A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Part 10

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:185).--Coahuila: Sierra Encarnacion. Hidalgo: Encarnacion. Veracruz: _Las Vigas_; Mt.

Orizaba. _Puebla: Chalchicomula_. Mexico: Mt. Popocatepetl; Volcano of Toluca. Guanajuato: Santa Rosa. San Luis Potosi: San Luis Potosi.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s RESTRICTUS Nelson.

1907. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s restrictus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 20:82, July 22, type from Zapotlan, Jalisco.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:183).--Nayarit: Tepic; Ojo de Agua.

Jalisco: _La Cienega_; _Atenguillo_. Michoacan: Mt. Tancitaro; Patzcuaro. Jalisco: type locality; Las Canoas; La Laguna.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s ROBUSTUS (V. Bailey).

1905. _Lepus pinetus robustus_ V. Bailey, N. Amer. Fauna, 25:159, October 24, type from 6000 ft., Davis Mts., Jeff Davis County, Texas.

1951. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s robustus_, Hall and Kelson, Univ.

Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. Hist., 5:56, October 1, 1951.

_Marginal records._--Texas: The Bowl, Guadalupe Mts. (Hall and Kelson, 1951:56); Chisos Mts. (Nelson, 1909:195); 35 mi. S Marfa (_ibid._).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s RUSSATUS (J. A. Allen).

1904. _Lepus_ (_Sylvilagus_) _russatus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer.

Mus. Nat. Hist., 20:31, February 29, type from Pasa Nueva, southern Veracruz.

1909. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s russatus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:186, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:187).--Veracruz: Catemaco; Coatzacoalcos; _Minat.i.tlan_; type locality; _Jimba_ (KU 19895).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s SIMILIS Nelson.

1907. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s similis_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 20:82, July 22, type from Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska.

_Marginal records._--Manitoba: Dauphin (Anderson and Rand, 1943:24).

Minnesota: Ten Mile Lake (Surber, 1932:74). Nebraska: Neligh (Nelson, 1909:174). Kansas: _Long Island_ (_ibid._); 3 mi. N and 2 mi. W Hoisington (16509 KU); Lane County (5520 KU); Elkader (5595 KU). Colorado: Arvada (Cary, 1911:158). Wyoming: 6400 ft., 3 mi. E Horse Creek, P. O. (15936 KU). Nebraska: 8 mi. E Chadron (39380 KU).

Montana: _Little Missouri River, 7 mi. NE Albion_ (Hall and Kelson, 1951:52); Box Elder Creek, 25 mi. SW Sykes (_ibid._). North Dakota: Oakdale (Bailey, 1927:134).

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s SUBCINCTUS (Miller).

1899. _Lepus florida.n.u.s subcinctus_ Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Philadelphia, p. 386, October 5, type from Hacienda El Molino, near Negrete, Michoacan.

1904. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s subcinctus_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc. Coll., 45:336, June 15.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:181).--Jalisco: Lagos. Guanajuato: Acambaro. Michoacan: _Querendaro_. Jalisco: _Ameca_; Etzatlan.

SYLVILAGUS FLORIDa.n.u.s YUCATANICUS (Miller).

1899. _Lepus florida.n.u.s yucatanicus_ Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Philadelphia, p. 384, September 29, type from Merida, Yucatan.

1904. _Sylvilagus florida.n.u.s yucatanicus_, Lyon, Smiths. Misc.

Coll., 45:336, June 15.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:191).--Yucatan: Progreso; type locality. Campeche: Campeche.

=Sylvilagus transitionalis= (Bangs)

New England Cottontail

1895. _Lepus sylvaticus transitionalis_ Bangs, Proc. Boston Soc.

Nat. Hist., 26:405, January 31, type from Liberty Hill, New London County, Connecticut.

1909. _Sylvilagus transitionalis_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:195, August 31.

_Marginal records._--Vermont: west side at Canadian boundary (Osgood, F. L., Jr., 1938:440); Montpelier (_ibid._). Maine: Sagadahoc County (Palmer, 1944:194); _Androscoggin County_ (_ibid._). New York: Miller Place (Nelson, 1909:199). Virginia: Roanoke County (Llewellyn and Handley, 1946:385). North Carolina: Roan Mtn. (Nelson, 1909:199). Georgia: Bra.s.stown Bald Mtn. (A. H.

