locality Blue Mountains, northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1875. _Lepus americanus_ var. _virginianus_, J. A. Allen, Proc.
Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 17:431, February 17.
1825. _Lepus wardii_ Schinz, Das Thierreich ..., 4:428, based on the
varying hare of the southern part of the United States (Warden, D.
B., in A statistical, political, and historical account of the
United States of North America ..., 1:233, 1819).
1845. _Lepus borealis_ Schinz, Synopsis Mammalium, 2:286-287. No
type or type locality mentioned. From Virginia and the
Alleghenies.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:94, unless otherwise
noted).--Quebec (Anderson, 1947:103): Ottawa River; Megantic County.
Maine: _Greenville_ (Nelson, 1909:95); Sebec Lake (_ibid._); Mt.
Desert Island (Manville, 1942:397). _Massachusetts_: _Concord_;
_Middleboro_. _Rhode Island_: _Washington County_. New York: Locust
Grove. Pennsylvania: type locality. Tennessee: White Rock (Kellogg,
1939:289). Ohio: Ashtabula Co. (Bole and Moulthrop, 1942:174).
Ontario: Holland Riv. (Snyder and Logier, 1930:180).
LEPUS AMERICANUS WASHINGTONII Baird.
1855. _Lepus washingtonii_ Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, 7:333, type from Steilacoom, Washington.
1875. _Lepus americanus_ var. _washingtoni_, J. A. Allen, Proc.
Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 18:431, February 17.
_Marginal records_ (Dalquest, 1942:175, unless otherwise
noted).--British Columbia (Nelson, 1909:107): Sumas; Chilliwack.
Washington: _Mt. Vernon_; Lake Kapowsin; White Salmon. Oregon: Drew;
Florence; _Tillamook_. Washington: Sekiu River.
=Lepus othus=
Alaskan Hare
Total length, 565-690; tail, 53-104; hind foot, 147-189; ear from notch
(dry), 75-78. Color brownish in summer; white in winter; but tips of
ears always black. General comparisons indicate that this is the species
which, in Eurasia, bears the name _Lepus timidus_.
LEPUS OTHUS OTHUS Merriam.
1900. _Lepus othus_ Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 2:28,
March 14, type from St. Michael, Norton Sound, Alaska.
_Marginal records._--Alaska (A. H. Howell, 1936:334): Kotzebue
Sound; mts. NW Nulato River; Akiak; 75 mi. below Bethel; thence N
along coast.
LEPUS OTHUS POADROMUS Merriam.
1900. _Lepus poadromus_ Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 2:29,
March 14, type from Stepovak Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska.
1936. _Lepus othus poadromus_, A. H. Howell, Jour. Mamm., 17:334,
November 16.
_Marginal records._--Alaska (A. H. Howell, 1936:335): Nushagak;
Kawatna Bay, Shelikof Strait; _Cold Bay_; _Chignik_; _type
locality_; _Sand Point_; 15 mi. W Pavlof Mtn.
=Lepus arcticus=
Arctic Hare
Revised by A. H. Howell, Jour. Mamm., 17:315-332, November 16, 1936.
For the taxonomic status of the technical names _arcticus_ and
_glacialis_ see Rhoads, Amer. Nat., 30:234-235, March, 1896;
Merriam, Science, n. s., 3:564-565, April 10, 1896; Rhoads,
Science, n. s., 3:843-845, June 5, 1896; Merriam, Science, n. s.,
3:845, June 5, 1896.
Total length, 480-678; tail, 34-80; hind foot, 132-174; ear from notch
(dry), 70-84. Upper parts gray in summer in southern subspecies; in
others white; in winter white in all subspecies, except black tips of
ears. Weights of lean individuals reach 12 pounds. Hopping on the hind
feet without touching the forefeet to the ground has repeatedly been
recorded for this species. There are four to eight young in a litter.
[Illustration: FIG. 45. Distribution of _Lepus othus_ and _Lepus
arcticus_.
1. _L. o. othus_
2. _L. o. poadromus_
3. _L. a. groenlandicus_
4. _L. a. porsildi_
5. _L. a. monstrabilis_
6. _L. a. arcticus_
7. _L. a. andersoni_
8. _L. a. labradorius_
9. _L. a. bangsi_ ]
LEPUS ARCTICUS ARCTICUS Ross.
1819. _Lepus arcticus_ Ross, Voyage of Discovery, ed. 2, vol. 2,
appendix 4, p. 151, type locality Possession Bay, Bylot Island,
lat. 73[deg] 37' N.
