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MiUcr-BdiKjx — ^4 new Rahhlf front U^cMrrn Florithi. 



Description. 



Tj'pe specimen No. 1451 9 ad. Coll. K. A. and O. Bangs, Boston. 

 From Fort Island, near Crystal River, Florida, Jan. 28, 1894. F. L.' Small 

 collector. Total length 438 nun ; tail vertebne S.'S mm; hind foot 81 mm ; 

 (taken in flesh by collector) ; ear 45 mm ; (taken from dried skin). J 



Color of upper parU russet* with black hairs thickly intermixed ; the black ' 

 hairs predominating on the middle of the back and sides of the head and 

 neck and gradually becoming less conspicuous on the sides, rump and legs. 

 The patch running from between the ears back over the nape is a little 

 brighter than the rest of the upper parts, being a dear bright russet,* with- 

 out inter mixture of black-tipped hairs. I 



Color of tlie under parts dirty smoke grayt becoming pale cinnamon rufous? 

 on the under side of the tlanks. Band on the under side of the neck wolmI 

 brownj. Upper side of feet pale russet* with the lower side of the hind ■ 

 feet much darker, almost seal brown j| ; ears dark russet* bordered on the " 

 outer edge by an indisiitict line of blackish, and outside this an almost 

 white line running half way up the ear. The feet are very thinly haired 

 and the nails very conspicuous. 



Lepus jxthistris and L. pahulirola show no differences in color 

 that might not readily intergrade; but the skulls and ears of 

 the two are so different as to lead to the opinion that they 

 are two distinct species, rather than local races of the same 

 species. In all the specimens examined, no sign of inter grad-: 

 nation can be found. Therefore it seems best to accord La 

 pahidicoJa full specific rank for the present, or until intergradesi 

 do turn up. 



*Journal Acad. Nat. Sciences of Phila., Vol. vii, Pt. II, p. 194, 33G. 

 *Nomenclature of Colors, Ridgway, Plate III, No. 16. 

 fNomenclature of Colors, Ridgway, PI. II, No. 12. 

 ^Nomenclature of Colors, Ridgway, PI. IV, No. 1(3. 

 INomenclature of Colors, Ridgway, PI. Ill, No. 10. 

 IINomenclature of Colors, Ridgway, PI. Ill, No. 1. 



