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buck, the ears will be drawn close upon the 

 shoulders one against the other, but if a doe 

 the ears will be open and distant on each 

 side of the neck and shoulders, 



Two species of hares may be distinguish- 

 ed ; those of the wood, and those of the 

 plain. The hares of the wood are iiv general 

 much larger than those of the open ground ; 

 they are not of so dark a colour, and better 

 covered with fur ; they are also swifter in the 

 chase, and their flesh is of a better flavour. 

 Among the hares of the plains, those may be 

 distinguished which inhabit the marshes: 

 they are not so swift of foot, are less cover- 

 ed with fur, and their flesh is not so fine and 

 delicate. 



A young hare, that has attained its full 

 growth, is known from an old one by feeling 

 the knee joints of the fore legs with the 

 thumb-nail: when the heads of the two 

 bones which form the joint are contiguous, 

 and little or no space to be perceived be* 

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