1908] 
Jackson, List of Whconsiii Mdmntals. 
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Lepas americanus phaeonotus Allen. 
Minnesota Varying- JIare. 
\'arying hares are not uncommon in most sections of northern 
Wisconsin, but o.wing to their retiring^ habits and to their excel- 
lent protective coloration they are not often seen. Lepus ameri- 
canus pha'oiiotus usually prefers to inhabit thin woods and brush- 
land though occasionally it is found in the forests ; during the day 
it remains hidden in the undergrowth, but early in the morning 
and in the evening it comes out into the old lumber roads and 
trails to nibble the green vegetation. 
Five adult specimens, tw^o males and three females, taken near 
Rhinelander, average as follows : Total length 457.4 mm. ; tail ver- 
tebae 40.8 mm.; hind- foot 134. i mm. 
Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi (Allen). 
Prairie Cotton-tail Rabbit. 
The familiar cotton-tail rabbit is found over the southern half 
of the state north at least to Dunn and Outagamie Counties ; it 
probably occurs farther north in the state, but more specimens 
and data are needed before the exact distribution of the species is 
known. 
Lynx canadensis Kerr. 
, Canadian Lynx. 
Lynx canadensis is taken occasionally in most of the northern 
counties but it is outnumbered in all localities by Lynx ruff us. I 
have examined specimens of Lynx canadensis, either skins or 
skulls, taken in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Oneida and Price 
Counties. 
Lynx ruff us (Giildenstsedt) , 
Wild Cat. 
The wild cat, bob cat. bay lynx or catamount as it is variously 
called is comparatively common in the unsettled portions of north- 
ern and central Wisconsin, and specimens are occasionally taken 
