TOWNSEND'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN HARE. 



27 



2U 



inches 



3| 



do. 



4| 



do. 



5^ 



do. 



4| 



do. 



5i 



do, 



5^ 



do. 



DIMEXSIONS. 



Adult Male, (killed on the Upper Missouri river.) 



From nose to root of tail . 



Tail (vertebrae) 



Do., to end of hair 



Height of ear, posteriorly . 



Length of head in a direct line 



" " following the curvature 



" from heel to end of claw 

 Weight, 6J pounds. 



Adult Female, (shot by Edwakd Harris, Esq., on the 27th July, 1843.) 



From nose to root of tail 



Tail (vertebrae) . 



Do., to end of hair 



Height of ear, posteriorly 



Between the eyes 



From nose to hind feet (stretched out) 



Height from foot to shoulder 



Height to rump , , - . , 



Young. 



From nose to root of tail . 

 Tail (vertebrae) . , 



Do., to end of hair 

 Height of ear, posteriorly . 

 Height from claw to shoulder 

 Length of head in a direct line 



" " following the curve 



" from heel to end of claw 



21 



inches 



3 . 



do. 



4k 



do. 



5J 



do. 



2 



do. 



36 



do. 



13J 



do. 



14 



do, 



12 



inches. 



u 



do. 



2i 



do. 



21 



do. 



"^r 



do. 



21 



do. 



31 



do. 



3f- 



do. 



We subjoin the following note, received from the original discoverer of 

 this Hare, which contains some valuable information in regard to its 

 habits : — " This species is common in the Rocky Mountains. I made par^ 

 ticular inquiries both of the Indians and British traders, as to the changes 

 it undergoes at different seasons, and they all agreed that it never was 

 lighter coloured. We first saw it on the plains of the Blackfoot river, 

 east of the mountains, and observed it in all similar situations during our 

 route to the Columbia, When first seen, which was in July, it was lean 



