A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha

by E. Raymond Hall

Lepus americanus tahoensis Orr.

1933. Lepus washingtonii tahoensis Orr, Jour. Mamm., 14:54, February 14, type from 1/2 mi. S Tahoe Tavern, Placer County, California.

1942. [Lepus americanus] tahoensis, Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:176, June 3.

Marginal records.—California: vic. Mineral (Orr, 1940:56). Nevada: 350 yards NE junction of Nevada state line and N shore Lake Tahoe (Hall, 1946:601). California: Niagara Creek (Orr, 1940:55); Cisco (Orr, 1940:56).

Lepus americanus virginianus Harlan.

1825. Lepus virginianus Harlan, Fauna Americana, p. 196, type locality Blue Mountains, northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

1875. Lepus americanus var. virginianus, J. A. Allen, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 17:431, February 17.

1825. Lepus wardii Schinz, Das Thierreich ..., 4:428, based on the varying hare of the southern part of the United States (Warden, D. B., in A statistical, political, and historical account of the United States of North America ..., 1:233, 1819).

1845. Lepus borealis Schinz, Synopsis Mammalium, 2:286-287. No type or type locality mentioned. From Virginia and the Alleghenies.