THE ROCK HARE OR RHEBOK-HAAS 



darkest along the centre of the back. The back of 

 the neck is dull yellowish-brown ; lips and throat 

 white ; the nose from the tip, for an inch up 

 towards the forehead, is tinged with rufous-brown ; 

 tail rufous above and below ; limbs rufous, deeper 

 on the outer sides ; under parts dull white with a 

 reddish tinge. 



The ears are remarkably short for so large a Hare, 

 being barely 3j inches in length. 



There are at least four other species of com- 

 paratively little-known hares inhabiting Zululand, 

 Transvaal, Kalahari and Southern Rhodesia. 



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