HISTORY or CALIFORNIA. 



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THE BLACK SQUIRREL. 



Stances render the history of the species uncertain ; 

 but it appears, if a distinct species, to be pretty widely 

 spread, for it has been obtained in the States and also 

 in Mexico. It is described as being a much more 

 social animal than the gray squirrel. 



Of the Hare there are several- fine species, one 

 wcighirg from eight to twelve pounds, which Mr. 

 Farnham supposes to be the Lepus glaciaUa ; another 

 is the Prairie Hare {Lepus Virrjinianun), and the 



