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And of the black-naped bare which is so well known to our 

 Madras sportsmen, he writes :- 



Lepus nigricollis. The Black-naped Hare. 

 Upper part grayish rufescent, slightly mottled with black ; 

 large nuchal spot extending to near the shoulders, velvety black ; 

 ears grayish-brown internally; dusky posteriorly; black at the base, 

 and white fringed at the appex ; lower neck yellowish, chin and 

 abdomen white ; tail, grizzled black and yellowish gray above, 

 white beneath. 



Length of one, head and body, 19 inches ; tail 2J ; ear 4J. 



The black-naped hare is found throughout the South of India, 

 extending north to the Godavery river on the east, and on the west 

 coast as high as the Taptee river, and perhaps further, for Adams 

 states it to be found in Sindh and parts of the Punjab, but this 

 much requires confirmation. It is the hare of Ceylon also, and 

 has been introduced into Java and the Mauritius. It is very abund- 

 ant in many parts of the Madras Presidency, more especially on 

 the east coast and in parts of the Deccan. 



Lepus peguensis, Blyth, is found in Upper Burmah, and L. 

 Sinensis in China." 



The bell and flame decoy mentioned at page 69, is such detest- 

 able poaching that it is better left undescribed. 



No. 53, Page 70. Wild Ass. 



An excellent sportsman and very close observer, who being a 

 Cavalry officer should be able to give a sound opinion on the matter, 

 assured me, that the voice of the wild horse of the snowy Hima- 

 layas is " an unmistakable neigh, not a bray" and that he certainly 

 looked on them as horses. He had seen several of these animals 

 and killed one. 



At page 239 of his Mammals, Jerdon appears to have had quite 

 a different opinion on this matter for he writes as follows : 



" The Kiang or dzightai of Tibet and Central Asia, equus 

 hemionus, Pallas, is met with across the snowy Himalayas in 

 Ladak and other parts, and has frequently been killed by sports- 

 men. It is much darker in hue than the ghorkhur, the upper 