1819. _Lepus glacialis_ Leach, in Ross, Voyage of Discovery, ed. 2,
vol. 2, p. 170, type locality same as for _Lepus arcticus_ Ross.
_Marginal records._--Franklin: type locality; Egukjuak, 8 mi. E Pond
Inlet, Baffin Island (A. H. Howell, 1936:322); W coast Baffin
Island, 67[deg] 30' (Anderson, 1947:96); Winter Island, Melville
Peninsula (A. H. Howell, 1936:321); Repulse Bay, Melville Peninsula
(_ibid._)
LEPUS ARCTICUS ANDERSONI Nelson.
1934. _Lepus arcticus andersoni_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 47:85, March 8, type from Cape Barrow, Coronation
Gulf, Northwest Territory.
_Marginal records_ (A. H. Howell, 1936:328).--Franklin: Cape
Kellett, Banks Island; Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island. Mackenzie:
Bathurst Inlet; Backs River near Lake Beechey; Lake Hanbury; Fort
Rae; Fort Anderson.
LEPUS ARCTICUS BANGSII Rhoads.
1896. _Lepus arcticus bangsii_ Rhoads, Amer. Nat., 30:253[=236 of
March issue], author's separates (preprints) published February
20, 1896, type from Codroy, Newfoundland.
_Marginal records_ (A. H. Howell, 1936:327).--Labrador: Hopedale;
Makkovik. Newfoundland: Saint Johns; type locality; Mt. St. Gregory.
LEPUS ARCTICUS GROENLANDICUS Rhoads.
1896. _Lepus groenlandicus_ Rhoads, Amer. Nat., 30:254(=237 of March
issue), author's separates (preprints) issued February 20, type
from Robertson Bay, NW Greenland.
1934. [_Lepus arcticus_] _groenlandicus_, Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 47:83, March 8.
1912. _Boreolepus groenlandicus_, Barrett-Hamilton, Hist. British
Mammals, pt. 12, p. 298, October.
1930. _Lepus variabilis hyperboreus_ Pedersen, Medd. om Gr[:o]nland,
77:363, no type or type locality designated but name applied to
hares of east Greenland in the general vicinity of Scoresby Sound
(preoccupied by _Lepus hyperboreas_ Pallas, Zoogeographica Rosso
Asiatica, 1:152, 1831, a species of _Ochotona_).
1934. _Lepus arcticus persimilis_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 47:84, March 8, type from S side Clavering Island,
east Greenland.
_Marginal records._--Greenland (A. H. Howell, 1936:331): Cape
Alexander; on east coast to Francis Joseph Fiord; on west coast to
_Nugsuak Peninsula_; Disko Island; Holsteinsborg.
LEPUS ARCTICUS LABRADORIUS Miller.
1899. _Lepus labradorius_ Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
13:39, May 29, type from Fort Chimo, Ungava, Canada.
1924. _Lepus arcticus labradorius_, G. M. Allen and Copeland, Jour.
Mamm., 5:12, February 9.
1902. _Lepus arcticus canus_ Preble, N. Amer. Fauna, 22:59, October
31, type from Hubbart Point, W coast Hudson Bay, Keewatin.
_Marginal records_ (A. H. Howell, 1936:323).--Franklin: Pangnirtung
Fiord; Nunata, Kingua Fiord; Cumberland Sound, Blacklead Island;
Weddell Harbor, Frobisher Bay. Labrador: Ramah; Solomons Island,
near Davis Inlet. Quebec: _type locality_; Great Whale River, Hudson
Bay; Belcher Islands. Manitoba: Fort Churchill; _Hubbart Point_.
Keewatin: Cape Fullerton; Southampton Island. Franklin: _Cape
Dorset_; Camp Kungovik, W coast Baffin Island, 65[deg] 35' N lat.;
_Nettilling Fiord_.
LEPUS ARCTICUS MONSTRABILIS Nelson.
1934. _Lepus arcticus monstrabilis_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 47:85, March 8, type from Buchanan Bay, Ellesmere
Island.
_Marginal records._--Franklin (A. H. Howell, 1936:329): Cape
Sheridan; Craig Harbor; Dundas Harbor, Devon Island.
LEPUS ARCTICUS PORSILDI Nelson.
1934. _Lepus arcticus porsildi_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
47:83, March 8, type from near Julianehaab, 61[deg] 20' N lat.,
Greenland.
