[4] Bechstein, ‘Naturgesch. Deutschlands,’ 1801, B. i. p. 1133. I have received similar accounts with respect to England and Scotland.
[5] ‘Pigeons and Rabbits,’ by E. S. Delamer, 1854, p. 133. Sir J. Sebright (‘Observations on Instinct,’ 1836, p. 10.) speaks most strongly on the difficulty. But this difficulty is not invariable, as I have received two accounts of perfect success in taming and breeding from the wild rabbit. See also Dr. P. Broca in ‘Journal de la Physiologie,’ tom. ii. p. 368.
[6] Gervais, ‘Hist. Nat. des Mammifères,’ tom. i. p. 292.
[7] See Dr. P. Broca’s interesting memoir on this subject in Brown-Séquard’s ‘Journ. de. Phys.,’ vol. ii. p. 367.
[8] The skulls of these breeds are briefly described in the ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ May 7, 1861, p. 108.
[9] ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ 1861, p. 380.
[10] ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ May 28, 1861, p. 169.
[11] ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ 1861, p. 327. With respect to the ears see Delamer on ‘Pigeons and Rabbits,’ 1854, p. 141; also ‘Poultry Chronicle,’ vol. ii. p. 499, and ditto for 1854, p. 586.
[12] Delamer, ‘Pigeons and Rabbits,’ p. 136. See also ‘Journal of Horticulture,’ 1861, p. 375.
[13] ‘An Account of the different Kinds of Sheep in the Russian Dominions,’ 1794, p. 39.