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dressed in a Huffy coat of while, but in the suuinier is 

 attired iu brown, the Alleghenian Varying Hare \Lepus 

 americanus virginianus). It is a southern race, a 

 smaller brother, so to speak as it were, of the Norllieru 

 Varying Hare which abounds in the Fur countries. 

 'I'hro'Ugh field observations during the last five or six 

 yeais I l<now tliiil it ocrms in Ihc following counties: 



Bradford, 



Clinton, 



Clearfield, 



Centre, 



Cameron, 



Elk, 



Erie, 



Forest, 



Hunlingd( 



Luzerne, 



Lycoming 



Mifflin, 



McKean, 



Pike, 



Potter, 



JSuUivau, 



Tioga, 



Union, 



Wayne, 



Warren, 



-COTTONTAILS." 



The Kabbit, as this Hare is comiuouly called, occius 

 abundantly throughout Pennsylvania. The Rabbit or 

 "Cottontail" which is taken in the higher forested 

 mountains which are cleared and where the Varying 

 Hare formerly had his home, is considered by Mr. 

 JSangs to be entitled to rank as a subspecies which he 

 calls the Alleghenian Wood Hare (Lfjins si/Ivaticub 

 transitionalis). 



These Haies last named arc so abunilant in some 

 sections of Penn.sylvania — particularly is this said to 

 be the case in Cleai"field and Northumberland coun- 

 ties — as to be a serious nuisance to farmers. The 

 "Cottontails" destroy, fruit growers and nurserymen 



