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A. L. V. Manniche. 



According to Bronlund's posthumous diary it is evident, that the 

 alpine hare occurred rather commonly in "Mylius-Erichsens Land", 

 presumably especially along the western coast of "Danmarks Fjord". 



This species was incredibly fearless in almost any season of the 

 year and occurred so very commonly in many of the places, which 

 I came over during my relatively long stay in the country, that I 

 succeeded in becoming very closely acquainted with this beautiful 

 and extremely interesting inhabitant of the arctics; the study of its 

 ways and habits gave me great pleasure. 



Fig. 11. Favorite liare locality. April 1908. (Thermometerfjeldet. 



The alpine hare is decidedly a rock dweller and is almost 

 constantly to be found in the close neighbourhood of or upon 

 the very mountain, on the slopes of which it especially finds 

 its food. 



The hare also rests and sleeps on the slopes, but in danger it 

 takes refuge to the upper regions of the mountain. 



Only in the severest time of winter, when it is sometimes diffi- 

 cult to the hare to find its food, it ventures to leave its real terri- 

 tory and emigrates to the lower shore-plains, the meadows and 

 marshes partly free from snow. Here it can feed, but in case of 

 danger or if it wants to rest it returns as a rule to the nearest slope 

 or larger stone-hill. The before mentioned migrations over the ice 



