LEPUS. 427 



black; nape pale rufous; white spot bordered with brown behind 

 nostril; breast yellowish brown; chin, throat, and rest of under parts 

 white; outer side of legs rufous, inner whitish; tail above cinnamon 

 brown and black, beneath yellowish brown; ears pale rufous and black, 

 bordered narrowly with white. 



FIG. 81. LEPUS I.TAPETI.I GABBI. 

 Type U. S. Nat. Mus. Coll. Nat. size. 



Measurements. Total length about 300; ear, 66; hind foot, 75. 

 Skull: total length, 70; Hensel, 55; zygomatic width, 33; interorbital 

 width, 15; median length of nasals, 20; lateral length of nasals, 28; 

 palatal length, 27; length of upper tooth row, 13; length of mandible, 

 5 7 ; length of lower tooth row, 1 5 . 



