LEPUS. 429 



Measurements. Total length, 310; tail vertebrae, 25; hind foot, 

 54; ear from notch, 46. Skull: total length, 58; basal length, 49; 

 greatest zygomatic breadth, 28.5; postorbital constriction, 10; length 

 of nasals, 12; width posteriorly, 9. 



444. bachmani (Lcpits), Waterh., Proc. Zool. Soc., 1838, p. 103. 



Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 1901, p. 281. 



trowbridgii, Baird. Journ. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1855, p. 333. 

 BACHMAN'S WOOD HARE. Concjo in Mexico. 



Type locality. Southwest coast of North America, probably 

 California. 



Geogr. Distr. Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, Mexico, to Fort 

 Crook, California. 



Genl. Char. Similar to L. auduboni, but smaller; ears equal 

 to head in length; hind feet short; tail almost rudimentary; ears 

 uniformly gray. 



Color. Above yellowish brown, mixed with dark brown; throat, 

 chest, and sides paler; beneath dusky gray, sometimes whitish; nape 

 light rufous; legs and hind feet whitish, tinged with rufous; ears gray, 

 at extreme base rusty, no black edging at tip; fur everywhere lead- 

 color at base. 



Measurements. Total length, 380; tail vertebras, 30; hind foot, 

 75; ear, 61. Skull: occipito-nasal length, 72.5; Hensel, 54; inter- 

 orbital constriction, 17; median length of nasals, 21; lateral length 

 of nasals, 29; width of nasals posteriorly, 16.5; anterior width of 

 nasals, 9; length of upper tooth row at alveolus, 19; length of lower 

 jaw to tip of incisors, 55; height at condyle, 32. 



445. cinerascens (Lcpus), Allen, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1890, 



p. 159. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 1901, p. 287. 

 ASH-COLORED HARE. 



Type locality. San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California. 



Geogr. Distr. Lower California, Mexico, and deserts of southern 

 California. 



Genl. Char. Similar to L. bachmani, but smaller and paler. 



Color. Above gray and blackish brown mixed; nape pale rusty; 

 dorsal region pale buffy gray; sides pure gray; under parts white; 

 pectoral band brownish gray; fore legs yellowish brown; hind feet 

 grayish brown ; tail above dark gray, beneath white ; ears brownish gray. 



Measurements. Total length, 294; tail, 24; hind foot, 63; ear 

 from notch, 58. Skull: total length, 62; basilar length, 48; width at 

 postorbital constriction, 10; length of nasals, 25; posterior width of 

 nasals, 12; length of upper molar series, at alveolar border, 6, 

 length of lower jaw, 42; height at condyle, 27. 



