(V. Bailey, 1932:60). Arizona: type locality.
Utah (Durrant, MS): 4-1/2 mi. NW Bluff; Block Canyon, 19 mi. SE Moab,
5400 ft.; _5 mi. NE La Sal P. O., 8000 ft._

=Sylvilagus audubonii=

Audubon Cottontail

Total length, 350-420; tail, 45-75; hind foot, 75-100; ear from notch
(dry), 55-70; weight of _S. a. vallicola_, 7 [MALE] 912 (835-988), 2
[FEMALE] 1096, 1191 grams. Long hind legs, long ears, sparseness of hair
on the ears, shortness of hair on the feet, prominent (upturned)
supraorbital process of the skull and much inflated tympanic bullae are
characters of this wide-spread species. Embryos in 19 Californian
females averaged 3.6 (2-6) per female.

[Illustration: FIG. 41. Distribution of _Sylvilagus audubonii_.

1. _S. a. audubonii_
2. _S. a. vallicola_
3. _S. a. sanctidiegi_
4. _S. a. confinis_
5. _S. a. arizonae_
6. _S. a. warreni_
7. _S. a. baileyi_
8. _S. a. cedrophilus_
9. _S. a. neomexicanus_
10. _S. a. minor_
11. _S. a. goldmani_
12. _S. a. parvulus_ ]

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII ARIZONAE (J. A. Allen).

1877. [_Lepus sylvaticus_] var. _arizonae_ J. A. Allen, Monogr.
North Amer. Rodentia, p. 332, August, type from Beals Spring,
Yavapai Co., Arizona.

1909. _Sylvilagus auduboni arizonae_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna,
29:222, August 31.

1896. _Lepus arizonae major_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:557,
June 24, type from Calabasas, Pima County, Arizona.

1904. _Lepus laticinctus_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus., publ. 87,
zool. ser., 3:254, January 7, type from Oro Grande, Mohave Desert,
San Bernardino County, California.

1904. _Lepus l[aticinctus]. rufipes_ Elliot, Field Columb. Mus.,
publ. 87, zool. ser., 3:254, January 7, type from Furnace Cr.,
Inyo Co., California.

_Marginal records._--Utah (Durrant, MS): 2 mi. SW Fish Springs;
Holden; 7 mi. SW Tropic. Arizona (Nelson, 1909:225): Seligman; Ft.
Verde; Dos Cabesos. Sonora (Burt, 1938:69): Tecoripa; La Libertad
Ranch. Baja California: San Matias Pass (Nelson, 1909:225).
California: Vallecito (Orr, 1940:126); Fairmont, Antelope Valley
(_ibid._); Little Lake, 3300 ft. (Orr, 1940:125); 5300-5639 ft.,
near Benton (_ibid._). Nevada (Hall, 1946:614): Arlemont; 4 mi. E
Smith Creek Cave.

SYLVILAGUS AUDUBONII AUDUBONII (Baird).

1858. _Lepus audubonii_ Baird, Mamm. N. Amer., p. 608, July 14, type
from San Francisc