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common. It is, however, essentially ;i more northern species, reaching- only 

 to Upper California, and attaining the regions explored chiefly at higher 

 altitudes. It is the characteristic species of the Upper Missouri region. A 

 full account of the species is given in Dr. Coues's article above cited. 



LErUS SYLVAT1CUS, Bacb. 

 Gray Rabbit; Cotton-tail. 



" Lcpiis nanvn, Schreb., Saug., ii. 1192, 881, pi. 234, B. (in part)."— DeKay, N. Y. 

 Fauna, i. 1842, 93, pi. 27, f. 1.— Wagn., Suppl. Scbreb., iv, 1843, 114. 



Lijnis avuricanvs, Dksm., Ma mm., ii, 1822, 351 (ncc Erxl.). — Haul., Fn. Am., 1825, 

 193.— Am., Oru. Biog., ii, 51, pi. — . — BACH., Journ. Acad. Nat. Sei. Pbila., 

 vii, 1S37, 32G, pi. 10, f. 3,4. — Thomps., Vermont, 1842, 48. — Godman, Nat. 

 Hist., ii, 1 •"> 7 . 



Ltpvs sylralii us, Bachm., Journ. Acad. Nat. Sei. Pbila., viii, 1839, 78. — Waterh., Nat. 

 Mist. Mannn., ii, 1S4S, 11(1.— Ann. & Bach., Q. N. A., i, 1S49, 173, pi. 22.— 

 Woodh., Sitgr. Exp. Zufii & Col. Riv., 1854, 54.— Marcy, Red Riv., 1S54, 

 200. — Baird, Maium, N. A., 1857, 597. — Allen, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 xvii, 1875, 434 ; and of late authors generally. 



Specimens. 



No. 



Name. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



416 



2499 

 21S9 

 2942 

 25 » S 

 293 2 

 33"? 





Fort Garland, Colo.... 

 do 



June, 1873 

 .... do 



II. W. Henshaw.. 

 do 



Skin and cranium. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



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Numerous on western plains. Large suite of .specimens secured, 

 mostly females. 



LEPUS SYLVATICUS NUTTALLI, (Bacb.) Allen. 



Sage Rabbit. 



Lej/us nuttallii, BACH., Journ. Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., vii, 1837, 345. 



Lijiiis sylvaticus var. >uilt«lli, Allen, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xvii, 1875, 434. 



Lepiis artemisia, Bach., .1. A. N. Sc. Pbila., viii, pt. i, 1S39, 94. — Waterh., Nat. Hist. 

 Maium., ii, 1S48, 120.— Aud. & Bach., Q. N. A., ii, 1851,272, pi. 88.— Baird, 

 Mainiii. N. A., 1857, 002. — COUES, Am. Nat., i, 1807, 534. — MARCV, Red 

 River, 1854, 201. 



