THE MAMMALIA OF CANADA. 83 



Lepus Americanus, Erxl. 



Varying Hare. Rabbit, 

 Wa])U8. Cree. 

 Wapoos. Saulteaux. 

 Found throughout the northern part of the Continent as 

 far north as the northern limit of trees. 



Lepus sylvaticus, Back. 



Wood Hare. Grey Rabbit. 



Becoming quite common throughout Ontario. 



Var. NuttaUi {Lejnts Artemisia) is inserted by Lord in his 

 list of Mammals from southern British Columbia, but from 

 a previous remark in the text one would be led to infer that he 

 obtained his specimens from a locality some distance south of 

 the International Boundary Line. 



Lepus Californicus, Gray. 

 Californian Hare. 

 Mentioned in J. K. Lord's List of Mammals from British 

 Columbia. 



Erethizon dorsatus, Linn. 

 Canada Porcupine. 

 Ilystrix 2>ilosus, (Catesby) Rich. 

 Kahwa. Cree. 

 Kak. Saulteaux. 



New Brunswick and Nova Scotia north-westward to 

 Hudson's Bay, along its western shore to Fort Cliurchill and 

 westward to the Mackenzie River. 

 Yar. ejnxanthus, Brandt. 



Yellow-haired Porcupine. 



On the Pacific slope, and in the Rocky Mountains north- 

 ward to the Liard River. 



LagoxMys princeps. Rich. 



Little-chief Hare. North American Pika. 

 'Lagomys minirnus, Lord. 



