288 BURROWING HARE. 



gion ; the perinseal white, as is the lower surface of 

 the tail, the upper being black or blackish-grey. 

 The feet are reddish-brown, witn an internal band 

 on each brownish-white; the claws dark-brown, 

 tipped with paler. The ears are light brownish-red 

 behind, in their anterior half light yellowish-brown 

 mixed with blackish ; brownish-black towards the 

 tip, their margins all round yellowish-grey. 



Inches. 



Length to end of tail 20 



Tail with the hair 3 



Head 4 



Ears 3Jt 



v2 



Girth behind the shoulders 9 



Depth of the chest 4 



Height at the shoulders 6 



. rump 8 



From heel to end of claws........ **..*.............4 



The female is smaller than the male, but of the 

 same colour. The young are similar in colouring 

 to the adult, but considerably lighter. The upper 

 surface of the tail is like the back, although dark at 

 the roots of the hairs ; the brownish line down the 

 breast is wanting. The female has three mammae 

 on each side. 



The Rabbit, although not an indigenous animal, 

 is generally distributed in Britain, being fostered on 

 account of its flesh, which affords an agreeable and 

 wholesome article of food, and its fur, which is used 

 for various purposes. The places most favourable 

 to it are sandy heaths or downs, overgrown with 



