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the other hand it has more gray in the rump, which is distinctly 

 aler than the tail, while in L. floridanus chapmani rump and tail 

 are of essentially the same color. 



Lepus floridanus caniclunis subsp. nov. 



Type adult c? (skin and skull), ^o. 63,137, United States 

 National Museum, collected at Fort Clark, Texas, December 27, 

 1892, by Edgar A. Mearns. Original number, 2,172. 



General Characters. — JJike Lepus floridanus chapmani Allen, but 

 slightly paler throughout; sides, rump and upper surface of tail 

 conspicuously paler, and white of belly pure and not encroached 

 upon by color of sides. 



Color. — The color is so much like that of Lepus floridanus siib- 

 cinctus that no detailed description is necessary. The pale band 

 on the hairs of the back is very slightly lighter, but the black tips 

 are considerably less abundant. This is true throughout the dorsal 

 and lateral surfaces. Head and ears distinctly paler than in 

 subcinctus. Rump and tail conspicuously paler, the difference pro- 

 duced partly by a reduction in the number of black-tipped hairs, 

 but more especially by lightening the brown terminal band of the 

 under fur to ecru drab. Throat ruff, slightly paler than in sub- 

 cinctus. White of belly clear and pure throughout, not in the 

 least encroached upon by the color of the side?, as in the case of 

 L. floridanus subciactu-i and L. floridanus chapmani. Color of 

 sides fading abruptly into that of belly without intervention of bufl 

 lateral line. 



Skull and Teeth. — The skull of Lepus floridanus caniclunis is 

 slightly smaller than that of L. floridanus subcinctus, but it differs 

 in no way in form. It is indistinguishable from the skull of L. 

 fl.oridanus chapmani. 



Measurements. — External measurements of type (from fresh 

 specimen by collector): Total length, 395; tail vertebrae, 52; hind 

 foot, 87 ; ear from crown, 72. Average of ten specimens from 

 type locality: Total length. 382 (365-400); tail vertebrae, 57.8 

 (50-67); hind foot, 85.4 (80-90); ear from crown, 68.9 

 (64-72). 



Cranial measurements of type (measurements in parenthesis are 

 those of a topotype of L. floridanus chapmani, No. 2,982, Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History): Greatest^length, 66 (64.6); 



