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Genus Lepus (in). 

 Subgenus F. Macrotolagus. 



Lepus alleni tiburonensis Townsend. 



Lepus alleni tiburonensis Town., Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., XXXI, 

 1912, p. 120. 



Type locality. Tiburon Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. 



Genl. Char. Similar to L. alleni but more of an iron-gray on flanks 

 and thighs; back thickly mingled with black. 



Color. Top of head to between eyes dark brown mixed with pale 

 buff, nose paler; back to rump mixed black and buff, first color pre- 

 dominating; flanks to middle of belly and outer side of legs iron-gray, 

 palest on belly; line on inner side of legs and on middle of belly white; 

 black line from tail over center of rump to tail; tail iron-gray with 

 black in center above, grayish beneath; feet whitish, soles pale 

 cinnamon; ears nearly naked, dark brown, outer buffy edge- white. 

 Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 610; hind foot, 127; ear, 132. 

 Skull: Total length, 104.8; Occipito-nasal length, 101.7; Hensel, 82; 

 zygomatic width, 47.9; intertemporal width, 29.5; length of nasals, 

 medium, 32.5; length of palate, arch to incisive foramina, 94; length 

 of upper molar series, 16.2; length of mandible, 70; length of lower 

 molar series, 17.7. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Lepus californicus magdalenae Nelson. 



Lepus californicus magdalencz Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XX, 

 1907, p. 81. 



Type locality. Magdalena Island, Lower California, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Magdalena and Margarita Islands, near southern 

 end of Lower California, Mexico. Vertical range from sea-level to 

 about 1000 feet altitude. Zonal range Lower Sonoran. 



Genl. Char. Similar to L. c. xanti but paler; ears shorter. Skull: 

 Size small; interorbital area narrower; rostrum more slender, and 

 bullag larger than those of species compared. 



Color. Top of head, upperparts and sides of body pale pinkish 

 buff washed with black except on flanks, where it is hardly traceable; 

 sides of nose and about eyes dull gray; sides of head buff-gray; under 

 side of head white; neck beneath and underparts of body dull salmon- 

 buff; fore legs in front and fore feet on top pinkish buff, lined with 

 blackish; back and sides of hind legs paler, a clearer buff; front of hind 

 legs and top of hind feet paler than sides of legs; ears in front dull 



