LEPUS. MAMMALIA. 



H. spinosa, Griff. Spines rather long, dark at the end ; tail naked 

 beneath. Paraguay. Type of M. F. Cuvier's genus Sphiggurus. 



H. villosa, Griff. Spines hid in the long thick hairs. Brazil. 



H. Couiy, Desm. (H. prehensilis, var 7 Gmel.) Body covered with 

 numerous short spines, yellowish at their base and point, brown in 

 the middle ; tail thick, pretty short, the latter half naked Mexico. 



H. Cuandu, Desm. (H. prehensilis, Shaw.) Body covered with 

 short spines, annulated black and white, without any mixture of 



hair in the upper part ; tail nearly the length of the body, pointed 

 and prehensile. Two feet long. Brazil. Shaw, ii. pi. 123 

 . The type of M. F. Cuvier's genus Sincethere. 



Gen. 109. LEPUS, Lin. Cuv. Geoff, &c. 



Incisors f, canines g-J, molars f-f = 28. Centre upper in- 

 cisors large and wedge-shaped, with a longitudinal furrow in 

 front, lower incisors square ; molars crowned with transverse 

 laminae of enamel ; ears and eyes large ; fore-legs short, with 

 five toes ; the hind-feet long, with only four, covered with 

 hair ; tail short, erect ; teats from six to ten ; coecum very 

 large. 



^L. timidus, Lin. The Hare. Fur brownish-red gray ; chin and 

 belly white ; ears black at the point ; tail white beneath, black 

 above. Nearly two feet long. Europe. B. Shaw, ii. pi. 162. 



L. variabilis, Pall. Fur fawn-coloured in summer, white in winter ; 

 ears shorter than the head, and black at the tip at all seasons. 

 Larger than the common hare. Mountainous parts of Europe 

 and Asia. B. Penn. Quad. t. 96, fig. 1. 



L. glacialis, Sabine. The Snowy Hare. Fur white ; ears black at 

 the tip, longer than the head ; nails strong, broad and depressed. 

 Larger than the preceding.. Inhabits within the Arctic Circle. 



L. cuniculus, Lin. The Rabbit. Fur gray, mixed with yellowish ; 

 ,, reddish about the neck and belly ; tail white, brown above. Fif- 

 teen inches long. Originally from Africa and Spain. B. Shaw, ii. 

 162. There are numerous varieties of this species in colour and 

 markings. 



L. Tolai, Pall. Fur gray, mixed with brown and yellow ; belly 

 white ; feet yellowish ears a little longer than the head in the 

 males, shorter in the females. Mongolia and Tartary. Pall. 

 Glir. t. 4, fig. 2. 



L. JEgyptms, Geoff. (Lepus Capensis, Lin.) Fur reddish-brown ; 

 breast and feet red fawn-colour ; tail black above, white below ; 

 ears longer than the head, black at the tip. Fifteen inches long. 

 Inhabits Africa -Geojf. Egyp. 



L. Americanus, Desm. Fur yellowish gray, varied with brown ; 

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