Philadelphia, 51:389, October 5, type from Mexican Boundary
Monument No. 258, shore of Pacific Ocean, San Diego County,
California.
1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni sanctidiegi_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:218, August 31.
_Marginal records._--California (Orr, 1940:122): Sespe; Reche Canyon
near Colton; San Felipe Canyon. Baja California (Nelson, 1909:220):
Nachog[:u]ero Valley; Santo Tomas, thence northerly along coast.
SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII VALLICOLA Nelson.
1907. _Sylvilagus auduboni vallicola_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 20:82, July 22, type from San Emigdio Ranch, Kern
County, California.
_Marginal records_ (Orr, 1940:118, unless otherwise
noted).--California: Fresno Flat (Nelson, 1909:218); Badger
(_ibid._); 2750 ft., Onyx; Tehachapi (Nelson, 1909:218); Mt. Pinos
(Orr, 1940:119), northwesterly, seldom actually reaching coast, to
central Monterey County thence easterly to point of beginning.
SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII WARRENI Nelson.
1907. _Sylvilagus auduboni warreni_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 20:83, July 22, type from Coventry, Montrose County,
Colorado.
_Marginal records._--Utah: 5250 ft., Willow Creek (Durrant, MS).
Colorado (Nelson, 1909:232): Rifle; Villa Grove; Medano Ranch. New
Mexico: Hondo Canyon (Nelson, 1909:232); Cieneguilla (_ibid._); Juan
Tafoya (Bailey, 1932:59). Arizona (Nelson, 1909:232): Holbrook;
Winslow. Utah: Canesville (_sic_) (Nelson, 1909:232); Wellington
(Durrant, MS).
=Sylvilagus aquaticus=
Swamp Rabbit
Total length, 530-540; tail, 67-71; hind foot, 105-110; length of ear
from notch (dry), 63-67. Upper parts blackish brown or reddish brown;
underparts with some white; under side of tail white; skull robust;
posterior extensions of supraorbital processes joined for their entire
length with side of braincase or, in some specimens, with a small
foramen between the braincase and the base of the posterior extension of
the supraorbital process. This big rabbit is a stronger runner than the
smaller marsh rabbit and is easily distinguished from the smaller
species by larger size and white, instead of brownish or grayish,
underside of the tail.
SYLVILAGUS AQUATICUS AQUATICUS (Bachman).
1837. _Lepus aquaticus_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia,
7:319, type locality western Alabama.
1909. _Sylvilagus aquaticus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:270, August
31.
1895. _Lepus aquaticus attwateri_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.
Hist., 7:327, November 8, type from Medina River, 18 mi. S San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
1899. _Lepus telmalemonus_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 38,
zool. ser., 1:285, May 25, type from Washita River, near
Dougherty, Murray County, Oklahoma.
_Marginal records._--Illinois: 6 mi. N Sesser (Cockrum, 1949:427).
Indiana: Point Township (Harrison and Hickie, 1931:319). Tennessee:
5 mi. W Hornbeak (Kellogg, 1939:292); Henryville (A. H. Howell,
1909:63). Alabama: Huntsville (Nelson, 1909:273); Big Crow Creek
near Stevenson (A. H. Howell, 1921:71). South Carolina: "about" 3
mi. SE Westminster (F. Sherman, 1939:259); "about" 5 mi. W Iva
(_ibid._). Georgia: Fulton County (_ibid._); Lumpkin (Nelson,
1909:273). Alabama: Castleberry (_ibid._). Louisiana: Covington
(Lowery, 1936:32); Kleinpeter (_ibid._). Texas (Nelson, 1909:273):
Sourlake; Richmond; Medina River, 18 mi. SW San Antonio; Gurley.
