Lepus. 
MAMMALIA. FERA. 
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Merr. Pin. p. 168 — Sibb. Scot. p. 11 — Ray^ Quad. 214 — Unn. Syst. 
i. 86 Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 107. -S, Gwiwair; G, Feorag. In old 
wooded districts. 
This lively active animal frequents extensive woods, where it resides on 
the trees, feeding on buds, twigs, and fruits. It lays up a stock of provision 
for the winter, securing it in the cleft of an old tree. It forms its nest of 
moss or dried leaves in a similar situation, in which it brings forth from four 
to five young. These are easily tamed, but prove destructive to furniture. 
They sit erect, covering the body with the tail, and using the fore-legs as 
hands. Destructive to young plantations. Have disappeared from some 
parts of Argyleshire, where they were formerly abundant ; Statist. Account, 
i. p. 487. 
II. Summits of the grinders flat., with the enamel appearing 
partially on the surface. Herbivorous. 
Gen. XIX. LEPUS. Hare. — Subsidiary incisors in the 
upper jaw. The prismatic grinders are six in the upper, 
and live in the lower jaw on each side. Inside of the 
cheeks hairy. Five fingers and four toes. Furnished with 
a tail. Ears large. 
30. L. timidus. Common Hare. — Ears longer than the 
head, and black towards the tips. Tail black above, white be- 
neath. Weight from 6 to 12 Ib. 
Merr. Pin. 168 Scott, p. 11 — -Ray, Quad. p. 204 Penn. Brit. 
Zool. i. p. 98. S', Maukin or Cuttie ; IP, Ysgyfarnog, Ceinach ; G, 
Maigheach — In cultivated districts. Not in the Northern Isles. 
The hare has its form on the ground. It breeds several times in a season, 
pairing in February ; goes with young thirty days, and produces from one to 
five at a litter. The young have their eyes and ears perfect, the body co- 
vered with fur, and the limbs fit for locomotion. Destructive to gardens and 
young plantations. Flesh highly valued for soup, though of a dark colour. 
Fur valuable. In Scotland the skins are collected by itinerant dealers, and 
annuallv sold in the February market at Dumfries, sometimes to the amount 
of 30,000. 
A black hare was killed lately at Netley, Shropshire, by my respected friend, 
the Reverend F. W. Hope. 
31. L. cunniculus. Rabbit. — Ears shorter than the head, dark 
coloured towards the tips. Tail above nearly of the same co- 
lour as the back. Weight from 3 to 5 lb. 
Merr. Pin. p. 168 — Sibb. Scot. 111. p. 11 — Ray.^ Syn. Quad. p. 205. — 
Penn. Brit. Zool. i. p. 104. R, Coney; S', Kinnen; R, Cwningen. 
The rabbit is common on the British continent and islands, but would soon 
be extirpated unless protected in warrens. It breeds six or seven times in 
the year, and brings forth five to eight at a litter. The eyes and ears, at 
birth, are imperfect, the skin is destitute of hair, and the lin-bs unfit for loco- 
motion. Easily domesticated, and in many situations might be reared to ad- 
vantage. Its flesh is white and delicate, and its fur valuable. — Three varie- 
ties occur. The first is the common Grey Rabbit.^ widely dispersed. The se- 
cond is the Black Rabbity found in several warrens, but nov/here numerous. 
The third is the Silky Rabbit.^ probably brought originally from Angora. They 
occur in the IMay, and a few other islands. They do not associate with the 
