206 LORD LILFORD 



To the same. 



' Bournemouth : November 13, 1886. 



{ I saw two swallows flying to windward 

 along the edge of the cliff to-day. Have you 

 received any mammalia from Cyprus ? I can- 

 not remember if I presented a Cyprian Hare ; 

 my impression is that I did not, but I remember 

 a hare from Crete which I think I gave to the 

 Museum. If you have any of the family of 

 Lepus from Cyprus, I should be glad to know 

 to what species they belong. We killed a good 

 many, and found them by far the best hare 

 for the table of any we had ever tasted, while 

 the Lepus Mediterraneus of South Spain and 

 Sardinia is uneatable. The hares of Cyprus 

 differ much in general appearance from this 

 species, and from L. timidus.' 



[The skin of a Spanish hare sent by my 

 brother to the South Kensington Natural History 

 Museum, was found by Mr. de Winton to be a new 

 species. It has been named Lepus Lilfordi. 1 ] 



1 See p. 280. 



