d.

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.