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dies in a tuft of grass, or heath, or in a little 

 bush, without any preparation whatever. - 

 When there are several leverets at a birth, 

 they are invariably marked with a star on 

 the forehead, and when there is but one it 

 never has this mark. The sportsman, to 

 distinguish the male from the female, will 

 observe, that the head of the male is more 

 short and round, the whiskers longer, the 

 shoulders more ruddy, and the ears shorter 

 and broader than those of the female, the 

 head of which is long and narrow, the ears 

 long, and sharp at the tip, the fur of the 

 back of a grey colour inclining to black, and 

 in point of size is longer than the male. 

 The male hare, or buck, when he is hunted 

 with hounds, after making one or two rings 

 generally runs straight forwards ; he goes a 

 great w r ay and makes a long chase : the doe 

 runs less, she dodges about the place she in- 

 habits, and doubles more frequently. When 

 a hare is espied on the form, if the manner 

 in which the ears lie is observed, it may be 

 known whether it is a buck or a doe ; if a 



