Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 205 
The Japanese Hare, L. t. brachyurus (meaning "short- 
tailed"), and its mainland relative L. t. coreanus from Korea 
agree with the Snow Hares in having short ears (3 to 4 inches) 
and tails (2% to 3% inches), but their feet are even shorter 
(4% to 5 inches instead of 6 to 7 inches). The color of 
brachyurus is rather plain dull brown mixed with blackish, the 
top of the tail black, its underside smoky white. 
The South China Hares, Lepus sinensis, found from 
Chekiang and Fukien to. Hunan and Canton, have been asso- 
ciated by Allen with the Hispid Hare, Caprolagus. Their fur iu 
undoubtedly harsher than that of most northern Hares but it is 
by no means as firm as in C. hispidus. More cogent is the fact 
that the teeth and the anatomy of the skull are so different from 
the skull of Caprolagus. The Formosan Hare, L. formosus, is 
believed to be closely related to sinensis, although somewhat 
paler. The South China Hares constitute a very distinct group 
of Lepus, resembling the hainanus group externally but with 
the grooves of the incisor teeth uncomplicated and free from 
any filling of cement. The ear, tail, and foot are all small — 2% 
to 3 1 / 4 inches, 2 to 2 1 / 4 inches, and 3 1 / 4 to 4 inches, respectively. 
They may be an offshoot of the short-tailed brachyurus group. 
The South Eurasian Field Hares, Lepus europceus, extend 
eastward also but tend to keep farther south ; eastern representa- 
tives are the Tolai Hare, L. e. tolai of the Gobi, L. e. mand- 
shuricus from Manchuria, L. e. aurigineus from the basin of 
the middle Yangtse. These are large grayish brown Hares with 
moderately large ears and feet and rather long tails. Although 
the animals do not turn white in winter, scattered white hairs 
appear along the sides of tolai. 
The length of head and body in L. e. swinhoei is about 20 
inches, tail 3 inches, hind foot 5 to 5% inches, ear 3% inches; 
of L. e. aurigineus somewhat more. Sowerby gives the dimen- 
sions of L. e. mandshuricus as 19% inches, 3% to 4% inches, 
4% to 5% inches. 
