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MAMMALIA. GLIRES-. Lcpus. 
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Tail fliort ; body white in winter, except the tips of the 
„ which remain black. ' Varying Hare. 
• oides only turning white in winter. 
Inhabits the northern hills of AberoAt’, AJla a.nd .imcrica ; mi- 
pates m troops, in winter into the plains, and returns in 
ipring to the mountains ; eafily tamed, playful ; fond of 
honey; eats it? own dung before a llorm ; flelh hard. 
Limbs Ihorter than L. tiinidus; tail compoled of fewer joints; 
^.oiir in the fummer, head reddifli-grey ; ears and back 
m-pwn ; neck grey-broryn ; fides gradually growing paler ; 
belly hoary. 
Body black or dark-tawny the whole year. Black Hare. 
Inhabits Siberia and CajJ'an; larger than L.timidus; gloli'y. 
Tail fliort ; hind-legs half longer than the body ; tips of 
Uie ears and tail grey. American Hare. 
Inhabits North .imirica; Ihelters by day under and in the hol- 
lows of trees ; does not burrow ; breeds twice a year, brings 
5 — ;? young ; f iir gets longer and more hlvery farther north ; 
iB inches long ; hind-legs longer than L. timidus ; flelh good. 
•fail fliort ; margin of the ears black. Baikal Hare, 
Inhabits the delerts of Siberia; larger than the reft; runs 
ftraight fortvard, and takes {belter in hollow rocks; docs not 
burrow; ^elh white. 
Body in fummer relembles L. variabilis, in winter a little paler; 
legs frnaller, hiijd-legs longer ; tail black at the root. 
Tail !hort; ears hairy, of one colour. Leajl Hare. 
Inhabits Chili, where it is domefticated; variable in colour, 
prolific, breeding almoft every month; fize of a rat; flefti 
white, good. 
Body nearly conic; ears fmall, acute; fiiQitt oblong; hair fine, 
Ihort. 
Tail bufhy, long as the head ; feet red. Cape Hare. 
nhabits north of the Cape oj Good Hope ; dwells in filTures of 
rocks, does not burrow ; flelh white ; fize of a rabbit. 
Town and back duiky mixed with tawny ; cheeks and Jidcs ci- 
nereous ; breajl, belly and legs ferruginous. 
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mort, nearly the colour of the body ; cars black the 
t n j *1^’ ^lind-legs Ihorter than the body. Rabbit, 
I. Body brownilh-grey. 
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