THE RABBIT AND THE HARE. 
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nmety feet. The Umbrella Magnolia, a small tree, Avith large, 
white flowers, seven or eight inches broad, and rose-colored fruit, 
is said also to be found in our western counties. 
The Papaw, belonging to the tropical Custard-apple family, 
grows in rich soil, upon the banks of the western waters of New 
York, which is its extreme northern limit. 
The Kentucky Coffee-tree, Avith its peculiar blunt branches, is 
also found in rich Avoods, on the banks of the rivers of our Avest- 
ern counties. It is a rough, rude-looking tree, with rugged bark, 
and entirely without the lesser spray one usually finds on trees. 
We have one in the village, and it has attained to a good size, 
though scai'cely forty years old. 
Monday, 5tk . — Fine day. Saw a Woodpecker in the village ; 
one of the arctic Avoodpeckers, which pass the winter here. They 
are not common in our neighborhood. 
Tuesday, Gth . — Rabbits brought to the house for sale. They 
are quite numerous still about our hills ; and although they are 
chiefly nocturnal animals, yet one occasionally crosses our path in 
the Avoods by day. At this season our rabbits are gray, Avhence 
the name zoologists have given them, the American gray rabbit ; 
but in summer they are yelloAvish, varied Avith broAvn. Tliey differ 
in their habits from those of Europe, never burrowing in the earth, 
so that a rabbit warren could scarcely exist in this country, with 
the uatiA'e species, at least. Om' rabbit would probably not be 
content to be confined to a sort of garden in this Avay. Like 
the Hare, it makes a /wwi for its nest, that is to say, a slight de- 
pression in the ground, beneath some bush, or Avail, or heap of 
stones. It is found from Noav Hampshire to Florida. 
The Northern Hare, the variety found here, is much larger 
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