Oklahoma: 7 mi. NW Stillwater (Blair, 1939:129). Kansas: Crawford
County (8826 KU). Arkansas: along White River near Springdale
(Black, 1936:34). Missouri: 3 mi. SW Udall (Leopold and Hall,
1945:145). Arkansas: White River near Augusta (Dellinger and Black,
1940:190). Missouri: St. Francis River, W of Senath (Nelson,
1909:273).
[Illustration: FIG. 42. Distribution of _Sylvilagus palustris_ and
_Sylvilagus aquaticus_.
1. _S. p. palustris_
2. _S. p. paludicola_
3. _S. a. aquaticus_
4. _S. a. littoralis_ ]
SYLVILAGUS AQUATICUS LITTORALIS Nelson.
1909. _Sylvilagus aquaticus littoralis_ Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:273, August 31, type from Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
_Range._--Swamps and marshes along Gulf Coast, wholly within Lower
Austral Life-zone, below 50 ft., from Mobile Bay west to Matagordo
Bay. Inland _Marginal records_.--Alabama: Blakely Island opposite
Mobile (A. H. Howell, 1921:73). Mississippi: Bay St. Louis (Nelson,
1909:275). Louisiana: Rayne (Lowery, 1936:32); Hackberry (Nelson,
1909:275). Texas: Matagorda (Nelson, 1909:275).
=Sylvilagus insonus= (Nelson)
Omilteme Cottontail
(See figure 39)
1904. _Lepus insonus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 17:103,
May 18, type from Omilteme, Guerrero. Known from type locality
only.
1909. _Sylvilagus insonus_, Lyon and Osgood, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
62:34, January 28 (see Hershkovitz, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
100:335, May 26, 1950, for allocation of _S. insonus_ to subgenus
_Sylvilagus_ instead of to subgenus _Tapeti_).
Total length, 435; tail, 42.5; hind foot, 95; ear from notch (dry), 61.
Color grayish brown above and dingy (not white) below; tail dingy buffy
below and dull rusty brown above. The collectors thought that the
species was restricted to the forested parts of the Sierra Madre del Sur
between 7000 and 10,000 feet altitude in the Mexican state of Guerrero.
[Illustration: FIG. 43. Distribution of _Sylvilagus cunicularius_ and
_Sylvilagus graysoni_.
1. _Sylvilagus cunicularius insolitas_
2. _Sylvilagus cunicularius pacificus_
3. _Sylvilagus cunicularius cunicularius_
4. _Sylvilagus graysoni_ ]
=Sylvilagus cunicularius=
Mexican Cottontail
Total length, 485-515; tail, 54-68; hind foot, 108-111; ear from notch
(dry), 60-63. Pelage coarse; upper parts brownish gray; skull massive;
posterior extensions of supraorbital processes varying from those that
project free to those that have the tips, or tips and a considerable
part of the processes, attached to the braincase.
SYLVILAGUS CUNICULARIUS CUNICULARIUS (Waterhouse).
1848. _Lepus cunicularius_ Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. Mammalia, 2:132,
type from Zacualpan (probably in state of M['e]xico).
1909. _Sylvilagus cunicularius_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:239,
August 31.
1890. _Lepus verae-crucis_ Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 74,
June, type from Las Vigas, Veracruz.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:241).--Hidalgo: Tulancingo.
Veracruz: Las Vigas; Orizaba. Oaxaca: Mt. Zempoaltepec; Suchixtepec.
Guerrero: Chilpancingo. Michoac['a]n (Hall and Villa, 1949:469).
P['a]tzcuaro; Tanc['i]taro.
SYLVILAGUS CUNICULARIUS INSOLITUS (J. A. Allen).
1890. _Lepus insolitus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.,
3:189, December 10, type from plains of Colima, Jalisco.
1909. _Sylvilagus cunicularius insolitus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:243, August 31.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:244).--Sinaloa: Mazatlan; Rosario;
Esquinapa. Nayarit: Acaponeta. Colima: Colima; Armeria, thence
northward along Pacific Coast.
SYLVILAGUS CUNICULARIUS PACIFICUS (Nelson).
