A Synopsis of the North American LagomorphaHall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Lagomorpha; Mammals -- North America
_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.
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