1875.] 483 [Allen. 



2. Lepus campestris. 



Lepus variabilis Lewis, Bartram's Med. and Phys. Journ., II, 159, 

 1806. 



Lepus virginianus? var.. I Harlan, Faun. Amer., 310, 1825. 



Lepus virginianus Richardson, Faun. Bor. Am., I, 224, 1829. 



Lepus campestris Baehman, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII r 

 349, 1837. — Baird, Mam. N. Am., 585, 1857. 



Lepus Townsendi Baehman, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. r VIII, 90, 

 1839. 



Habitat. Plains of the Saskatchewan southward to middle Kansas,, 

 and from Fort Riley westward to the Coast Range. 



3. Lepus americanus. 



a. var. americanus. 



Lepus americanus Erxleben, Syst. Reg. Anim., 330, 1777. (Based 

 wholly on Hudson's Bay specimens.) 



Lepus americanus Baird and most modern authors. (In. part only,, 

 this name also generally including var. virginianus.y 



Lepus hudsonius Pallas, Nov. Sp. Glires, 30, 1778% 



Lepus nanus Schreber, Saugt., II, 881, 1792. (In part only.) 



Lepus campestris Baird, Ms. (Labels and Record Books, Sin. 

 Inst.) — Hayden, Am. Nat., Ill, 1.15, 1869. 



Lepus variabilis var. Godman, Am. Nat. Hist., II, 169, 1826-. (In 

 part only.) 



Lepus borealis Schintz, Synopsis, II, 286,. 1845; 



Habitat. From the Arctic Barren Grounds southward to Nova 

 Scotia, Lake Superior; and Northern Canada, and in the interior 

 throughout the wooded parts of the Hudson's Bay Territories, and 

 Alaska. Replaced west of the Rocky Mountains by var. Washingtoni. 



b. var. virginianus. 



Lepus virginianus Harlan, Faun. Am.., 19-6, 1825. (Based wholly 

 on Virginia specimens.) 



Lepus americanus Baehman, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., VII, 403, 

 1837. (In part only). — Baird, Mam. N. Amer., 579, 1857. (In part 

 only.) 



Habitat. Nova Scotia to Connecticut on the coast, the Canadas 

 and the northern parts of the northern tier of States westward to 

 Minnesota, and southward in the Alleghanies to Virginia, or through- 

 out the Alleghanian and Canadian Faunae-. 



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