_Marginal records._--Greenland (A. H. Howell, 1936:332):
Sukkertoppen; _Neria, 61[deg] 36' N lat_.; 60[deg] 42' N lat.
=Lepus townsendii=
White-tailed Jack Rabbit
Total length, 565-655; tail, 66-112; hind foot, 145-172; ear from notch
(dry), 96-113. Upper parts grayish brown; tail all white or with dusky
or buffy mid-dorsal stripe which does not extend onto back; white in
winter in northern parts of its range. Two adult males weighed 2945 and
2494 grams (Orr, 1940:43) and there are 3 to 6 young in a litter.
[Illustration: FIG. 46. Distribution of _Lepus townsendii_.
1. _Lepus townsendii townsendii_
2. _Lepus townsendii campanius_ ]
LEPUS TOWNSENDII CAMPANIUS Hollister.
1837. _Lepus campestris_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, 7:349, not of Meyer, 1790; type locality plains of
the Saskatchewan, probably near Carlton House.
1915. _Lepus townsendii campanius_ Hollister, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 28:70, March 12.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:78, unless otherwise
noted).--Saskatchewan: Indian Head (Nelson, 1909:77). Manitoba:
Carberry (_ibid._). Ontario: Rainy River (Anderson, 1947:100).
Minnesota (Swanson, Surber and Roberts, 1945:97): Polk County; Otter
Tail County; Sherburne County: Washington County. Illinois:
Blanding, 6 mi. WNW Hanover (Hoffmeister, 1948:1). Kansas: Red Fork,
60 mi. W Fort Riley; Greensburg (Brown, 1940:387). New Mexico:
"near" Taos (V. Bailey, 1932:47); Hopewell. Colorado: Antonito; Fort
Garland; Villa Grove; Salida; Como; _Denver_; Mt. Whitely, 25 mi. N
Kremmling. Wyoming: Spring Creek; Big Piney; head Glenn Creek,
Yellowstone Nat'l Park. Alberta: Great Plains region (Anderson,
1947:99).
LEPUS TOWNSENDII TOWNSENDII Bachman.
1839. _Lepus townsendii_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, 8(pt. 1):90, pl. 2, type from Fort Walla Walla, near
present town of Wallula, Walla Walla County, Washington.
1904. _Lepus campestris sierrae_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 17:132, July 14, type from 7800 ft., Hope Valley,
Alpine County, California. Regarded as inseparable from _L. t.
townsendii_ by Orr, Occas. Papers, California Acad. Sci., 19:42,
May 25, 1940.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:82, unless otherwise
noted).--British Columbia: Fairview, Okanagan Valley. Idaho:
Rathdrum Prairie (Rust, 1946:322); Lemhi River; Teton Basin.
Wyoming: Hamsfork; Henrys Fork. Colorado: Hot Sulphur Springs; Mt.
Baldy; Crested Butte; Mill City. Utah: Kanab. Nevada (Hall,
1946:600): Hamilton; Desatoya Mts.; Santa Rosa Mts. California:
Parker Creek, 6300 ft., Warner Mts. Nevada (Hall, 1946:600): 8600
ft., 3 mi. S Mt. Rose; 8900 ft., Lapon Canyon, Mt. Grant; Mt.
Magruder. California (Orr, 1940:43): Tuolumne Meadows; Woodfords;
Tahoe City; 4700 ft., Steele Meadows. Oregon: Antelope. Washington:
Manson (Dalquest, 1948:382).
=Lepus californicus=
Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Total length, 465-630; tail, 50-112; hind foot, 112-145; ear from notch
(dry), 99-131. Upper parts gray to blackish; tail with black mid-dorsal
stripe extending onto back; never all white in winter. On the tableland
of Mexico and in the southwestern United States where this species
occurs together with the white-sided jack rabbits, _L. californicus_ can
be recognized by the terminal black patch on the outside of each ear and
by the less extensive area of white on the flank. To the eastward, in
Tamaulipas, where only the black-tailed jack rabbit occurs, it too, has
extensively white flanks and some individuals lack the terminal black
patch on the ear.
A certain means for distinguishing the skulls of the black-tailed jack
rabbit from those of all of the white-sided jack rabbits has not yet
been found. The same is true of the skulls of the white-tailed jack
rabbit and the black-tailed jack rabbit in the Great Basin region of
Nevada. The skulls, at least of adults, of these two species, in the
region east of the Rocky Mountains can be readily distinguished by the
pattern of infolding of the enamel on the front of the first upper
incisor teeth; _L. townsendii_ has a simple groove on the anterior face
of the tooth and _L. californicus_, east of the Rocky Mountains, has a
bifurcation, or even trifurcation, of the infold that can readily be
seen by examining the occlusal surface of the incisor.
