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a good brace of greyhounds on open ground ; but I should 

 fancy it had more endurance. 



In California, that land of keen sportsmen, its representative 

 there is hunted regularly with greyhounds, that being the 

 only portion of the United States where a coursing club exists. 

 It is governed by the same rules as similar clubs in Great 

 Britain, and its meets are reported with as much detail as 

 those held at Altcar. The victorious dogs are also made much 

 of, and their progeny commands a high price in the market. 

 It is said that dogs imported into the country increase in si/e, 

 speed, and staying power; and if that is the case it would be 

 worth while to match its best representatives against those 

 of Great Britain at some important meeting, such as the 

 Waterloo. 



I have heard it stated that English dogs when first imported 

 are beaten in the majority of cases by the native bred, but 

 that they improve so rapidly under the influences of the 

 invigorating climate that they are able to render a good 

 account of themselves in a short time. 



Notwithstanding its apparently large size, the mule rabbit 

 is smaller than the European hare, especially in the body. Its 

 enormous ears, often six inches in length which have given 

 it the name it bears, arc long and broad, and are nearly one- 

 third longer than the head. It has a length sometimes, when 

 full-grown, of thirty-three inches or more, and its hind legs are 

 very long. Its general colour above is a yellowish-gray, blotched, 

 and lined with black. The upper surface of the tail is black, 

 and, beneath, grayish-white ; the legs are ashy, and the tip of 

 the posterior surface of the ear is black. There is much varia- 

 tion in hue, according to age and season, yet no one who has 

 ever seen it would mistake it at any time for another species. 



While this creature is seen in almost every character of 

 land between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range, 

 yet it seems to prefer a rolling country, where hill and vale 

 alternate. 



It is fair eating, and I have often found it a most useful 

 addition to a camp larder. 



The opposite to this in every way is the L. aquai'icus, called 



