120 MAMMALIA 



Lepus saxatilis. 



Lepus saxatilis, P. Cuvier Did. Sci. Nat., xxvi, p. 309 (1823); Waterhouse 



Nat. Hist. Mamm., ii, p. 92 ; Blyth Cat. no. 428, p. 130. 

 Lepus rufinucha, A. Smith, Zool. yourn., iv, p. 440 (1829). 

 Lepus longicaudatus, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. 586 (1837). 

 Lepus fumigatus, Wagner Schreber Saugeth. Suppl., iv, p. 98 (1844). 



Distribution. — South Africa, 



a. Stuffed South Africa E. L. Layard, A.S.B. 



Lepus americanus. 



Lepus americanus, Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim.,p. 330 (1777); Allen Mono- 



graphs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 304. 

 Lepus hudsonius, Pallas Nov. Sp. Quad, e Glir., p. 30 (i778Ji 

 Lepus virgineanus, Harlan Faun. Amer., p. ig6 (1825)*. 

 Lepus borealis, Schinz Synop. Mamm,, ii, p. 286 {1845). 

 Lepus Washington!, Baird P. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., vii, p. 333, pi. xv, 



(1856). 

 Lepus bairdi, Hayden Amer. Nat., iii, p. 11^(1869)*. 



The Varying Hare. 



Distribution. — ^The wooded portion of the northern half of 

 North America. 



a. Skin (win- Lucknow Ont., Canada J. H. Gamier [Ex.] 



ter). 25-12-84. 



h. Skin (win- Gatineau R. Queb., J. H. Garnier [Ex.] 



ter), Canada. 



c. Skull Massachusetts, U.S.A. W. Theobald. 



Lepus sylvaticus. 



Lepus nanus, Schreber Saugeth, iv, p. 881 (1792) [in part.] 



Lepus americanus, apud Desmarest Mamm., ii, p. 351 (1822). 



Lepus sylvaticus, Bachman J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., vii, p. 403 



(1837) ; ^il^" Monographs North Amer. Rodents, p. 328. 

 Lepus nuttalli, Bachman f. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., vii, p. 34S, pi. xxii 



{1837). 

 Lepus bachmani, Waterhouse P. Z. S.,p. 103 (1838). 

 Lepus artemesia, Bachman J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad, viii, p. 94 (1839). 

 Lepus auduboni, Baird N. Amer. Mamm., p. 608, pi. xiii (1857)*. 



Wood Hare or Wood Rabbit. 



Distribution. — The greater part of the southern half of North 

 America. 



a. Skin Nuces, Texas, 3-84 J. H. Garnier [Ex.1 



h. Skin Texas J. H. Garnier [Ex ] 



c. Skull Massachusetts W. Theobald. 



Lepus callotis. 



Lepus callotis, Wagler Nat. Syst. Amphib., p. 23 (1830) ; Allen Monographs 

 N. Amer. Rodents, p. 350. 



