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hare is found on the tops of the highest Scots hills, 
never descending to the plains. It will not mix 
with the last described species, though common in 
the same neighbourhood. It does not run fast ; 
and when alarmed, takes shelter in clefts of the 
rocks. 
In September it begins to change its grey coat, 
and resume its white winter’s dress ; in which only 
the tips and edges of the ears, and the soles of the 
feet, are black. In the month of April it again 
becomes grey. It is somewhat singular, that al- 
though this animal be brought into a house, and 
even kept in stoved apartments, yet it still changes 
its colour at the same periods as when among its 
native mountains. „ 
In some parts of Siberia, the varying hares col- 
lect together in such multitudes, that flocks of five 
or six hundred of them may be seen migrating in 
spring, and returning in the autumn. Want of 
sustenance compels them to this ; in winter they 
therefore quit the lofty hills, the southern bounda- 
ries of Siberia, and seek the plains and northern 
wooded parts, where vegetables abound ; and to- 
wards spring they again return to their mountain- 
ous quarters. 
In their white state the flesh is extremely insipid. 
Rabbit. 
The hare and the rabbit, though so very nearly 
resembling each other in form and disposition, are 
vet distinct kinds, as they refuse to mix with each 
other. Mr. Buffon bred up several of both kinds 
in the same place ; but from being at first indif- 
ferent, they soon became enemies ; and their com- 
bats were generally continued until one of them was 
disabled or destroyed. However, though these 
experiments were not attended with success/ we 
