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is very dark ; but the ordinary dorsal colouring of the hair and wool 

 prevails on the buttocks, as well as on the dorsal aspect of the tail, 

 both parts being like the back, though somewhat paler. Occasionally 

 the wool and base of the hair are dusky rather than hoary, and the 

 intensity of the red hue, as well as the quantity of black tipt hairs, de- 

 pend on health, age and season, both in the hills and the plains. There 

 are of course five digits on the fore extremities and four on the hind 

 ones, but the thumb consists of a nail only, and the other anterior 

 digits are gradated, as in our hand ; whilst in the posterior extremi- 

 ties the central digits are equal, and of the laterals the interior is the 

 longer. The mustachios are ample, extending much beyond the 

 base of the ears, not harsh, nor adpressed, nor undulated as in ti- 

 midus, and of many lengths. Above the eye are four to six lesser 

 bristles, and two or three longer ones below it on each cheek. Eyes 

 remote, and much nearer to the ears than to the snout ; ears consi- 

 derably (or ^th) longer than the head, so that when pulled forward 

 they may be extended from 1| to 2 inches beyond the tip of the 

 nose. Head compressed, and arched entirely along the vertical line. 

 Scut without the hair extending only half way from the knee to- 

 wards the heel of the straightened leg, and with the hair falling con- 

 siderably short of the os calcis. 



The following dimensions will complete the illustration of this 

 species as found in the mountains and plains : — 



Plains. Hills. 



Mas. Mas. Fcem. 



Snout to base of scut 1-6 1-6 1-7 



Snout to occiput straight 4 4 4^ 



Ditto ditto, by curve 4| 4| plus 4J 



Snout to fore angle of eye 2 less 2 plus 2 



Thence to anterior base of ear ... . 1^ l^ i^ 



Ears, length from skull 4J 4| 5 



Ditto, ditto from anterior inner base 3^ 3|^ 4 J 



Width between eyes 1| li 1^- 



Scut only 3£ 3f 3f 



Scut and hair 4£ 5 5 



Olecranon to carpus 3f£ 3-}§ 3-j^ 



Thence to tip, long finger (not nail) . 2 2 2^ 



Tibia or knee to os calcis 4|f A\^ 5^- 



Thence to tip long toe (not nail) . . 4^ 4 4£ 



Girth behind shoulder 9£ 9| 10£ 



Weight (very thin) A\ lbs. 4± lbs. 5 lbs. 



The following specific character may perhaps serve to distinguish 

 our animal : 



Lepus macrotus, with black tipt ears longer than the head. Ge- 

 neral colour full cinnamoneous red, shaded above with black ; tail 

 dorsally concolorous with the buttocks ; head below and belly pure 

 white ; in size less than timidus. Snout to rump 1 8 to 20 inches, 



