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the throat * and under parts are white, and the 

 feet yellowish. This animal is an inhabitant of 

 open hilly places in Dauria and Mongolia, and is 

 said to extend as far as Tibet. In the colour of 

 its flesh it agrees with the rabbet, but differs both 

 from that animal and the hare in its manners ; 

 neither burrowing in the ground, like the former, 

 nor running far when pursued, like the latter ; 

 but instantly taking refuge in the holes of rocks. 

 It is called by the Mongols by the name of Tolai. 

 The fur is said to be very indifferent, and of no 

 esteem as a commercial article. 



RABBET. 



Lepus Cuniculus. L. cauda dbbreciata subconcolore, auriculis 

 ajrice atrls, cniribus posticis trunco brevioribus. Lin. Syst. 

 Nat. Gmef. p. 163. 



Short-tailed brown Hare, with the tips of the ears black, and 

 the hind legs shorter than the body. 



Cuniculus. Plin. Gesn. Aldr. llaj. 



Le Lapin. Euff. 6. p. 303. pi. 50, fyc. 



Rabbet. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 103. 



THE Rabbet bears a very strong general re- 

 semblance to the Hare, but is considerably smaller, 

 and its fore feet are furnished with sharper and 

 longer claws in proportion ; thus enabling it to 

 burrow in the ground, and to form convenient re- 

 treats, in which it conceals itself by day, and, like 



* Mr. Erxleben describes it with the throat black. 



