174 African Zoology. 



a transverse band which in its course encircles each ej'e white ; 

 tail longer in proportion to the body than iu tlie European hare, 

 white with a black-brown stripe on its upper surface. Ears 

 about one-fourth longer than the head, inner and outer sur- 

 faces naked, the edges margined with isabella-coloured liair ; 

 whiskers black towards base, white towards tips ; feet of the 

 sainii colour as the body ; soles clothed with rough reddish 

 hairs, nails black and pointed; eyes bright brown. Length 

 from nose to base of tail sixteen inches, length of tail nearly 

 three inches. 



Inhabits sandy flats south-west of Ambukol, — Rtippell, 



Lepus Cuniculus, Linnseus. (Common Rabbit) Fur rather 

 short and soft; the surface colour of the top of head, and of 

 the hack, tawny or pale reddish brown, freely pencilled with 

 black ; sides and outer-surfaces of extremities towards body 

 silvery grey, slightly pencilled with black ; eyes surrounded by 

 a circle of white hairs ; forehead, muzzle, sides of head, and 

 lower parts of neck, pale rufous yellow; back of neck deep 

 rufous ; chin, breast, belly, and inner-surfaces of extremities 

 white ; fore-legs, towards feet, pale rufous brown ; hinder 

 legs, towards feet, dull white with pale rufous tints; soles of 

 feet clothed with coarse rufous yellow hair. Tail white with a 

 black stripe along its upper surface. Length from nose to base 

 of tail about seventeen inches ; length of tail two inches and a 

 half; length of ears three inches and a quarter. 



Lihabi(s South Africa, — Robben and Dassen Islands. 



Le Lapin, Buft". Rabbit, Pennants, Qundrup. ii, p. 103. 



Ohs. It is generally understood that the Rabbit was introduced into 

 South Africa from Europe. The colours vary considerably ia differeut 

 specimens. 



Lepus rupestris. Smith. (Rock Hare.) Hair rather coarse 

 and of moderate length : centre of muzzle, forehead, and top of 

 head, reddish brown finely pencilled with black ; back of neck 

 pale rufous-brown, many of the hairs tipt with dull white ; 

 back and upper-parts of sides reddish-brown and black, inti- 

 mately mixed in nearly equal proportions, each hair. being an- 

 nulated with those colours ; lower parts of sides, and under-parts 

 -of neck, breast, and extremities towards body, rufous with many 

 of the hairs tipt with obscure Avhite; upper and lower lips 

 •H'hite ; chin and belly pale rufous-white ; sides of head dusky- 

 pencilled with reddish white ; ears short, inner-surfaces thiidy 

 sprinkled with a fine pale tawny down, outer surfaces towards 

 tips and inner margins thickly covered with a fine short hair 

 variegated brownish black and dusky white ; eyes brown ; 

 whiskers black, some of the hairs tipt with reddish white ; 

 lower parts of extremities and base of tail deep rufous ; tip of 



