Barrow, Gray Bay, Port Epworth at mouth of Tree River, lower 

 Coppermine River at Sandstone Rapids, Cape Kendall, and Cape Krusenstern), 

 Dismal Lake northeast of Great Bear Lake, Dolphin and Union Strait (Bernard 

 Harbor, Liston Island), Cape Parry, Langton Bay near south end of Franklin 



