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. Up
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