1904. _Lepus veraecrucis pacificus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 17:104, May 18, type from Acapulco, Guerrero.
1909. _Sylvilagus cunicularius pacificus_, Lyon and Osgood, Catal.
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 62:35, January 28.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:242).--Guerrero: El Lim['o]n. Oaxaca:
Llano Grande, thence westward along Pacific Coast.
=Sylvilagus graysoni= (J. A. Allen)
Tres Marias Cottontail
1877. _Lepus graysoni_ J. A. Allen, Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia, p.
347, August, type from Tres Marias Islands, Jalisco; probably
Mar['i]a Madre Island. (See Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 14:16, April 29,
1899.)
1904. _Sylvilagus_ (_Sylvilagus_) _graysoni_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc.
Coll., 45:336, June 15.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:245): Mar['i]a Madre Island; Mar['i]a
Magdalena Island.
Total length, 480; tail, 51; hind foot, 99; ear from notch (dry), 57.
This insular species is closely related to _Sylvilagus cunicularius_ of
the adjacent mainland but has notably shorter ears and more reddish on
the upper parts, sides and legs; the skull is slenderer, especially in
the rostral region. The posterior extensions of the supraorbital process
are united to the braincase throughout most of their length as in
_Sylvilagus palustris_. The species seems to have a narrow vertical
range, occurring from sea level up to only 200 feet.
Genus LEPUS Linnaeus--Hares and Jack Rabbits
Revised by Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:59-158, August 31, 1909.
Concerning Shamel's (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 55:25, May 12,
1942) proposed changes of names for several species, see Hall, Univ.
Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. Hist., 5:45, October 1, 1951.
1758. _Lepus_ Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 1:57. Type _Lepus
timidus_ Linnaeus.
1895. _Macrotolagus_ Mearns, Science, n. s., 1:698, June 21. Type,
_Lepus alleni_ Mearns. (See Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:552,
June 24, 1896.)
1904. _Poecilolagus_ Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:395, June 15.
Type, _Lepus americanus_ Erxleben.
1904. _Lagos_ Palmer. N. Amer. Fauna, 23:361, January 23. Type,
_Lepus arcticus_ Ross. _Lagos_ J. Brooks, a catalogue of the
anatomical and zoological museum, pt. 1, p. 54, July, 1828,
appears to be a _nomen nudum_.
1911. _Boreolepus_ Barrett-Hamilton, History of the British
Mammalia, pt. 9, p. 160, November 17. Type, _Lepus groenlandicus_
Rhoads. (For status see Sutton and Hamilton, Mem. Carnegie Mus.,
12 (pt. 2, sec. 1):78, August 4, 1932; also A. H. Howell, Jour.
Mamm., 17:331, November 16.)
Total length, 363-664; tail, 25-112; hind foot, 112-189; ear from notch
(dry), 62-144. Upper parts grayish, brownish or black; interparietal
bone fused to surrounding bones; cervical vertabrae long, 2nd and 3rd
being longer than wide; transverse processes of lumbar vertabrae long,
the longest one equal to the length of the centrum to which it is
attached plus half of the length of the preceding centrum; free
extremity of transverse process of lumbar vertebra considerably
expanded; distance from anterior edge of acetabulum to extreme anterior
point of ilium less than distance from former point to most distant
point of ischium; ulna reduced in size along middle part of shaft, and,
excepting the lower extremity, placed almost entirely behind radius.
All members of the genus _Lepus_ are technically hares, as these are
defined in the account of the family Leporidae. The largest members of
the order Lagomorpha are members of the genus _Lepus_. No domestic
strains have been developed but effort in this direction might be
profitable, in as much as the so-called Belgian hares of the related
genus, _Oryctolagus_, have done well in captivity.
In the past it has been customary to recognize two or more subgenera of
the genus _Lepus_. The species are a less diverse lot than those in
some other genera, however, and it seems that no useful purpose is
served by recognizing subgenera. Accordingly, the several names proposed
for this purpose are arranged here as synonyms of the generic name
_Lepus_ Linnaeus.
