REMARKS ON THE GENUS LEPUS. 
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brownish externally, annulated with brownish-white 
near the apex, and black at the tips. Under parts, 
and inner sides of limbs, white, the hairs pale gray 
at the base. Neck, with the hairs on the sides and 
under parts, gray, tipt with brownish-white, having 
a faint yellow hue. Chin and throat grayish-white, 
the hairs being gray at their base and white at their 
tips. The whole back of the neck and limbs, exte- 
riorly, of a pale rusty-fawn color ; those on the neck 
uniform to the base. Feet, beneath, a very pale, 
soiled, yellow-brown. Tail colored above as the 
back, with an admixture of grayish-black hairs ; 
beneath white. Ears, externally, on the anterior 
part, colored as the crown of the head, posteriorly 
ashy-white ; at the apex margined with black : in- 
ternally, nearly naked, excepting on the posterior 
part, where they are grizzled with grayish-black 
and white ; in the apical portion they are chiefly 
white. 
Dimensions. 
Length from nose to root of tail, 
From heel to point of longest nail, 
Height of ears, externally, 
From ear to point of nose, 
Tail, (vertebrae,) about 
“ to end of fur, 
12 inches 0 lines 
3 “ 2 “ 
2 “ 8 “ 
2 “ 7 “ 
1 “ 1 “ 
1 “ 9 “ 
Mr. Townsend, who procured this species, re- 
marks : “ This small hare inhabits the wormwood 
plains near the banks of the streams in the neighbor- 
hood of Fort Walla-walla. I cannot define its range 
with any degree of certainty, but I have reason to 
