THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. 1147 
First recorded from Gainesville, Florida, by Dr. C. Hart Mer- 
riam, from a specimen taken from the stomach of a barn owl. 
Specimens have since been taken near Enterprise, by Mr. Brownell. 
Famity TALPIDAZ. Tue Motes. 
SCALOPS AQUATICUS AUSTRALIS Chapman. 
Florida Mole. 
No ears visible; feet very large; fur pale seal brown with a sil- 
very gloss; tail very short. Length of body, without tail, about 
5.503 tail, .50 to .70. 
Common in many localities. Mr. F. W. True does not consider 
Scalaps parvus, Rhoads, as separable from this species (Chap- 
man, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., p. 343, 1894). 
Famity LEPORID. THe Hares anp RABBITS. 
LEPUS PALUSTRIS Bach. 
Marsh Rabbit. 
Abundant in Northern Florida. It may easily be distinguished 
from the Highland rabbits by its small feet, and dark brown color, 
and dark tail, showing no white. 
LEPUS PALUSTRIS PALUDICOLA (Afiler and Bangs). 
Southern [Marsh Rabbit. 
This is the marsh rabbit of Middle and Southern Florida. It is 
similar to the preceding species, but is somewhat smaller and darker 
in color, and is now generally recognized as a subspecies. 
LEPUS SYLVATICUS Bach. 
Gray Rabbit. Highland Rabbit. 
Common in Northern and parts of Middle Florida. It may easily 
be distinguished from the swamp species by the wAz¢e on the tail, 
its longer legs, and larger feet. 
