456 LAGOMYHXE. 



Synopsis of Indian Species. 

 A. Ears moderate, less than an inch broad. 



a'. Colour dark brown or bay, a narrow pale 



collar or none L. roylei, p. 450. 



b'. Colour pale brown, a broad pale collar . . L. rufescens, p. 458. 

 b. Toe-pads concealed by hair, colour light sandy 



brown L. ciirzoniee, p. 457. 



B. Ears more than an inch broad. 



a. Incisive foramen subtrigonal, with sides 



straight L. macrotis, p. 457. 



b. Incisive foramen constricted in middle and 



with curved sides. Colour brownish yel- 

 low L. ladacensis, p. 458. 



327. Lagomys roylei. The Himalayan Mouse-Hare. 



Lao-oniys roylei, Ogilby, Royle's III. Botany fyc. Himalaya, p. Ixix, 



pi. 4 (1839) ; Adams, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 520 ; Jerdon, Mam. p. 226 ; 



Blanf. J. A. S. B. xli, pt. 2, p. 35 ; Biichner, Przewalski, Reis. Mam. 



p. 156, pi. xxiii, tigs. 1, 2. 

 Lagomys nipalensis, Hodgson, J. A. S. B. x, p. 854, plate at p. 816 



(1841). 



Lagomys hodgsoni, Blytli, J. A. S. B. x, p. 817, plate at p. 844. 

 Lagomys tibetanus, A. Milne-Edivards, Reck. Mam. i, p. 314, 



pis. xlviii, xlix. 

 Rany-runt, rang-duni, in Kunawar ; Gumchen, Bhutia, Sikhirn. 



Ears moderate. Toe-pads naked. Incisive foramen subtrian- 

 gular, with the sides nearly straight. 



Colour above brown, varying from greyish brown to rufous brown, 

 sometimes blackish brown, and in many cases bay or deep ferru- 

 ginous on the neck only or on the head and neck, or throughout 

 the upper surface. Lower parts paler, sometimes whitish. Basal 

 three fourths of fur throughout the body leaden black, terminal 

 fourth of the longer hairs light brown or rufous brown, with, on 

 the upper parts, dark brown or black tips. Ears frequently with a 

 narrow whitish border. Feet pale brown above, soles of hind feet 

 darker brown. There is occasionally a narrow pale collar, but never 

 a broad one as in L. rufescens. 



Dimensions. Head and body 6-5 inches, tarsus and hind foot from 

 heel to end of claws 1-1; length of ear 0-7, breadth 0-6. Some 

 individuals are rather larger. Zygomatic breadth of skull 0'85. 



Distribution. Found throughout the Himalayas from Kashmir to 

 Moupin at elevations between 11,000 and 14,000 feet, or as high as 

 16,000 in Spiti, according to Stoliczka ; also found by Przewalski 

 in the mountains of N.E. Tibet, and of Kansu in China. 



Habits. The Himalayan mouse-hare is chiefly found in rocky 

 ground, burro wing and hiding amongst rocks and coarse stones. In 

 the Eastern Himalayas it inhabits pine-forests on steep slopes. It 

 is gregarious, several being found together ; it feeds on vegetables 



