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fjeldene"), "Koldewey-Islands", "Nordre Orienteringsø" and the "Sne- 

 næs" territory. 



The alpine hare — or traces of its existence — were found 

 as well along the shore as far from the coast," when but tolerable 

 localities were at hand. 



The members of a sledge-journey — Lindhard, Wegener and 

 Weinschenck — observed and secured hares during their trip to 

 the inland ice, as well at the edge of this, as at "Dronning Louises 

 Land", 40 kilometers from the shore. 



Another travelling party visited this locality in May 1908 and 

 found — according to Koch's account — hare traces everywhere; at 

 one place (along the edge of the inland ice west of "Annekssøen") 

 the hares had made real paths in the snow. Even on the small 

 rocky islands farthest out at sea as for instance Maroussia and the 

 outer skerries I found traces of the hare, showing that they reach 

 these places over the ice; a hare was shot on Maroussia February 

 the 27*ь 1908. 



The following notes concerning the existence of this species are 

 taken on the expedition's sledge-voyages farther north, 



November, the 24'*^ 1907. "At the east point of Lamberts Land 

 we saw fresh hare foot prints leading from the continent towards 

 the islands." (Lindhard.) 



April, the 29'b 1907 lat. 8045' n. ("Amdrups Land"). "Upon a 

 table-land, elevated some 100 meter over the surface of the sea, and 

 near the coast, we shot 5 hares. The vegetation rather vigorous." 



(G. Thostrup.) 



April, the P* 1907. "We advanced the distance from "Nordre 

 Depot" to "Lamberts Land" lat. 78^2°— 79" n. over the ice between 

 islands near the coast; no signs of living animals were noticed 

 here. Mylius-Erichsen and the eskimoes went ashore and up coun- 

 try to shoot, and they got here 7 hares. High mountains (near Pic 

 de Gerlache)." (Bertelsen.) 



April, the 11th 1907. Lamberts Land lat. 78°8' n. "Many hare 

 traces all over the territory. We secured 1 hare." 



(Koch & Bertelsen). 



May, the 18*^ 1907 lat. 83°10' n. (Fr. E. Hyde Fjord.) "Gabriel- 

 sen secured here 4 hares. The vegetation relatively luxuriant: 

 Dryas, Salix & thin grasses." (Koch.) 



In a letter from Mylius-Erichsen dated May the 28*^^ 1907 is 

 said: "At "Danmarks Fjord" lat. 81' n. long. 29° w. we shot 22 

 hares." 



