THE RED HARE OR ROOI-HAAS 



been called the Rock Hare, which no doubt arose 

 originally from confusing it with the real Rock or 

 Red Hare (Pronolagus), of which there are two South 

 African species and some local races. 



The name of Rock Hare being erroneous and mis- 

 leading, I have styled it the South African Hare. 



It can be distinguished from the Cape Hare 

 by its larger size ; its long ears, which are 5 to 

 5| inches in length ; by the presence of a bright 

 rufous patch on the back of the neck ; and by a 

 white spot on the centre of the forehead. In 

 some specimens this spot is represented by only a 

 few white hairs. 



In all the specimens which I have examined, the 

 upper part of the tail was black, bordered with a 

 fringe of white. The black streak is broader in 

 this species than in the Cape Hare. 



There is a local race which differs slightly from 

 the typical species. 



THE RED HARE OR ROOI-HAAS 



(Pronolagus crassicaudatus) 



This Hare is better known to colonists as the Roode 

 or Rooi-haas, Klip-haas and Rooi-staart. The 

 Amaxosa call it the Intenetya. 



It inhabits the stony hills from the Cape to 

 North-East ern Rhodesia. In the midlands of the 

 Cape Province it is common amongst the rugged, 



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