Game Animals of India, etc. 



grass and bushes in dry districts, whether cultivated or 

 jungle. When coursed with greyhounds in districts 

 where the ground is favourable it affords fair sport. 



All hares have a groove in the upper front teeth, 

 which, in some species, penetrates the interior of the 

 tooth in a branching form, and in the present species 

 the complexity of this branching reaches its highest 

 development. 



The Sind hare i^Lepus dayanus)^ the common species 

 of North-Western India, is distinguished from the pre- 

 ceding species by its sott, silky fur and the blackish- 

 brown colour of the upper surface of the tail. It is 

 also greyer, the general hue of the fur of the upper- 

 parts being greyish brown with the usual mixture of 

 black. 



The range of this well-marked species includes the 

 more or less sandy and arid tracts of Sind, Kutch, the 

 Indian Desert, and probably a portion of the Punjab. 

 It is a rather smaller animal than the last, the length 

 of the head and body being about 17 inches, instead 

 of between 18 and 20 inches. 



In common with the Afghan hare, the Burmese hare 

 {^Lepus peguensis) differs from the two last noticed by 

 having the upper surface of the tail black ; its other 

 special characteristics being the generally rufous tinge 

 of the fur and the presence of a large black patch at 

 the tip of the outer surface of the ear. The fur of the 

 upper-parts is a mixture of rufous and black, while the 

 under-parts are white, a sharp line marking the limits 

 of the dark and light areas. This hare, which is 

 absent from the coast region and dense forest tracts, 

 inhabits a considerable portion of Burma, although its 

 precise limits are not ascertained. 



The generally greyer tone of the fur seems to be 

 the best and most easily recognisable feature by which 

 the Afghan hare {hepus tibetanus) may be distinguished 

 from the last, which it resembles in the black upper 

 surface of the tail. The general colour of the soft fur 



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