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THE RAECIT. 



THE RABBIT.-THE OLDEN BRITISH RABBIT 

 OF ENGLISH AUTHORS. 



Rabbit fanciers specify four kinds, or varieties, of 

 the common rabbit : warreners, parkers, hedgehogs, 

 and sweethearts ; but the endless diversities, kno\^Ti 

 to those who take an interest in these busy little 

 animals, would fill a volume to describe. The 

 greatest variety is found in the domesticated rabbit, 

 or sweetheart. It is of this kind from which is 

 fattened the j)'rize, or monster rabbit, that has been 

 known to exceed fifteen pomids in weight, on sin- 

 gular occasions ; and which often weighs ten pounds. 



