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upper parts; the under, white. The tail is very 
season, producing four to six at a birth. Its general 
long, equal to the' head. The ears are long, about 
form and habits are so much like those of the English 
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one fourth longer than the head. 'I'he hind-feet are 
Rabbit that the term has been applied to it in the 
rather longer than the ears. Length of body, nine- 
Northern States. 
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teen to twenty-three inches. 'J’his was first described 
A variety, mittali, called the Sage Harr, differs 
by Lewis and Clark, in 1814. Its easternmost locality. 
only in its paler tints and rather smaller size. 
as far as known, is Fort Riley, Kansas. Further 
'I’he variety arizonae — the Desert Hare — is rather 
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north, it extends to the Missouri and to the Pacific. 
smaller yet, and paler. This, as well as the preced- 
It is abundant in the Salt Lake Valley. 
ing, is called “Cotton-tail” on the Western plains. 
NORTHERN VARYING HARE {Lepus americamis, 
'I’he ears are much larger than those of the preceding 
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Allen ). — 'I'his is the Is'orthern Hare of DeKay ; L. vir- 
varieties. Its habitat is in the deserts of Arizona. 
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ginianus of Harlan ; L. variabilis of Godinan ; Prairie 
Variety auduboni is about the size, or a trifle less. 
Hare of Eininons, in Mass. Reports. Four varieties 
of the first-named. 
are described ; the present is white in winter, with 
'I’liis species, in its several varieties, occupies a 
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the tips of the ears narrowly bordered with black; 
large portion of the southern half of the continent. 
in summer, above and outer surface of limbs, pale 
It extends from Southern Maine to Florida. 
yellowish-brown, varied with black ; beneath, white. 
TROWBRIDGE’S HARE [Lepus trowhridgei, Baird). 
fjength of body fifteen to twenty inches. 
■ — ^'I’his is the smallest of the family. 'I’he tail is very 
The Southern variety, L. virginianus, is similar in 
short, almost rudimentary. 'I’he ears, head and hind- 
size and proportions to the preceding. 'I'he winter 
feet are about equal in length. Its color above is 
pelage has more or less bi'own mixed with the white 
yellowish-brown, varied with dark brown ; beneath. 
of the upper parts. In summer the pelage is more 
it is dusky gray, varying to whitish ; the back of 
rufous, tlie color being a I'ich I'eddish-brown. 
the neck is rufous. Its habitat is east of the Cas- 
'i'he Western Varying JIare, variety washingtoni. 
cade Range, and along the coast to Gape St. Lucas, 
is “ rather smaller than the first, with the summer 
from Fort Crook on the north. It was first described 
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pelage of a somewhat stronger reddish tint, probably 
by Prof. Baird, in 1855. 
white in winter, except in the vicinity of Puget’s 
GRAYSON’S HARE [Lepus graysoni, Allen .) — 'I’his 
Sound, where they have been observed to retain 
is a new sj)ecies, described by Mr. Allen from a 
tlieir summer pelage the whole year.” 
specimen procured at 'I’res Marias Islands by the 
The Rocky Mountain variety, bairdi, is about the 
late Col. A. J. Grayson. It is about the size of L. 
same in size as the first-named. “ The most prominent 
sylvaticus, but differs considerably in certain features. 
distinctive feature in Baird’s variety is in the sum- 
“'I’he general color is above, pale rufous or dull cin- 
mer pelage having pure white under fur, long black 
namon-brown, varied with blackish-brown ; below. 
tips to the hairs, aiid white feet, and, in winter, the 
whitish ; uj)per surface of the head, ferruginous. 
tendency of the pelage to become pure white to the 
finely mixed with black, fading anteriorly to paler 
base. 'J'he ears appear to be relatively longer 
rufous ; sides of the muzzle, yellowish-brown ; sides 
than in any other form.” It is a strictly alpine aid- 
of the head, pale fulvous brown ; below and behind 
mal, inhabiting the snowy sunimits of tlie higher 
the eye, sparsely varied with black ; a narrow, pale 
peeks of the Rocky .Mountains.* 
ring around the eye, not more conspicuous than in 
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'I’he species in some form is found in all parts of 
L. sylvaticus ; nape rufous ; * * * tail above. 
the wooded portion of the northern half of the con- 
blackish-brown, shading into the color of the rump; 
tinent, e.xtending to New iMexico. DeKay says: 
white below. * * 'I’he feet are small ; nails naked.” 
“It occurs in most parts of the State of New York. 
One other specimen has been added to this (number 
In the winter the markets are stocked with them 
8318 Smithsonian Institution), and is numbereil 
from the Kaiiterskill and Shongo iMountains. It 
11,409. It is from 'ralmanca, Costa Rica. 
produces four to six young to a litter. It makes 
BRAZILIAN HARE [Lepus braziliensis, Linn .) — 
more resistance when seized than any other species.” 
'I’his is called, also, 'I’apeti. It is about the size of 
Emmons, in Afass. Report on Quadrupeds, says : “It 
L. sylvaticus, or a trifle smaller. 'I’he ears are rather 
exhibits more of tlie habitsof the English animal of this 
longer, and the tail shorter. Its fur is short and 
name than either of the other species peculiar to this 
harsh. Habitat, Paraguay, northward to Central 
country. Its color scarcely changes in this climate.” 
America. 
WOOD HARE [Lepus sylvaticiis, Bach.) — This is 
CENTRAL AMERICAN HARE [Lepvs braziliensis, 
re[)resented by three varieties. The term Gray 
var. gabbi). — 'I’his is the size of L. trowbridgei. Its 
Raubit is very commonly used to designate the three. 
ears are very short ; tail is rudimentary, Its color 
'I'he present variety, called L. nanus by DeKay, is 
above is pale cinnamon-brown, strongly varied with 
not so large as the preceding, being from thirteen to 
blackish. 'I’he whole upper surface of the head is a 
seventeen inches in length. It is found from Hud- 
“bright yellowish ferruginous, mixed with black; 
son’s Ray to Florida. It is timid and inoffensive. 
a conspicuous large whitish spot, below and behind 
It does not burrow, but makes a form, a slight de- 
the nostril, bordered by a yellowish-brown, which 
pression in the ground sheltered by some shrub. 
latter color extends over the sides of the head, where 
Sometimes it resorts to the root of a tree, or stone 
it is varied with black. 'I’he most striking pe- 
wall, where it may find sufficient shelter to rear its 
culiarity in this sjjecies is the shortness of the ears. 
young. It breeds, in Massachusetts, tliree times in a 
which are much more so than in any other.” 
