LEPORIDZ—LEPUS SYLVATICUS. 
LL. trowbridgei, namely, a finely-mixed pale yellowish-brown and_ black. 
The lower parts, however, are white, instead of plumbeous-gray, and the 
color above is rather lighter than in L. trowbridgei. 
from the latter, not only by the different color of the lower parts, but by its 
longer tail. While merely the darker Pacific-coast phase of the L. sylvaticus 
group, it finds its closest resemblance in external features in the L. trow- 
To the eastward, it merges into variety nuttal/i of the interior 
bridget. 
deserts; and to the southeastward, into the very light, very large-eared 
It is easily distinguished 
phase of the sy/vaticus group which I called variety arizone. 
TABLE XXXII.—Measurements of LEPUS SYLVATICUS var. SYLVATICUS. 
5 From tip of nose to— _| Tail to end B s 
2 of— = | 
E Bale Mltes 
a r oz g = e 
3 Locality. oa % Remarks. 
a 3 5 & 
3S Oe 7) s 
3 8 3 = 
° H iss) A 
9: 3.60 | 2.25 | Skin ..| From Prof. Baird. 
958 3.20 |°2.20']..do'...]...2. do. 
304 S258) (2493 P-dols--|e- oo do. 
30, SO I a00))|--Go;esc tooo. do. 
306 BNGBs|/2390)| |S do!=--|.<-.- do. 
465 3.20 | 2.70 |..do ...|..... do. 
466 Sido) (p22 |--Goi-..|--—.- do. 
906 3.60 | 2.60 |..do SAR 
1290 3.50 | 2.60 |..do..-]..... do. 
1292 UB (Si | he tao) Bae ee do. 
1257 Basie 65, |pedomeee|p = -ee do. 
244 Sy We Bh Gal bear Cree ee Se do. 
136 | Washington, Miss ..........|....|-...--|----- Se Oy | GG ee Aa SS aes 3.60 | 2.50 |-.do ...}._... do. 
2304 | Prairie Mer Rouge, La ......|....|....--|-.---- 3.00) 14.50 | 1.70 | 2.40 | 3.33 | 2.40 |..do...|..... do. 
2970 | Indianola, Tex i) ee esl 3590) semaeni| =e dO: <-|Semas do. 
188 | Racine, Wis... ..- 17.00 | 1.70 | 2.50 | 4.20 | 2.67 |..do...]..... do. 
NSU4IDWHSCONSIN ccc cescecc---. co5 15.00 | 1.50 | 2.45 | 3.95 | 2.10 |..do ...]..... do. 
1143 18.50 | 1.45 | 2.85 | 4.12 | 2.35 |..do...}..... do. 
1137 16.40 | 1.34 | 2.24 | 3.80 | 2.15 |..do...|..... do. 
1138 16.50 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 3.80 | 225 ]|..do...]..... do. 
1139 16.40 | 1.50 | 2.40 | 3.90 | 2.12 |..do...]..... do. 
1140 16.50 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 3.90 | 2.20 |..do ...]..... do. 
1141 16.00 | 1.48 | 2.28 | 3.92 | 2.90 ]..do...]..... do. 
1142 16.50 | 1.50 | 2.25 | 3.95 | 2.33 |..do ...|..-.. do. 
1144 16.45 | 1.45 | 2.20 | 3.70 | 2.30 |..do...|..... do. 
1145 16.50 | 1:50 |...... 3.90 | 2.25 |..do...|..... do. 
1146 16.00 | 1.50 | 2.30} 3.70 | 2.30 |-.do...]..... do. 
1147 15.50 | 1.23 | 2.00 | 3.70 |......]-- doven|=ae do. 
1148 14.50 | 1.45 | 2.25 | 3.85 | 2.30 |..do...].....do. 
11350 T5500) | sase- 3300 }{ceso-|aesece Fresh | From Dr. Cones. 
11349 13;,50/|s<eaee 2150) seeece aeeeas| es doi -ea|ben-- do. 
17 14.00 | 1.40 | 2.05 | 3.60 | 2.30 | Skin ..| From Prof. Baird. 
1492 AS¢50) |\eee= 3.53 | 2.20 |..do...}..-.. do. 
1493 13.00 | 1.45 | 2.10 | 3.90 | 2.40 |..do .do 
1494 185 00!)| 2 525 | exes os 3.55 | 2.20 |..do .do. 