The introduction of the European Hare (_Lepus europaeus_) into the
eastern part of the North American Continent has been successful in the
sense that the animal is multiplying. If it continues to increase, the
increase almost certainly will be at the expense of some native species
of rabbit. This circumstance and the unfortunate consequences of the
introduction of the European rabbit (_Oryctolagus cuniculus_) in New
Zealand (see Wodzicki, 1950:107-141) and Australia (see Stead,
1925:355-358) give basis for effort to exterminate the alien species
before it spreads more widely.
KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS LEPUS
1. North of 34[deg] N latitude.
2. All white pelage (tips of ears sometimes black).
3. North of line from Port Simpson, British Columbia, to Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
4. Basilar length of skull more than 67; ear from notch usually
more than 73 dry (77 fresh); first upper incisors inscribing
an arch of a circle the radius of which is more than 9.6 mm.
5. Geographic range east of Mackenzie River.
_Lepus arcticus_, p. 178
5'. Geographic range west of Mackenzie River.
_Lepus othus_, p. 177
4'. Basilar length of skull less than 67; ear from notch usually
less than 73 dry (77 fresh); first upper incisors inscribing
an arch of a circle the radius of which is less than 9.6 mm.
_Lepus americanus_, p. 173
3'. South of a line from Port Simpson, British Columbia to Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
5. Ear from notch more than 82 dry (87 fresh); least
interorbital breadth more than 26
_Lepus townsendii_, p. 180
5'. Ear from notch less than 82 dry (87 fresh); least
interorbital breadth less than 26
_Lepus americanus_, p. 173
2'. Brownish or grayish pelage.
6. Tail blackish or brownish all around (in specimens not
having completed molt on tail, white winter pelage may be
present); basilar length less than 67 mm.
_Lepus americanus_, p. 173
6'. Tail partly or wholly white.
7. Tail black on upper surface.
8. Upper sides of hind feet without a trace of white;
upper parts tawny.
_Lepus europaeus_, p. 189
8'. Upper sides of hind feet with more or less white or
whitish; upper parts grayish or brownish
_Lepus californicus_, p. 181
7'. Tail all white or (in some _Lepus townsendii_) with
faint buffy or dusky median line on top but this line
not extending on to rump (as in _L. californicus_).
9. Geographic range north of a line from Port Simpson,
British Columbia, to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
10. Geographic range east of Mackenzie River
_Lepus arcticus_, p. 178
10'. Geographic range west of Mackenzie River
_Lepus othus_, p. 177
9'. Geographic range south of a line from Port Simpson,
British Columbia, to Halifax, Nova Scotia
_Lepus townsendii_, p. 180
1'. South of 34[deg] N latitude.
11. In state of Tamaulipas, M['e]xico.
_Lepus californicus_, p. 181
11'. Range outside Tamaulipas, M['e]xico.
12. Ears with terminal black patch (on outside).
_Lepus californicus_ and _Lepus insularis_,
pp. 181, 186
12'. Ears without terminal black patch.
13. Ear from notch, dry more than 130 (137
fresh),
_Lepus alleni_, p. 188
13'. Ear from notch, dry less than 130 (137
fresh).
14. Nape more or less black.
15. Ears yellow; range Pacific Coastal
region of Isthmus of Tehuantepec in
southern Oaxaca and Chiapas.
_Lepus flavigularis_, p. 188
15'. Ears dark buff, grayish, white and
black; range north of Isthmus of
Tehuantepec.
_Lepus callotis_, p. 186
14'. Nape gray or grayish buff.
_Lepus gaillardi_, p. 188
[Illustration: FIG. 44. Distribution of _Lepus americanus_.
