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HARE TRIBE., &C, 
HARE TRIBE. 
The generic character of the hares consists m 
their having two front teeth both above and below, 
the upper pair duplicate ; two small interior ones 
standing behind the others ; the fore feet witli 
five, and the hinder with four toes. 
These animals live entirely on vegetable food, 
and are all remarkably timid. They run by a kind 
of leaping pace, and in walking they use their 
hind feet as far as the heel. Their tails are either 
very short, (called in England scuts,) or else they 
are entirely wanting. 
COMMON HARE. 
This little animal is found throughout Europe, 
and indeed in most of the northern parts of the 
world. Being destitute of weapons of defence, 
it is endowed by Providence in a high degree with 
the sentiment of fear. Its timidity is known to 
every one ; it is attentive to every alarm, and is, 
therefore, furnished with ears ver} r long and tubu- 
lar, which catch the remotest sounds. The eyes 
are so prominent as to enable the animal to see both 
before and behind. 
The hare feeds in the evenings, and sleeps in 
his form during the day ; and as he generally lies 
on the ground, his feet are protected, both above 
and below, with a thick covering of hair. In 
a moon-light evening many of them may fre- 
quently be seen sporting together, leaping about 
and pursuing each other ; but the least noise 
alarms them, and they then scamper off, each in 
a different direction. Their pace is a kind of 
