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Family LEPORID^. 

 Genus LEPUS Linnaeus.^ 



1758. Lejpus Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 57. Type, 

 Lepus timidus Linnaeus. 



Subgenus Lepus Linnpeus. 



1904. Pcecilolagus Lyon, Smiths. Miscell. Coll., vol. 45, p. 395. 

 June 15, 1904. Type, Lepus americanus Erxleben. 



*Lepus arcticus arcticus Ross.- 



1819. Lepus arcticus Ross, Ross's Voyage, 8vo. ed., vol. 2, 

 append. 4, p. 151. 



(See note, page 401.) 



1896. Lepus arcticus Rhoads, Amer. Nat., vol. 30, p. 235. 

 March, 1896. 

 f 1899. Lepus la.hradorius Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 

 vol. 13, p. 39. May 29, 1899. (Fort Chimo, Ungava, Canada.) 



Type Locality. — Baffin Land, southeast of Cape Bowen. 



Range. — Baffin Land, and probably adjoining islands to the 

 west; extreme north coast of Hudson Bay and south across 

 Hudson Strait to include most of Ungava to Great Wliale 

 River on the east shore of Hudson Bay, and Labrador north 

 of Hamilton Inlet. Vertical range from sea level to an 

 undetermined altitude; zonal range, Arctic. 



*Lepus arcticus bangsii Rhoads. 



1896. Lepus arcticus hangsii Rhoads, Amer. Nat., vol. 30, p. 236. 

 March, 1896. 



Type Locality, — Codroy, Newfoundland. 



Range. — Newfoundland and probably adjacent part of Labra- 

 dor north to Hamilton Inlet, and extreme eastern Quebec. 

 Vertical range from sea level up to an undetermined altitude; 

 zonal range, Arctic. 



t*Lepus arcticus canus Preble. 



1902. Lepus arcticus canus Preble, North Amer. Fauna No. 22, 



p. 59. October 31, 1902. 

 Type Locality. — Ilubbart Point, west coast of Hudson Bay, 



Kcewatin, Canada. 

 Range. — Barren Grounds of northern Canada south to York 



Factory, Keewatin, and northern shores of Great Slave and 



Great Bear Lakes. Vertical range from sea level up to an 



undetermined altitude; zonal range, Arctic. 



1 Revised by Nelson, North Amer. Fauna, No. 29, pp. 58-158, August 31, 1909. 



2 On page 170 of the same volume this species is named Lepus glacialis by Leach. (See Rhoads, Amer. 

 N.it., vol. 30, pp. 234-235, March, 189C; Stone, Auk, vol. 13, p. 183-187, Apr., 1890; Merriam, Science, 

 n. s., vol. 3, pp. 5G4-505, Apr. 10, 1896; Rhoads, Science, n. s., vol. 3, pp. 843-844, Juno 5, 1890; Merriam, 

 Science, n. s., vol. 3, p. 845, June 5, 1896.) 



