On itco new Species o/" Le[)us. -7o 



danrini, Gould; and as he has three years prioiity over 

 (J oil hi, his name must be accepted. 



The species, with their type localities, will in future be 

 known as : — 



Ji/iea americana (Linn.), Syst. Nat. i. p. 155, 1758. (Ser- 



gipe, East Brazil — ex ^[arcgrave.) 

 Rhea rothschildl , Brabourue and Chubb. (Argentina.) 

 Rhea pennata, d'Orb. (Patagonia.) 



XXXVr. — Ttco neio Species o/"Lepus. 

 By E. E. DrvAKE-BiiOCKMAN, M.ll.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.Z.S. 



Lepus crlspii, sp. n. 



This species is remarkable for its diminutive size and 

 general pale coloration. Although the fur of both specimens 

 obtained appears to be bleached, the pale colour and small 

 size render it quite distinct. 



In its bleached state the fur oL' this species differs markedly 

 from the bleached fur found in L. somalensis. The fur is 

 pale grey at the base, then pale buff followed by a distinct 

 light brown band, while the terminal part of the hairs is 

 creamy white, rendering the animal almost indistinguishable 

 from the sand in the region where it lives. 



The back of the neck is of a pinkish buff, while the whole 

 of the fur on tlie underparts, with the excej)tion of a narrow 

 longitudinal band of white, is pale buff. The fur on the legs 

 is very similar to that on the back. 



The head is of the general body-colour, but it will be seen 

 that where the new fur is appearing the hairs are tipped with 

 black, which soon fades to a dark brown and then rapidly 

 gets bleached. 



The eiiin is white, there is a distinct liglit-coloured area 

 round the eyes, the whiskers are black tipped with white, 

 and the ears long, scantily covered with hair and edged with 

 a creamy buff, except at the tip of the ear, where it is brown. 

 I have taken as the type specimen my numljer .354, a male 

 shot near Obbia, Italian iSomaliland, on December 23rd, 1910. 

 The measurements, in tlie flesh, of this specimen were as 

 follows : — 



mm. 



Head and body 375 



Tail 100 



Hind foot 9S 



Ear 100 



Weight li lbs, 



18* 



