THE MAMMALIA OF CANADA. 83 



Lepus Americanus, Erxl. 



Varyina; Hare. Rabbit. 

 Wampus. Cree. 

 Wapoos. Saulteaiix. 

 Found throughout the northern part of the Continent as 

 tar north as the northern limit of trees. 



Lepus sylvaticus, Bach. 



Wood Hare. Grey Rabbit. 



Becoming quite common throughout Ontario. 



Var. Nuttalli {Lepus Artemisia) is inserted by Lord in his 

 list of Mammals from southern British Columbia, but from 

 a previous remark in the text one would be led to infer that he 

 obtained his specimens from a locality some distance south of 

 the International Boundary Line. 



Lepus Californicus, Gray. 

 Californian Hare. 



Mentioned in J. K. Lord's List of Mammals from British 

 Columbia. 



Erethizon dorsatus, Linn. 

 Canada Porcupine. 

 Llystrix pilosus., (Catesby) Rich. 

 Kakwa. Cree. 

 Kak. Saulteaux. 



New Brunswick and Nova Scotia north-westward to 

 Hudson's Bay, along its western shore to Fort Ciiurchill and 

 westward to the Mackenzie River. 

 Var. ep)ixanthus, Brandt. 



Yellow-haired Porcupine. 



On the Pacific slope, and in the Rjcky Mountains north- 

 ward to the Liard River. 



Lagomys princeps. Rich. 



Little-chief Hare. North American Pika. 

 Lagomys minimus^ Lord. 



