THE MAMMALS Ol' I-LORIDA. II7 



First recorded from Gainesville, Plorida, bv Dr. C. Hart Mer- 

 riain, from a specimen taken from the stomach of a barn owl. 

 Specimens have since been taken near Enterprise, by Mr. Brownell. 



Family TALPID.E. The Moles. 



SCALOPS A0UATICU5 ALSTRALIS Chapman. 

 Florida Mole. 



No ears \isible ; feet very large ; fur pale seal brown with a sil- 

 ver}- gloss : tail very short. Length of body, without tail, about 

 5.50 : tail, .50 to .70. 



Common in many localities. Mr. F. W. True does not consider 

 Scalaps parvus, Rhoads, as separable from this species (Chap- 

 man, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., p. 343, 1894). 



FA^[ILY LEPORID.E. The Hares and Rabbits. 



LEPUS PALUSTRIS Bach. 

 riarsh Rabbit. 



Abundant in Northern Florida. It may easily be distinguished 

 from the Highland rabbits by its small feet, and dark brown color, 

 and dark tail, showing no white. 



LEPUS PALUSTRIS PALUDICOLA (J////,; and Bangs). 

 Southern Harsh Rabbit. 



This is the marsh rabbit of Middle and Southern Florida. It is 

 similar to the preceding species, but is somewhat smaller and darker 

 in color, and is now generall}' recognized as a subspecies. 



LEPUS SYLVATICUS Bach. 

 Gray Rabbit. His;hland Rabbit. 



Common in Northern and parts of Middle Florida. It may easily 

 be distinguished from the swamp species by the ivhitc on ihe taif, 

 its longer legs, and larger feet. 