Howell, 1921:71). Alabama: Erin (_ibid._); Ardell (_ibid._).

Tennessee: Walden Ridge, "near" Soddy (Kellogg, 1939:291). West Virginia: Ronceverte (Kellogg, 1937:473). Pennsylvania: Renovo (Nelson, 1909:199). New York: Lake George (_ibid._).

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 40. Distribution of _Sylvilagus transitionalis_.]

Total length, 388; tail, 39; hind foot, 95; ear from notch (dry), 52.

Upper parts almost pinkish buff, varying to almost ochraceous buff; back overlaid by a distinct black wash giving a penciled effect; anterior extension of supraorbital process obsolete or short and closely appressed to orbital rim; tympanic bullae small, smaller than in any subspecies of _S. florida.n.u.s_ in the United States. _S. transitionalis_ is a forest-inhabiting species--more so than is _S. florida.n.u.s_.

=Sylvilagus nuttallii=

Nuttall Cottontail

(See figure 39)

Total length, 350-390; tail, 44-50; hind foot, 88-100; ear from notch (dry), 55-56; weight in Nevada, ? 678, 3 ? 928 (868-1032) grams. Hind feet densely covered with long hair; ear short; tympanic bulla of moderate size. In the northern part of its range _S. nuttallii_ occurs princ.i.p.ally in the sagebrush areas but it occurs also in the timbered areas of the Transition Life-zone and almost exclusively in timbered areas in the southern part of its range. From _S. florida.n.u.s_, _S.

nuttallii_ along the eastern margin of its range differs in more slender rostrum, and larger external auditory meatus. In New Mexico and Arizona, _S. nuttallii_ differs from _S. florida.n.u.s_ in the posteriorly pointed and un-notched supraoccipital s.h.i.+eld and in the posterior extension of the supraorbital process, the tip of which projects free from the braincase or merely lies against the braincase instead of being firmly welded to the side of the skull. From _S. audubonii_, _S. nuttallii_ differs in shorter ears, smaller tympanic bullae and smaller hind legs; _S. nuttallii_ usually occurs at higher elevations, or where the two occur at approximately the same elevation _S. nuttallii_ occurs in wooded or brushy areas and _S. audubonii_ lives on the plains or in relatively open country. Eight females contained an average of 6.1 (4-8) embryos.

SYLVILAGUS NUTTALLII GRANGERI (J. A. Allen).

1895. _Lepus sylvaticus grangeri_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.

Hist., 7:264, August 21, type from Hill City, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota.

1909. _Sylvilagus nuttalli grangeri_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:204, August 31.

1904. _Lepus l[aticinctus]. perplicatus_ Elliott, Field Columb.

Mus., publ. 87, zool. ser., 3:255, January 7, type from Hannopee [= Hannaupah] Canyon, Panamint Mts., Inyo County, California.

_Marginal records._--Alberta: Steveville (Anderson, 1943:25).

Saskatchewan (_ibid._): Cypress Hills; Johnston Lake; Big Muddy Lake. North Dakota: Goodall (V. Bailey, 1927:137). South Dakota: Custer (Nelson, 1909:207). Wyoming: 2 mi. W Horse Creek P. O. (15935 KU); Sherman (Nelson, 1909:207). Colorado: Meeker (Warren, 1942:272). Utah (Nelson, 1909:207): Mt. Ellen; "Upper Kanab"; Panguitch. Nevada (Hall, 1946:612): mi. W Utah-Nev. boundary, 38 17' N, 7300 ft.; S end Belted Range, 5 mi. NW Whiterock Spring, 7200 ft.; Chiatovich Creek, 7000 ft.; 2 mi. E and 1 mi. S Grapevine Peak, 6700 ft.; Charleston Park, Kyle Canon, 8000 ft. California (Orr, 1940:103): Johnson Canyon, 6500 ft.; nr. Woodfords, 5500 ft.

Nevada (Hall, 1946:612): Calvada; Hardscrabble Canyon; Paradise Valley. Idaho (Davis, 1939:363): S. Fork Owyhee River, 12 mi. N Nevada line; Crane Creek, 15 mi. E Midvale; Lemhi. Montana: 4 mi. W Hamilton (Jellison, MS); 2 mi. N Moise Lake (_ibid._). Alberta: Cardston (Anderson, 1947:105).