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tiums as a bonne louche if they can command entrance. 

 In winter-time, when deep-frozen snow renders other food 

 unobtainable, the hares will nibble the bark of many 

 trees, and, failing woods or plantations, they will bark the 

 thorn-bushes of the hedges, feed off the tender shoots 

 of the whitethorn and wild rose, and eat the haws shaken 

 from the bushes. 



Other points in connection with the natural history of 

 the hare will be referred to where they become important 

 in connection with their preservation. 