Guide to subspecies:
1. _L. a. dalli_
2. _L. a. macfarlani_
3. _L. a. americanus_
4. _L. a. pallidus_
5. _L. a. columbiensis_
6. _L. a. cascadensis_
7. _L. a. washingtoni_
8. _L. a. klamathensis_
9. _L. a. tahoensis_
10. _L. a. pineus_
11. _L. a. oregonus_
12. _L. a. bairdii_
13. _L. a. seclusus_
14. _L. a. phaenotus_
15. _L. a. struthopus_
16. _L. a. virginianus_ ]
=Lepus americanus=
American Varying Hare
Total length, 363-520; tail, 25-55; hind foot, 112-150; ear from notch
(dry), 62-70. Upper parts brownish or dusky grayish; hind feet brownish
or white depending on subspecies; winter pelage white except in certain
populations along Pacific Coast; basilar length less than 67; first
upper incisors inscribing an arc of a circle the radius of which is
less than 9.6 mm. There are two to six young in a litter according to
Orr (1940:59).
LEPUS AMERICANUS AMERICANUS Erxleben.
1777. [_Lepus_] _americanus_ Erxleben, Systema Regni Animalis ...,
1:330, type locality Hudson Bay, Canada.
1778. _Lepus hudsonius_ Pallas, Glires, p. 30, type locality not
stated.
1790. _Lepus nanus_ Schreber, S[:a]:a]ugethiere, 4:880-885, pl. 234B, a
composite of _Lepus americanus_ and _Sylvilagus floridanus_. No
type or type locality designated. Range given as from Hudson Bay
to Florida.
1899. _Lepus bishopi_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.,
12:11, March 4, type from Mill Lake, Turtle Mts., North Dakota
(inseparable from _L. a. americanus_ according to V. Bailey, N.
Amer. Fauna, 49:138, January 8, 1927 [not December, 1926]).
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:89, unless otherwise
noted).--Keewatin: Hudson Bay (Anderson, 1947:100). Ontario: Fort
Severn (Nelson, 1909:88); around shore of Hudson Bay to approximately
56[deg] N thence to Ungava: Fort Chimo. Labrador: Hamilton Inlet.
Ontario: North Bay of Lake Nipissing; Michipicoten Island; Isle Royal
(Anderson, 1947:100). Manitoba: Dog Lake. Saskatchewan: Indian Head.
North Dakota (V. Bailey, 1927:139): Mill Lake, Turtle Mts.; Grafton;
"near" Fargo; Elbowoods; Buford. Saskatchewan: Battle Creek (Soper,
1946:149). Alberta: Red Deer; 50 mi. N Edmonton; Fort Chipewyan;
Govt. Hay Camp, Slave River (Soper, 1942:140).
LEPUS AMERICANUS BAIRDII Hayden.
1869. _Lepus bairdii_ Hayden, Amer. Nat., 3:115, May, type locality
Columbia Valley, Wind River Mts., Fremont County, Wyoming.
1875. [_Lepus americanus_] var. _bairdii_, J. A. Allen, Proc. Boston
Soc. Nat. Hist., 17:431, February 17.
_Marginal records._--British Columbia: Elko (Anderson, 1947:100);
Waterton Lakes Nat'l Park (_ibid._). Montana (Nelson, 1909:112):
Fort Benton; Big Snowy Mts. Wyoming: 5 mi. E and 9 mi. N Pinedale
(15924 KU); 3 mi. ESE Browns Peak (17603 KU). Colorado: Boulder Co.
(Nelson, 1909:112). New Mexico: 10,500 ft., Agua Fria Mtn. (Hill,
1942:82); Pecos Baldy (V. Bailey, 1932:45); Chama (_ibid._). Utah
(Durrant, MS unless otherwise noted): 18 mi. SE Manila; _30 mi. N
Fort Duchesne_; _23 mi. N Fruitland_; 21 mi. N Escalante; 10 mi. E
Marysvale; City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City (Barnes, 1927:145).
