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Family GEPORIDAS - oo... 5 eee coon ce necenn womans eneenelmrianian==[na= = <cnas=m) aos olen Soses | iis 
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS .----.+---- a Shans c66e4 sosecss 6088 aanecno csoscsnsGe noosetcocsacad 267 
GEOGRAPHICAT VARIATION eo =~ alee = soe sceieelaaiaeian = aiaelaanela sees aa(seniaaneleieaat=aee lesen C OS 
TIN DIVAD UAT VAR EAD ON setste'se onic olla min aeeiete sta olme la (aiiainalele een aerial Booted HooacoSaeaaseSSosa Q72 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION ..---.--------- dips poanS A oc abs hccined acs doce cb Stand ssb6o4e09 274 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RESUME .....----. -------- POSECHOSOCS Seneeso cee BéecccS Sojociasise meee ecciesioe 277 
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY ..--.------ Spt tt COC OOD OnDIES Soca Sogd osc ESSs esas Sood sos ose 281 
(CYNE JET eesccangeseeconceace ocnce 0 CONS SHEOSS HS boSS SSSR E Sone COD ENS HeckeScsocinson CoSSba 282 
Bepustimtdus casa cane elessomclo== sla) aaa= J SOS SE SHO Cone CESS HS oaeHS SASS SHO SooSSSsE=5 288 
GUT UA RD) Bae CDOCOS CORSE COCO Heo SSO OSS no ens osSnacccasnss cossasostobcescsce © BRK 
CONGR CCT ee copa s cdcesscboSpocs.c2a0es.50e5 Se dadansiigcnccHéoccb HdeSosesboos stac08ss 304 
americanus ..---- Dp osodca decade Soe cos A SSR POOR a CDE aan cecocsereansess - 304 
OU RP Sess Gono saccro SaSoCce: asceesinens Dac corecoteonastasdsene sega 307 
DEER OD ecascep cace copcce seisccoce Barend boccoo cabo rcad Booeicoab shea cseo 309 
OANA so 2505 wena ssscsseeccsarccusinsoscseceecoccccocecaticceamcecwecstceacen MOLD 
CUD, eee Re aero RCOU CEC OCOCGO=ROGaR ODSccoonaEos Haas casHas nes a0 327 
sylvaticus .......---- CIEaCO odScoDeSca cndSca ceo boSeasoSQNSsaadoesss tooss6 328 
nuttalli..... SeSecookec a natucisee See manewaece Svelisaaces ee so snyaanesnraeswineee 330, 
OPIZON@ so scacenaenicemesslencee Sistine eecewes soescscies CBOBOO Gaeo Dao So doc5565 332 
QuUdubOnt:...c 25 -ic seep noeeeese eee eee siswcwesiccones sees ces tenecesceteemees 332 
trowovridgeiz. <= ao cenccace cseceee ee Sivosbes Sandee pocsedecaws Sebo stad cocsiseeesenceene 344 
CEREUS COED SOS UD DEO DIS OOOO DOO HOSOad CodSop Sasa Rac and sco case ccbeeceSsoecsascse 347 
brasiliensiaseewssesc ccwass ova ccuar ene sae ten See eee BORE ISe eee ee nee Re ee anne eae 348 
brasiliensis s cs. 2.c Sones seccdes cote we ecleaveleae abet rocacatee tne, 348 
GG00t~ es oeemia- ne sisGourmmeccise eeecieesas) sie daleocecsmeewsseclocs=useosces 349 
COONS canna rien ooo sloeemic=e cease ees easeeiess asa sigiees SORE oSd Gaeebo asa soTacotas 350 
COUOUS Sosscescce nce cecntes tee rane Sisaictiewins Secs pe mee seme uas Mescs cece cece Cal 
LETIANUG se lose cisscae ne eee Oe wawitebe tis 26 eeub ee eewa eee aac maea Sena aon eee 351 
COUSOTNICURI a5. Se as Sele abs we eee es Does eee ee Reser Ce nce sucsaaesoeeEaaccs 357 
DAlUsITiIs = 32-52 ca sec enceSemeeseroeesee eee ioc Sass eeeeaRenee SES Sse ee aes 360 
AQuatious..co 5. c.csaniscde eee en enone BSUS Sos ose ae e eee eee eee oes we eeeciesen 364 
cuniculus ..2.. Waa cast aeeestecceocwe wid ps ws salecminewies e Renee sess ooo nee eree Son eee 367 
SPECIES WRONGLY; ACTRIBUDED TO; AMERICAG a seer eco neato ene ee ESS 
NOTE ION TAH NAMES OIRAB BIT 727A NDC EUAIR Eo ose eee tee eet a a ee 369 
EPIDEMICS AMONG NORTH AMERICAN HARES ...... .----- - eee coe n oe ooo e ne eee ee ee ctocenectons 371 
EXTINCT SPECINS sonccue as seh cn aan cece ee eee Sjestie De aue won ese stececk e ceee nee ee ee cee 373 
Genus) Palwolagua’csoet seo sn cee ee peter 4 eo S LD a <8 nee St EI Oe ie 373 
Paleolagua: hay deni <<. cacscews cock ceceseen sees se ee 373 
agapetillus co. =. ceca cccocsete en Sue e eee secdes wocekeeacee eee tan ae peracce 375 
CUTGUMUE 32s S cons cicctecsoonnwee einen Soe IC ne Ee wactosee's 375 
WIPER cos ones oo a, 55e See bans anc a ce cece s ae ee ee ee ee eee 375 
Genus Banolar a. - seeeie sa eben can coe e Se eae 376 
Panolax sanctefidei .......--.------ PE Be a Rees ay! Ee ons at RE cs 376 
Genus raciheniui.<.. 2-250 sco aoe eee Shcdis diet oe eS ea eee 376 
Praotherium palatinum ......-..-+- wee diacs Socio cme celsieente eee iee eee ee ee aaa enoe erent eieae 377 
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