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What may be the first recorded melanistic eastern cottontail, Syvilagus floridanus mearnsi was collected by Mr. Lawrence Tietz Route 6, Florence Station, Omaha, Nebraska. The black cottontail, a female, was shot in the early morning of the last day of hunting season January 29, 1955 at the De Soto bend of the Missouri River just north of Fort Calhoun, Washington County, Nebraska. The pads of the feet appear to be normal in color. On close examination, a dark gray patch may be seen on the throat which becomes narrow as it extends to the chest region. The animal was mounted by the writer and … |
