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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).--L