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CALIFORNIAN HARE. 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 
This species was seen by J. W. Audubon during his journey from Texas 
to California ; it was first met to the northward of the Colorado desert, 
and was quite abundant as the party approached the mining districts of 
California, where it was found as far north as the American fork ; it was 
met with in the southern parts of Oregon by the United States Exploring 
Expedition. We are not informed whether it exists to the eastward of the 
Nevada range of mountains. 
general remarks. 
This Hare was first obtained by Mr. Douglas, and sent with other 
animals from California to England. It was described by Mr. Gray, and 
being, from its large size and rich colouring, one of the most conspicuous 
among the North American Hares, we regret that that eminent naturalist 
should have also (by some mistake) given it the name of L. Bcnnettii, and for 
ourselves we must plead guilty to having erroneously named it L. Rickard- 
sonii. The identity of this beautiful animal has been also somewhat 
obscured by Mr. Peale, who confounded it with a species from the Cape 
of Good Hope, which bears the name of Longicaudatus, and was described 
in London. 
