146 MxXter — A New Hare from Greece. 



less so than the light, clear buff of the corresponding region in Lepin- 

 europceus. Sides and neck not noticeably different from back, but the 

 grizzle less distinct, owing to the replacement of the sub-basel black by 

 hair-brown. Rump essentially like back, but with a slight grayish cast 

 due to the light gray bases of the hairs. The exact shade of this under 

 color is about Ridgway's gray No. 10 at base of hairs, darkening to gray 

 No. 7 near surface. Cheeks like sides, but more finely grizzled, and 

 with a faint blackish wash below ear. An indistinct grayish-buff eye 

 ring and loral stripe. Crown and face like back but more finely grizzled, 

 and the bases of the hairs wood-brown. Ears light silvery-gray (the 

 exact color not given by Ridgway) except for the following markings: a 

 very finely grizzled stripe essentially concolor with top of head extend- 

 ing up anterior outer surface almost to tip, and about 20 mm. wide at 

 middle: a similar area 45 mm. long by 12 mm. wide near middle of 

 posterior inner surface; a black apical patch 40 mm. long by 30 mm. 

 wide on posterior outer surface, extending downward along posterior 

 outer rim as a band 4 mm. in width to about middle of ear, and spread- 

 ing over both surfaces at tip and along upper fourth of anterior margin, 

 the black apical area on inner surface about 10 mm. wide; a clear 

 ochraceous-buff area 10 mm. in width between apical black and general 

 gray of inner surface; a whitish line 3 mm. in width along inner anterior 

 margin from base to above middle. Feet, outer surface of legs, flank 

 patches, and throat, dull ochraceous-buff. Underparts and inner sur- 

 face of legs white, this color much suffused with ochraceous-buff on 

 front legs. Tail missing. 



Skull and teeth. — The skull differs from that of Lepus europceus in 

 smaller size and much less robust form. This is particularly noticeable 

 in the rostral portion of the skull, both depth and width of which are 

 reduced, but is also very evident in the form of the braincase. Supra- 

 orbital processes smaller than in Lepus europceus. Teeth as in the re- 

 lated species. 



Measurements — External measurements of type (from well made skin), 

 head and body, 600; hind foot, 150 (140); ear from crown, 130. Cranial 

 measurements of type: greatest length, 96 (99)*; occipito nasal length: 

 94; diastema, 32.6 (30); greatest (oblique) length of nasals, 44 (45); 

 length of nasals along median suture, 37.6 (40); breadth of both nasals 

 together at middle, 16.6 (20); greatest breadth of both nasals together 

 posteriorly, 21 (23.6); least interorbital breadth behind supraorbital pro- 

 cesses, 14.4 (12); zygomatic breadth, 44 (48); breadth of braincase 

 below roots of zygomata, 31 (34); palatal depth 24.6 {28); mandible, 

 75 (76); maxillary molar series (alveoli), 15.4 (18.6); mandibular molar 

 series (alveoli), 18.4 (20.4). 



Specimens examined. — One, the type. 



*Cranial measurements in parenthesis are those of an adult female 

 Lepus europmus from Werdenberg, Switzerland (No. 105,831). 



