3i8 



LEPORID^— LEPUS 



DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES:— 



Weighed when some time dead. 



t Measured by tape-line along side of body. 



5 8 ; Stirlingshire— August, f, 6 4 , 6, 5 14 , 5 12 , 5 12 , 5 2 , 5 1 , 4 6 , total nine 

 averaging 5 11 ; December, 6 s , 6, 5 12 , 5 8 , 5, 4 8 , 4 8 , total seven averaging 5 6 ; 

 range of sixteen Stirlingshire specimens y b to 4 , the whole lot averaging 

 5 9 . Heavier animals are, however, quite frequent amongst adults where 

 food is abundant, the record being apparently 8 8 (Millais, see below). 

 There is much variability, dependent no doubt on the locality, the food 

 supply, the numbers on the ground, and the presence of immature 

 animals which always form a large percentage of the population. 



