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by ftreams, on rocks, or in woods. When 

 the Hare is moved there fhould be no hol- 

 lowing, left the dogs, being made * too 

 eager, lliould be hardly brought to find the 

 fcent. 



When they are found and purfued, they 

 will crofs ftreams, or double, or hide them- 

 felves in deep vallies, and roll themfelves 

 up ', for they are not only afraid of dogs, 

 but of eagles, for they will fometimes carry 

 off Hares under a year old as they pafs 

 over -f- high and expofed places; but larger 

 ones are only taken by the purfuit of dogs. 



The mountain Hares are fwiftefl:, thofe 

 bred in a plain country lefs fo, but the 

 marfli Hares are the llowefl of any. Thofe 

 who wander in all places are the mofl: dif- 

 ficult to purfue, for they know the neareft 

 ways. They generally run up hill, J or 



* "'En(pe^ovt<;yiyvoyi.ivt)i, Literally ** becoming mad." This 

 diredlion is one of the canons of modern Hare Hunting. 



-j- Tec crif**. J 



X The hind legs are formed remarkably long, and fur- 

 piilied with ftroiig mufcles ; their length gives the Hare a 

 fmgu|ar advantage over its enernies in afcendingfteep places, 

 and fo fenfible is the animal of this advantage, as always to 

 make towards the rifmg ground when i\di.ned..—Pifinant's 

 Brilijh Zoology, 



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