. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. His greater relative who lives in the North, more particularly among the mountains, is called the American varying hare {Lej>us amerl- canus virginianus). This animal is remarkable for his change of color; in summer he is a dark-red brown, and in winter he is perfectly white. Regarding the nature of this change â¢â¢â¢= I must repeat in sub- â " Northern Varying Hare ; summer coat. stance the opinions ex- pressed by Dr. Merriam and Prof. J. A. Allen. Dr. Merriam says that when the change occurs in
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. His greater relative who lives in the North, more particularly among the mountains, is called the American varying hare {Lej>us amerl- canus virginianus). This animal is remarkable for his change of color; in summer he is a dark-red brown, and in winter he is perfectly white. Regarding the nature of this change â¢â¢â¢= I must repeat in sub- â " Northern Varying Hare ; summer coat. stance the opinions ex- pressed by Dr. Merriam and Prof. J. A. Allen. Dr. Merriam says that when the change occurs in the fall, the fur lengthens and S^^^'SriS^ blanches, the individual hairs changing color after the first fall of snow. Like a majority of the mammals, this hare has two ^T^H^ rc^f^ kinds of fur: an under and soft kind ^'^wA ⢠which covers all parts of the body, and "^s^^ an upper, longer and stiffer kind which is scattered through it. This last, which is blackish in summer, becomes in the fall white at the tips first, and fades down-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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