276 COMMON HARE. 



dusky on the back and sides, and with grey on the 

 bind quarters ; the fore part of the neck, and a por- 

 tion of the breast, are dull light yellowish-red, as 

 are the feet, and part of the flanks ; the abdomen, 

 inside of the thighs, and a large patch on the 

 throat, are white ; there is a whitish line over 

 the eye, and a patch of greyish-white before it ; 

 the ears are pale yellowish-red on their anterior 

 margin externally, dusky, intermixed with yellow- 

 ish-red, on their anterior half, whitish on the pos- 

 terior, with a patch of black at the end ; inter- 

 nally with whitish hairs at the base, dusky at the 

 middle of their posterior margin, reddish-white in 

 the rest of their extent, excepting the margin of the 

 tip, which is black. The tail is black above or an- 

 teriorly, white beneath, or rather behind, as it is 

 recurved. On the upper parts the hair is greyish- 

 white, sometimes pure white, at the base, dusky be- 

 yond the middle, and yellowish-brown at the end ; 

 the elongated slender hairs are black, but on the 

 sides of the body and the lower parts reddish or 

 white. The fur or fine hairs white, with the extre* 

 mity dusky. 



Inches. 



Length to end of tail 26 



of head 5 



tail 3 



- ears 44 



-from olecranon to end of middle claw 8 



heel to end of second claw........ 5 



