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*Sylvilagus palustris palustris — ^Continued. 



Range. — Lowlands along rivers and coast of southeastern States 

 from Dismal Swamp, Virginia, south to extreme northern 

 Florida, and west through most of southern Georgia and the 

 GuK coast of northwestern Florida to east side of Mobile Bay, 

 Alabama. Vertical range from sea level to an undetermined 

 altitude (probably less than 500 feet) ; zonal range, lower 

 austral. 



*Sylvilagus palustris paludicola (Miller and Bangs). 



1894. Lepus paludicola Miller and Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 9, p. 105. June 9, 1894. 



1909. Sylvilagus palustris paludicola Nelson, North Amer. 

 Fauna, No. 29, p. 269. August 31, 1909. 



Type Locality. — Fort Island, near Crystal River, Citrus 

 County, Florida. 



Range. — Peninsular Florida and adjacent coast islands, north 

 along the east coast at least to San Mateo, and on the west side 

 for an unknown distance northwest of the type locality, but 

 probably some distance beyond the Suwanee River. Vertical 

 range from sea level up to about 100 feet altitude; zonal range, 

 extreme lower austral and upper border of humid tropical zone. 



*Sylvilagus aquaticus aquaticus (Bachman). (Swamp-rabbit.) 

 1837. Lepus aquaticus Bachman, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila- 

 delphia, vol. 7, p. 319. 

 1885. Lepus aquaticus True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), 

 p. 601. 1885. (Part.) 



1895. Lepus aquaticus attwateri Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist., vol. 7, p. 327. November 8, 1895. (Medina River, 18 

 miles south of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.) 



1899. Lepus telmalemonus Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 

 38, zool. ser., vol. 1, p. 285. May 24, 1899. (Washita River, 

 near Dougherty, Murray County, Oklahoma.) 



1909. Sylvilagus aquaticus Nelson, North Amer. Fauna, No. 

 29, p. 270. August 31, 1909. 



Type Locality. — Western Alabama. 



Range. — River bottoms and swampy woods from Lumpkin, 

 southwestern Georgia, west to Medina River near San Antonio, 

 middle Texas, and north at least to Hartshorne, Oklahoma, 

 and to the wooded bottoms of Ohio and Mississippi rivers in 

 southern Illinois; but separated from Gulf coast by a narrow 

 belt occupied by littoralis. Vertical range from a little above 

 sea level to about 800 feet in Alabama, entirely in the lower 

 austral zone. 



