( 445 ) 



The grooves of the upper incisors are shallower than those of L. aegi/j/fius, 

 simple V-shaped and straight, /rYfer/ with cement. 



In colour these two species are widely distinct. L. aegi/ptiiis is greyer in 

 colour, its nape rufous-fawn, its tail above tinged with yellow. Its form is slender, 

 its legs long and feet narrow, and its ears enormous, measuring \% times the length 

 of its head. 



1j. rotl'schitili a])pears to be the most common hare in the jirovince of Ghizeh. 



The specimen selected as the type of the species is a female killed some time 

 between the months of May and July, \'M)\. 



Lepus innesi sp. nov. 



Size smaller than L. aegyptius ; ears short, only measuring 1 J times the length 

 of the head. Legs rather short, but not heavy. Fur short, with but few con- 

 spicuous longer hairs about the shoulders and flanks. General colour paler and 

 more sand-coloured than L. aegi/ptius, but the nape of the neck ol" a very similar 

 tint of rufous fawn. The ears margined with whitish short hair on the outer 

 border, and on the inner with longer buff hairs, throughout their length ; blackish 

 tips behind. The tail is moderate, the black on the upperside pure. The legs clear 

 pale fawn-coloured. 



Measurements taken from a specimen freshly preserved in alcohol : Head and 

 body, 31)7 ram. ; length of head, !i.) ; breadth of head, 42 ; ear from notch, 08 ; ear 

 from crown, 118 ; breadth of ear, 42 ; tail, 82, with hair, 113 ; hind-foot, lUl, with 

 hair 107 ; tibial joint, 123 ; forearm and hand, 139. 



Mammae, one pair pectinal, two pairs abdominal (placed at about even distances 

 from the fore- and hind-legs and from each other). 



This species is readily distinguished by its short ears and distinct colouration. 

 It belongs to the group of hares of which L. europaeus is the typical form, having 

 shallow open grooves in the upper incisors, with little or no filling of cement. 



Two sjiecimens, i and ? , were obtained at different times of the year at Gattah 

 in the Fayoum. The female has been selected as the type of the species. 