Idaho (Dalquest, 1942:181): Pocatello; _Payette_; Cuddy Mtn.;
_Weippe_; Bitterroot Valley. _British Columbia: Newgate_ (Anderson,
1947:100).
LEPUS AMERICANUS CASCADENSIS Nelson.
1907. _Lepus bairdi cascadensis_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 20:87, December 11, type from Roab's ranch, near Hope,
British Columbia.
1935. _Lepus americanus cascadensis_, Racey and Cowan, Rep't Prov.
Mus. British Columbia, 1935:H28.
_Marginal records_ (Dalquest, 1942:177, unless otherwise
noted).--British Columbia: type locality; Fairview-Keremeos Summit
(Anderson, 1947:101). Washington: Lake Chelan; Trout Lake; Vance;
_Mt. Rainier_; Entiat River, 20 mi. from mouth. British Columbia:
Alta Lake.
LEPUS AMERICANUS COLUMBIENSIS Rhoads.
1895. _Lepus americanus columbiensis_ Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, p. 242, July 2, type from Vernon, British Columbia.
_Marginal records._--Alberta: Banff Nat'l Park (Anderson, 1947:101);
Jasper Nat'l Park (_ibid._). British Columbia: Creston (Dalquest,
1942:182). Washington: Republic (Dalquest, 1948:385); Moulson
(Dalquest, 1942:182). British Columbia: Cottonwood Post Office
(Dalquest, 1942:182); Indianpoint Lake (_ibid._).
LEPUS AMERICANUS DALLI Merriam.
1900. _Lepus americanus dalli_ Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci.,
2:29, March 14, type from Nulato, Alaska.
_Marginal records._--Noatak River (Bailey and Hendee, 1926:21);
Upper St. John River (Rausch, 1950:466); Koyukuk (Nelson, 1909:102);
Anvik (_ibid._); Yukon Delta (_ibid._); thence northerly, in
suitable habitat, along coast to Noatak River.
LEPUS AMERICANUS KLAMATHENSIS Merriam.
1899. _Lepus klamathensis_ Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna, 16:100, October
28, type from head of Wood River, near Fort Klamath, Klamath
County, Oregon.
1936. _Lepus americanus klamathensis_, V. Bailey, N. Amer. Fauna,
55:95, August 29.
_Marginal records._--Oregon (Dalquest, 1942:176): Mt. Hood; mouth
Davis Creek. California (Orr, 1940:53): vicinity Fort Bidwell; 3000
ft., Rush Creek, 12 mi. from [N of] Weaverville. _Oregon: Estacada_
(Dalquest, 1942:176).
LEPUS AMERICANUS MACFARLANI Merriam.
1900. _Lepus americanus macfarlani_ Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad.
Sci., 2:30, March 14, type from Fort Anderson, near mouth of
Anderson River, Mackenzie.
1900. _Lepus saliens_ Osgood, N. Amer. Fauna, 19:39, October 6, type
from Caribou Crossing, between Lake Bennett and Lake Tagish,
Yukon.
1907. ? _Lepus niediecki_ Matschie, Niedieck's Kreuzfahrten im
Beringmeer, p. 240, type locality Kasilof Lake, Kenai Peninsula,
Alaska.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:100, unless otherwise
noted).--Mackenzie: type locality; Fort Franklin; Fort Rae; Fort
Resolution; Fort Smith. British Columbia: Peace River and Alaska
Highway (Anderson, 1947:101); Bennett. Alaska: Cordova (Philip,
1939:84); Mills Creek (_ibid._); Lake Clark; E. Fork Kuskokwim River
(Dice, 1921:27); head N. Fork Kuskokwim (_ibid._); Fort Yukon.
Yukon: Russell Mts.
LEPUS AMERICANUS OREGONUS Orr.
1934. _Lepus bairdii oregonus_ Orr, Jour. Mamm., 15:152, May 15,
type from 12 mi. S Canyon City, 5500 ft., Grant County, Oregon.
