The New International Encyclopædia/Swamp Hare

SWAMP HARE, or. A hare of the swamps of the Lower Mississippi Valley (Lepus aquaticus), 24 inches long, finely mottled above with buff, rufous, and black, and more buffy than the &lsquo;cottontail;&rsquo; belly and under side of tail pure white. Its habits are little known. Compare.