34 GUN, HOD, AND SADDLE. 



shade tlian that of any other of the same family with 

 whom I am acquainted. The skin, whicli is very 

 thin, is easily removed from the carcase ; but great 

 care must be taken to prevent it getting torn. On 

 inquiring, I found that this hare was well known by 

 the squatters, and from them learned that it bred 

 only once a year, generally producing two at a 

 birth; and that the young at a very early age 

 follow their mother in her sundry aquatic excursions 

 in search of the delicate water plants that form their 

 staple food. 



