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into the fnare, the knot is drawn from the 
crofs piece above, and the pole flying lip, im- 
mediately fufpends the animal in the air. 
The proper charadteri-fticks of this fpecies feem 
to be, 
1. Its fize, which is fomewhat bigger than a 
rabbit’s, but lefs then that of the Alpine or 
lefier hare. 
2. The proportion of its limbs, its hind feet 
being longer in proportion to the body than 
thofe of the rabbit and the common hare. 
Vide the Hon. Daines Barrington’s, V.P.R.S. 
letter to Dr. Watfon on this new fpecies of 
hare, in this volume, p. 6. 
3. The tips of the ears and tail, which are con- 
ftantly grey not black, Kalm’s Trav. II. p 45. 
Perhaps fome other characters might be afcer- 
tained, if the animal was brought over in its 
perfect fummer furr ; for all the fpecimens in 
the Royal Society’s Mufeum are either en- 
tirely in their winter drefs, or in a changing 
condition. Mr. Kalm mentions, that thofe 
which are found in New Jerfey, where the 
climate is much more mild than at Hudfon’s 
Bay, keep the fame grey colour both fummer 
and winter ; that in fpring they breed in hol- 
low trees, but in fummer in thegrafs ; that, 
when purfued, they immediately take refuge 
in hollow trees, whence they are driven out 
by crooked fcicks, fmoak, &c. ; iaftly, that 
they do much milchief to cabbage fields and 
orchards, by eating the cabbage plants, and 
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