Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 limerick of which this Egyptian view

of which this Egyptian view is a highlight

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this design radiates from a dominant yellow ground

Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 limerick of which this Egyptian viewLepus californicus, Californian Hare. Natural size. by John Woodhouse Audubon (1845) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustrationan image where scientific clarity meets artistic poise. Created in the mid 19th century, it reflects an era of fervent exploration and cataloguing of North American fauna. Here, the Californian hare is rendered at life scale, its sleek body and elongated ears poised in alert stillness against a spare Western