In Arizona, Vorhies and Taylor (1933:478) found the weight of 23 adult
males to average 5.1 (4.4-6.1) lbs. In that state, 70 pregnant females
averaged 2.24 (1-6) young per litter and the authors (_op. cit._)
thought that a female had three or four litters each year.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS ALTAMIRAE Nelson.
1904. _Lepus merriami altamirae_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 17:109, May 18, type from Alta Mira, Tamaulipas. Known
from type locality only.
1951. _Lepus californicus altamirae_, Hall, Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus.
Nat. Hist., 5:45, October 1, 1951.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS ASELLUS Miller.
1899. _Lepus asellus_ Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia,
p. 380, September 29, type from San Luis Potos['i], San Luis
Potos['i].
1909. _Lepus californicus asellus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:150,
August 31.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:151).--Coahuila: Jaral. Nuevo Leon:
Miquihuana. San Luis Potos['i]: R['i]o Verde. Aguascalientes:
Chicalote. Zacatecas: Valparaiso.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS BENNETTII Gray.
1844. _Lepus bennettii_ Gray, Zoology Voy. _Sulphur_, p. 35, pl. 14,
type from San Diego, San Diego County, California.
1909. _Lepus californicus bennetti_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:136,
August 31.
_Marginal records._--California: Mt. Pi[~n]os (Orr, 1940:73); Arroyo
Seco, Pasadena (Orr, 1940:74); San Felipe Valley (_ibid._); Jacumba
(Nelson, 1909:137), Baja California: San Quint['i]n (Nelson, 1909:137).
Northward along coast at least to California: Montalvo (Orr,
1940:73).
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS CALIFORNICUS Gray.
1837. _Lepus californica_ Gray, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist.,
1:586, type from "St. Antoine," California (probably on coastal
slope of mts. near the Mission of San Antonio, Jolon, Monterey
County).
1926. _Lepus californicus vigilax_ Dice, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool.,
Univ. Michigan, 166:11, February 11, type from Balls Ferry, Shasta
County, California.
_Marginal records._--Oregon (Nelson, 1909:132): Drain; Grants Pass.
California (Orr, 1940:68-69): Callahan, Scott River; 3300 ft,
Lymans, NW of Lyonsville; Dry Creek, Oroville-Chico Road; Snelling;
Hernandez; Morro; _Carmel Point_; _Bolinas Bay_; _Freestone_;
_Sherwood_; _Ferndale_; 3 mi. W Arcata. Oregon: Rogue River Valley
(Nelson, 1909:132).
_Lepus californicus curti_ Hall.
1951. _Lepus californicus curti_ Hall, Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat.
Hist., 5:42, October 1, 1951, type from 88 mi. S and 10 mi. W
Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Known from type locality only.
[Illustration: FIG. 47. Distribution of _Lepus californicus_ and _Lepus
insularis_.
1. _L. c. wallawalla_
2. _L. c. californicus_
3. _L. c. deserticola_
4. _L. c. richardsonii_
5. _L. c. bennettii_
6. _L. c. martirensis_
7. _L. c. xanti_
8. _L. c. sheldoni_
9. _L. c. magdalenae_
10. _L. c. eremicus_
11. _L. c. texianus_
12. _L. c. melanotis_
13. _L. c. merriami_
14. _L. c. asellus_
15. _L. c. festinus_
16. _L. c. altamirae_
17. _L. c. curti_
18. _L. insularis_ ]
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS DESERTICOLA Mearns.
1896. _Lepus texianus deserticola_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
18:564, June 24, type from western edge Colorado Desert, at base
of Coast Range Mts., Imperial County, California.
1909. _Lepus californicus deserticola_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:137, August 31.
1932. _Lepus californicus depressus_ Hall and Whitlow, Proc. Biol.
Soc. Washington, 45:71, April 2, type from 1/2 mi. S. Pocatello,
Bannock County, Idaho. (Regarded as inseparable from _L. c.
deserticola_ by Davis, The Recent Mammals of Idaho, p. 359, April
5, 1939.)
