LEPUS 517 



Skull and teeth. — In the typical form the skull is of maximum 

 size for the species, occipitonasal length of full-grown individuals 

 ranging from 86 "4 to 90*4 mm. 



Measurements. — Adult from Granada: hind foot, 115; ear 

 from crown, 120. Two males from Seville (the second the type 

 of lUfordi) : hind foot, 114 and 116 ; ear from crown, 118 and 120. 

 Two females from the same locality : hind foot. 111 and 114 ; ear 

 from crown, 110 and 113. Adult male and female from Silos, 

 Burgos : head and body, 500 and 520 ; tail, 95 and 87 ; hind 

 foot, 117 and 118 ; ear from crown, 110 and 112. For cranial 

 measurements see Table, p. 521. 



Specimens examined. — Fifteen, from the following localities in Spain : 

 Silos, Burgos, 2 ; Castrillo de la Reina, Burgos, 2 ; Seville, 4 ; Las Marismas, 

 near Seville, 1 ; Granada, 1 ; Jerez, Cadiz, 1 ; Goto Dofiana, Huelva, 2 ; 

 no exact locality, 1 ; Selva, Majorca, Balearic Islands, 1. 



2 9, Castrillo, Burgos, Spain. G. S. Miller (c). 8. 8. 4. 120-121. 



2. Coto Donana, Huelva. A. Chapman (c & p). 8. 3. 8. 8-9. 



2 (5, 2 9. Seville. (Dr. A. Ruiz.) Lord Lilford (p). 95. 3. 3. 11-14. 



(95. 3. 3. 12. Type of L. lilfordi de W.) 



1. Las Marismas. near H. F. Witherby 0. 2. 17. 1. 



Seville. (c & p). 



1. Granada. Col. J. H. Irby (c & p). 96. 7. 29. 1. 



juv. Jerez, Cadiz. A. Chapman (c & p). 8. 3. 8. 16. 



1. Spain. Lord Lilford (p). 75. 2. 11. 3. 



1. Selva, Majorca, Balearic 0. Thomas (p). 1. 3. 6. 2. 

 Islands. (M. Biutort.) 



Lepus granatensis gall^cius Miller. 



1907. Lepus granatensis gallfecius Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 7th ser., xx, p. 400, November, 1907. Type in British Museum. 



1910. Lepus granatensis gallaecius Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Fjurope, 

 p. 223. 



Type locality. — ^La Coruna, Province of Coruila, Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — At present known from extreme 

 north-west Spain only. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Lepus granatensis (jranatensis, but colour 

 throughout dark and rich, the ground colour of back nearly the 

 ochraceous-bufF of Ridgway, and scarcely in excess of black ; 

 white markings on front leg not so extensive as in the typical 

 form. 



Colour. — ^Underfur with buff distinctly brighter than in 

 Lepus granatensis granatensis, and extreme tips of the hairs 

 becoming definitely black. Sub-terminal annulations of longer 

 hairs light ochraceous-buff. Clear area along sides dull cinnamon- 

 rufous, the inguinal patches similar, but outer surface of thigh 

 and of front leg distinctly darker and brighter. Inner surface 

 of front leg with white extending to wrist or not beyond elbow, 

 the usual white markings at wrist present in either case, though 



