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BAIKAL* MARE. 
is of great use to those who winter in Hudson's Bay* 
where they are taken in vast abundance in springs 
made of brass wire, placed in hedges, constructed 
on purpose, with holes before the snares for the 
hares or rabbits to pass through. 
They breed once or twice a year, and have from 
live to seven at a time. They do not migrate, 
hut always haunt the same places. They do 
not burrow, but lodge under fallen timber, and 
in hollow trees. They breed in the grass ; but, 
in the spring, shelter their young in hollow 
trees, to which they also run when pursued. The 
hunters force them out of those retreats, by means 
of a hooked stick, or by making a fire* and driv- 
ing thetn out by the smoke. 
Baikal hare. 
The tail of the Baikal hare is longer than that 
of the rabbit ; in the male, the ears are longer in 
proportion than those of the varying hare ; its fur 
is of the same colour with that of the common 
hare. It is red about the neck and feet. Its tail is 
black above, and white beneath. The name here 
given it marks its country. It extends from file 
lake Baikal as far as Thibet. The Tanguts call 
it rangwo, and consecrate it to the spots of the 
moon. It agrees with the common rabbit in the 
colour of its flesh ; but does not burrow. When 
pursued, it runs for shelter straight to the holes of 
the rocks, without any circuitous doublings, like 
those of the common hare ; so that it agrees in na- 
ture, neither with the hare nor with the rabbit. 
The Mongols call it tolai. Its fur is bad, and is 
of no use in commerce. It is a larger species than 
the common hare. The eyes and end of its nose 
are bordered with white hairs. 