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:140, unless otherwise
noted).--Idaho (Davis, 1939:360): Boise River; Sawtooth Nat'l
Forest; Arco; Blackfoot. Utah: Ogden; Provo; Loa. Arizona: San
Francisco Mtn.; Fort Whipple; Phoenix; Rancho Bonito, Abra Valley
(Huey, 1942:362). Sonora: El Doctor. Baja California: Calamahue;
Esperanza Canyon. California (Orr, 1940-76): Coyote Wells;
Kenworthy; Victorville; Farrington Ranch; 5 mi. SW Lone Pine; 10,000
ft., head Silver Canyon; Mono Mills; 5600 ft., near Woodfords.
Nevada (Hall, 1946:606): Sutcliffe; 3/4 mi. S Sulphur. Idaho: 6 mi. S
Murphy (Davis, 1939:360).
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS EREMICUS J. A. Allen.
1894. _Lepus texianus eremicus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.
Hist., 6:347, December 7, type from Fairbank, Cochise County,
Arizona.
1909. _Lepus californicus eremicus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:140,
August 31.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:141, unless otherwise
noted).--Arizona: Casa Grande; Fort Bowie; 2 mi. E Portal (Cahalane,
1939:435). Chihuahua: San Bernardino Ranch (possibly Nelson should
have placed this in Sonora); Colonia Garcia. Sonora: Hermosillo; La
Libertad (Burt, 1938:68); Agua Dulce (of Sonora, not of Arizona).
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS FESTINUS Nelson.
1904. _Lepus festinus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 17:108,
May 18, type from Irolo, Hidalgo.
1909. _Lepus californicus festinus_ Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:151,
August 31.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:152).--Hidalgo: Zimapan;
_Tulancingo_; type locality; Queretaro: Tequisquiapam.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MAGDALENAE Nelson.
1907. _Lepus californicus magdalenae_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 20:81, July 22, type from Magdalena Island, Baja
California.
_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:155): type
locality; Margarita Island.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MARTIRENSIS Stowell.
1895. _Lepus martirensis_ Stowell, Proc. California Acad. Sci.,
5(ser. 2):51, May 28, type specimen from the San Pedro M['a]rtir
Mountains of Baja California.
_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:154): La Huerta;
Calamahue; San Bruno; Rancho San Jos['e]; San Simon.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MELANOTIS Mearns.
1890. _Lepus melanotis_ Mearns, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2:297,
February 21, type from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas.
1909. _Lepus californicus melanotis_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:146, August 31.
_Marginal records._--South Dakota: Lyman Co. (Over and Churchill,
1945:48). Nebraska: Oakland (12399 KU). Kansas: near Doniphan Lake
(Linsdale, 1928:146). Missouri: Saline Co. (Enders, 1932:120); 5 mi.
E Rockbridge (Leopold and Hall, 1945:145). Arkansas: "about" 2 mi. S
Evansville (Dellinger and Black, 1940:190). Oklahoma: 3 mi. E
Wainwright (Blair, 1939:128). Texas: Brazos County (Petersen,
1946:166); Golinda (Nelson, 1909:148); Washburn (_ibid._). New
Mexico: Santa Rosa (_ibid._); vicinity of Cimarron (Hill, 1942:82).
Colorado: Semper (Nelson, 1909:148). Wyoming: 3 mi. W Meriden along
Horse Cr. (15926 KU).
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MERRIAMI Mearns.
1896. _Lepus merriami_ Mearns, Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals
from the Mexican border of the United States, p. 2, March 25,
(Reprint: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:444, May 23, 1896) type from
Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:150, unless otherwise
noted).--Texas: Mason; Lott; Antioch; Houston. Tamaulipas:
Matamoros; Tamaulipeca, San Carlos Mts. (Dice, 1937:255). Nuevo
Leon: Santa Catari[~n]a. Coahuila: Monclova; Sabinas.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS RICHARDSONII Bachman.
1839. _Lepus richardsonii_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, 8(pt. 1):88, type from California (exact locality
unknown, but probably on interior slope of mts. near Jolon,
Monterey County).
1909. _Lepus californicus richardsoni_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:133, August 31.
1904. _Lepus tularensis_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington,
17:136, July 14, type from Alila, Tulare County, California.
_Marginal records._--California (Orr, 1940:71): Minkler; Thompson
Valley, Walker Basin; Kern Lake Basin; Carrizo Plains, 7 mi. SE
Simmler; _2 mi. E Bryson_; Jolon.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS SHELDONI Burt.
1933. _Lepus californicus sheldoni_ Burt, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 46:37, February 20, type from Carmen Island [(lat.
26[deg] N, long. 111[deg] 12' W) Gulf of Calif.], Baja California.
