BLACK-TAILED JACK RABBIT 



Fig. 104. 



Distribution of the subspecies of Lepus calif ornicus, 

 north of Mexico, after Nelson 



Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 

 Lepus 



californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 

 californicus 



californicus 



wallawalla 



tularensis 



bennetli 



deserticola 



eremicus 



texianus 



melanotis 



merriami 



tail vertebra, 4 inches; hind foot, 54 mches; ear from notch 

 ^ inches Found "north throughout southern Arizona east 

 of Phoenix and south of the high mountains; also along the 

 border in southwestern New Mexico. ... Vertical dis- 

 tribution from about 2,000 feet west of Tucson to 5,000 

 feet near Wilcox; zonal distribution mainly Lower bonoran, 

 extending up into lower part of Upper Sonoran Zone. 

 (Nelson) 



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