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into the fnare> the knot is drawn from the 

 crofs piece above, and the pole flying up, im- 

 mediately fufpends the animal in the air. 



The proper characterifticks of this fpecies ieem 

 to be, 



i. Its fize, which is fomewhat bigger than a 

 rabbit's, but lefs then that of the Alpine or 

 leffer hare. 



2. The proportion of its limbs, ks hind feet 

 being longer in proportion to the body than 

 thofe of the rabbit and the common hare. 

 Vide the Hon. Daines Barrington's, V.P.R.S. 

 letter to Dr. Watfon on this new fpecies of 

 hare, in this volume, p. 6. 



3. The tips of the ears and tail, which are con- 

 ftantly grey not black. Kalm's Trav. II. p 45, 



Perhaps fome other characters might be afcer- 

 tained, if the animal was brought over in its 

 perfect fummer furr -, for all the fpecimens in 

 the Royal Society's Mufeum are either en- 

 tirely in their winter drefs, or in a changing 

 condition. Mr. Kalm mentions, that thofe 

 which are found in New Jer fey, where the 

 climate is much more mild than at Hadfon's 

 Bay, keep the fame grey colour both fummer 

 and winter ; that in fpring they breed in hol- 

 low trees, but in fummer in the grafs j that, 

 when purfued, they immediately take refuge 

 in hollow trees, whence they are d-riven out 

 by crooked flicks, fmoak, &c. ♦, laftly, that 

 they do much mifchief to cabbage fields and 

 orchards, by eating the cabbage plants, and 

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