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Mr. R. Thomson, after speaking of the original and probable 

 introduction of the Rabbit to Britain from Spain, adds : — ' It is 

 highly probable that it was unknown in Nairnshire previous to the 

 beginning of the present centur}^ At Glenferness, considerable 

 numbers, very likely escapes from domestication, are found of a 

 variety of colours — black, brown, and more or less mixed with 

 white. 