Known from type locality only.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS TEXIANUS Waterhouse.
1848. _Lepus texianus_ Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. Mamm., 2:136, type
locality unknown, but probably in western Texas.
1909. _Lepus californicus texianus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:142,
August 31.
1896. _Lepus texianus griseus_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
18:562, June 24, type from Fort Hancock, El Paso County, Texas.
1903. _Lepus_ (_Macrotolagus_) _texianus micropus_ J. A. Allen,
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19:605, November 12, type from R['i]o
del Bocas, NW Durango.
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:146, unless otherwise
noted).--Colorado: between Grand Junction and the Utah boundary
(Cary, 1911:158). New Mexico: Roswell (Nelson, 1909:145). Texas
(Nelson, 1909:145). Colorado: Comstock. Coahuila: 8 mi. SE San Pedro
de los Colonias, 3700 ft. (40206 KU). Durango: R['i]o Sest['i]n;
R['i]o del Bocas. Chihuahua: Santa Rosalia; Pacheco; San Luis Mts.
New Mexico (Nelson, 1909:145): Guadalupe Ranch. Arizona: Painted
Desert. Utah: Abajo (Blue Mts.) (Barnes, 1927:149).
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS WALLAWALLA Merriam.
1904. _Lepus texianus wallawalla_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 17:137, July 14, type from Touchet, Plains of the
Columbia, Walla Walla County, Washington.
1909. _Lepus californicus wallawalla_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:132, August 31.
_Marginal records._--Washington: Moses Coulee (Dalquest, 1948:386);
Touchet (Nelson, 1909:133). Oregon: Ontario (Nelson, 1909:133).
Nevada (Hall, 1946:606): 4100 ft., Quinn River Crossing; 4200 ft.,
4-1/2 mi. W Flanigan. California (Orr, 1940:79): 5000 ft., 7 mi. E
Ravendale; 3600 ft., 1 mi. SE Weed; Hornbrook. Oregon (Nelson,
1909:133): Hay Creek; Willow Junction.
LEPUS CALIFORNICUS XANTI Thomas.
1898. _Lepus californicus xanti_ Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist.,
1(ser. 7):45, January, type from Santa Anita, Baja California.
_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:156): Southern
part of the Peninsula. Santa Clara Mts., southward around range of
_L. c. martirensis_ to and down east coast; La Paz; Cape St. Lucas;
San Jorg['e]; 20 mi. W San Ignacio.
=Lepus insularis= Bryant
Black Jack Rabbit
1891. _Lepus insularis_ Bryant, Proc. California Acad. Sci., 3(ser.
2):92, April 23, type from Espiritu Santo Island, Gulf of
California, Baja California. Known from Espiritu Santo Island
only.
1895. _Lepus edwardsi_ St. Loup, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, 1:5,
type from Espiritu Santo Island, Gulf of California, Baja
California.
Total length, 574; tail, 96; hind foot, 121; ear from notch (dry), 105.
This insular species, clearly a close relative of _Lepus californicus_
of the adjacent peninsula of Baja California, is mainly glossy black on
the upper parts but grizzled and suffused on sides of back and body, and
in some specimens on head, with dark buffy or reddish brown; underparts
dark cinnamon buffy or dusky brown; ears and sides of head grayish
dusky; jugals heavier than in _Lepus californicus_ of the adjacent
peninsula of Baja California.
=Lepus callotis= Wagler
White-sided Jack Rabbit
1830. _Lepus callotis_ Wagler, Nat. Syst. der Amphibien, p. 23, type
from southern end of Mexican Tableland.
1830. _Lepus mexicanus_ Lichtenstein, Abhandl. k. Akad. Wiss.,
Berlin., p. 101, type from M['e]xico (southern end of Mexican
Tableland).
1833. _Lepus nigracaudatus_ Bennett, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 41,
type from "that part of California which adjoins to Mexico"
(probably southwestern part of Mexican Tableland).
_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:124).--Durango: Durango (city of).
San Luis Potos['i]: Arenal. Hidalgo: Tulancingo. Oaxaca: Oaxaca (city
of); Tlapancingo. Jalisco: Atenquiqui; Reyes.
Total length, 560; tail, 71; length of hind foot, 133; ear from notch
(dry), 117. Upper parts dark, slightly pinkish, buff heavily washed with
black; backs of ears mainly white without terminal patch of black;
flanks white; rump iron gray.
[Illustration: FIG. 48. Distribution of the White-sided Jack Rabbits.
Guide to kinds: