Marginal records (Nelson, 1909:94, unless otherwise noted).—Quebec (Anderson, 1947:103): Ottawa River; Megantic County. Maine: Greenville (Nelson, 1909:95); Sebec Lake (ibid.); Mt. Desert Island (Manville, 1942:397). Massachusetts: Concord; Middleboro. Rhode Island: Washington County. New York: Locust Grove. Pennsylvania: type locality. Tennessee: White Rock (Kellogg, 1939:289). Ohio: Ashtabula Co. (Bole and Moulthrop, 1942:174). Ontario: Holland Riv. (Snyder and Logier, 1930:180).
Lepus americanus washingtonii Baird.
1855. Lepus washingtonii Baird, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7:333, type from Steilacoom, Washington.
1875. Lepus americanus var. washingtoni, J. A. Allen, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 18:431, February 17.
Marginal records (Dalquest, 1942:175, unless otherwise noted).—British Columbia (Nelson, 1909:107): Sumas; Chilliwack. Washington: Mt. Vernon; Lake Kapowsin; White Salmon. Oregon: Drew; Florence; Tillamook. Washington: Sekiu River.
Lepus othus
Alaskan Hare
Total length, 565-690; tail, 53-104; hind foot, 147-189; ear from notch (dry), 75-78. Color brownish in summer; white in winter; but tips of ears always black. General comparisons indicate that this is the species which, in Eurasia, bears the name Lepus timidus.
Lepus othus othus Merriam.
1900. Lepus othus Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 2:28, March 14, type from St. Michael, Norton Sound, Alaska.
Marginal records.—Alaska (A. H. Howell, 1936:334): Kotzebue Sound; mts. NW Nulato River; Akiak; 75 mi. below Bethel; thence N along coast.