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animal : becaufe the extraordinary heat from fuch a 

 warm cloathing would not only become highly in- 

 convenient, but the colour alfo (being white) would 

 point the animal out to its purfuers ; as Mr. Graham 

 takes notice in his very accurate catalogue, that this 

 quadruped does not burrow. 



This very fenfible officer of the Hudfon's Bay 

 Company likewife adds, that this animal continues 

 always near the fame fpot - 3 that its coat is brown in 

 fumrner ; that they breed from 5 toy young ones, and 

 fometimes twice a year : he alfo Hates, that the weight 

 at a medium is nearly 41b. I am, 



Dear Sir, 



Your moil faithful, 



humble fervant, 



Dairies Barringtonu 



'[g] It muft be admitted, however, that the white coat during 

 the winter is not a fufficient protection to the animal againftthe 

 fagacity of the arch-enemy man. 



Mr. Reinhold Forfter (who is a native of Polifh Pruilia) in- 

 forms me that Hares are found in the northern parts of Europe, 

 when the mow is on the ground, by an exhalation of vapours 

 from their bodies, whilft they are fitting in their form, efpecially 

 if the fun happens to fhine. 



I can very eafily conceive that fuch a vapour may be diftin- 

 guifhed, as I have frequently in a frofty morning feen the air 

 condenfed, which hathiiTued from the mouth of fo fmall a bird 

 as a Robin, when in full fong. 



III. An 



