THE COMMON HARE, 4}5 



Tliey breed several times in the summer, and 

 bring seven or eight young at a lime. The Arabs 

 eat them, and esteem them among their greatest 

 delicacies. 



THE HARE TRIBE. 



THE generic character of the Hares consists in 

 their having two front-teeth, both above and below-, 

 the ujyper pair dupUcate ; two small interior ones 

 standing behind the others : the fore-feet with five, 

 and the hinder with four, toes. 



These animals live entirely on vegetable food, and 

 are all remarkably timid. They run by a kind of 

 leaping pace, and in walking they use their hind- 

 feet as far as the heel. Their tails arc either very 

 short (called in England scu/sj ; or else they are en- 

 tirely wanting *. 



THE COMMON HARE f. 



This little animal is found throughout Europe, and 

 indeed in most of the northern parts of the world. 

 Being destitute ofweapon=; of defence, it is endowed 

 by Providence in a high degree with the sentiment 

 of fear. Its timidity is known to every one: it is 

 attentive to every alarm, and is, therefore, furnish- 



* KfiT. ii. '277. 

 t Synonyms. — Lepus Fimidus. Jjini'. — Liovre. jPa/.'". ?. — S/icz 

 Gen. Zool- pi. 1(3:2.— iiciw. 2uctd. 337. 



