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Stone (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1900, p. 462) regards Caprolagtis 

 as a distinct genus containing the following species : hispidus Pearson, 

 netscheri Schlegel, furnessi Stone. The last two are considered in the 

 present paper as the types of the genera Nesolagus and Penialagus respectively. 



CARPOLAGUS 



Used by Gray (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xx, 3d sen, 1867, p. 225), typograph- 

 ical error, for Caprolagtts Blyth. 



CHIONOBATES 



Used by Kaup (Entw. Gesch. und Natiir. Syst. Europ. Thierwelt, i, p. 170, 

 1829) as a genus for two species, variabilis and borealis. It is antedated by 

 Lepus LiNN.EUS. 



CUNICULUS 



First used as a name for rabbits by Meyer (Mag. f. Thiergesch., i, pt. i, 

 52-53, 1790) applied to Oryctolagus cuniculus (renamed by Meyer campestris) 

 and doniesticus, angorensis, argentexis, russictis, and dauriciis Europe, and to 

 brasiliensis Brazil. 



The name is synonymous with Lepus Linnaeus, containing the same three 

 genera, cuniculus representative of Oryctolagus, dauriciis =^ tolai (Erxleben) a 

 member of the genus Lepus, and brasiliensis a member of the genus Sylvilagus. 



Cuniculus was next used by Gloger (Hand- u. Hilfsbuch Naturgesch., i, p. 

 104, 1841) for Oryctolagus cuniculus renamed Cuniculus dasypus. 



It was proposed again by Gray (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xx, 3d sen, 1867, 

 p. 224) as a genus for "Lepus Section C" Baird (Mammals of North 

 America, 1857, p. 575). The only species included by Gray in the genus is 

 fodiens Klein which he considered the correct name for Lepus cuniculus 

 LiNN^us, which is accordingly the type. 



The name is preoccupied {Cuniculus Brisson, Regn. Animal, 1762, p. 13, 

 and Cuniculus Wagler, Nat. Syst. d' Amphibian, 1830, p. 21) and was replaced 

 by Oryctolagus Lilljeborg (Sveriges och Norges Ryggradsdj ur, i, 1874, p. 

 417)- 



EULAGOS 



Used by Gray (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xx, 3d sen, 1867, p. 222) as a genus 

 for Lepus mediterraneus Wagner, and Eulagus judcccc "the Holy Land 

 Buneas, Tristram." The word has apparently not been used by subsequent 

 writers, who have placed these species under the subgenus Lepus of the 

 genus Lepus. I have seen no material of either. 



HYDROLAGUS 



Used by Gray (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xx, 3d sen, 1867, p. 221) as a generic 

 term for "Lepus, Section F" of Baird (Mammals of North America, p. 575). 

 Gray places in it two species : aquaticus Bachman, and palustris Bachman. 

 The former, the first named species and the one from which the word 

 Hydrolagus was evidently derived, may be considered the type. 



Trouessart (Catalogus Mammalium, i, fasc. iii, pp. 657, 658, 1897) uses 

 the name as a subgenus of Lepus for the following species: aquaticus Bach- 

 man, aquaticus attwateri Allen, palustris Bachman, paludicola Miller and 