1942. _Lepus americanus oregonus_, Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:179,
June 3.
_Marginal records._--Oregon (Dalquest, 1942:180): 22 mi. N
Enterprise; _Wallowa Lake_; _summit of Blue Mts._; Ochoco Nat'l
Forest, Harney County.
1938. _Lepus americanus pallidus_ Cowan, Jour. Mamm., 19:242, May
12, type from Chezacut Lake, Chiloctin River, British Columbia.
LEPUS AMERICANUS PALLIDUS Cowan.
_Marginal records._--British Columbia: 23 mi. N Hazelton (Dalquest,
1942:183); Berg Lake (_ibid._); Quesnel (Cowan, 1938:243); Lac La Hache
(_ibid._); Bonaparte River, 5 days N Ashcroft (Dalquest, 1942:183);
Kimsquit, Dean Channel (Anderson, 1947:102); Hazelton (Dalquest,
1942:183).
LEPUS AMERICANUS PHAEONOTUS J. A. Allen.
1899. _Lepus americanus phaeonotus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus.
Nat. Hist., 12:11, March 4, type from Hallock, Kittson County,
Minnesota.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:96, unless otherwise
noted).--Manitoba: Selkirk Settlement. Ontario: Lake of the Woods
(Anderson, 1947:102); Rainy Lake. Michigan: Houghton; Chippewa
County (Burt, 1946:244); Presque Isle County (_ibid._); Wayne County
(_ibid._); Jackson County (_ibid._); Allegan County (_ibid._).
Wisconsin: Rhinelander; St. Croix River, Douglas Co. Minnesota: Elk
River; Moores Lake; Warren; St. Vincent. Saskatchewan: Glen Ewen
(Soper, 1946:149). Manitoba: Carberry (Anderson, 1947:102).
LEPUS AMERICANUS PINEUS Dalquest.
1942. _Lepus americanus pineus_ Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:178, June
3, type from Cedar Mtn., Latah County, Idaho.
_Marginal records._--British Columbia (Anderson, 1947:102): Trail;
Nelson Range south of Creston. Idaho (Dalquest, 1942:179): 5 mi. W
Cocolalla; Troy. Washington (Dalquest, 1942:179): Blue Mts.,
Columbia County; _Marcus_. _British Columbia_: _Rossland_ (Anderson,
1947:102).
LEPUS AMERICANUS SECLUSUS Baker and Hankins.
1950. _Lepus americanus seclusus_ Baker and Hankins, Proc. Biol.
Soc. Washington, 63:63, May 25, type from 12 mi. E and 2 mi. N
Shell, 7900 ft., Bighorn Mts., Big Horn County, Wyoming. Type
locality is only precise locality.
LEPUS AMERICANUS STRUTHOPUS Bangs.
1898. _Lepus americanus struthopus_ Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 12:81, March 24, type from Digby, Nova Scotia.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:92, unless otherwise
noted).--Newfoundland (introduced in 1864): Bay of Islands; Bay of
St. George. Nova Scotia: type locality. Maine: Bucksport. Quebec:
south of St. Lawrence River (Anderson, 1947:102). New Brunswick:
Andover. Prince Edward Island: Alberton. Quebec: Grosse Isle,
Magdalen Islands.
LEPUS AMERICANUS TAHOENSIS Orr.
1933. _Lepus washingtonii tahoensis_ Orr, Jour. Mamm., 14:54,
February 14, type from 1/2 mi. S Tahoe Tavern, Placer County,
California.
1942. [_Lepus americanus_] _tahoensis_, Dalquest, Jour. Mamm.,
23:176, June 3.
_Marginal records._--California: vic. Mineral (Orr, 1940:56).
Nevada: 350 yards NE junction of Nevada state line and N shore Lake
Tahoe (Hall, 1946:601). California: Niagara Creek (Orr, 1940:55);
Cisco (Orr, 1940:56).
LEPUS AMERICANUS VIRGINIANUS Harlan.