vew I'urms 



of the Spanish Flare. 399 



Lepus granatensis granatensisj Rosenliauer. 



Tijpe locality. — Vicinity of Granada, Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — The greater part of Spain, 

 extending at least from the Province of Burgos in the north 

 to the entire Mediterranean coast ; Balearic Islands. Exact 

 limits of range not known. 



Diagnosis. — Ear long, its height from crown in dried 

 specimens 105-115 mm.; general coloration pallid, the 

 ground-colour of back nearly the cream-colour of B,idgway 

 and much in excess of black. 



Colour. — Underfur (17 mm.) bluish grey at base, the hairs 

 becoming buffy terminally, their extreme tips frequently 

 darker, though never definitely blackish ; longer hairs 

 (30 mm.) greyish at base, then black to tip, each with a 

 conspicuous, sliarply defined, subterminal annulation (4 mm.) 

 of pale cream-buff; clear area along sides (ill defined) be- 

 tween cinnaraon-rufous and ochraeeous-rufous, becoming 

 somewhat less bright on inguinal ))atches and darker and 

 more intense on outer surface of thighs; outer surface of fore 

 leg a duller shade of the same colour, the inner surface white 

 to wrist, where the white crosses to outer side and forms a 

 conspicuous j)atch on metacarpals. CoUar pale wood-brown, 

 strongly washed with pale, dull, ochraceous-buff. Chin 

 slightly clouded with dark brown. 



Skull and teeth. — In the typical form of Lepus granatensis 

 the skull is of maximum size for the species, the occipito- 

 nasal length in full-grown individuals ranging about from 

 85 to 90 mm. 



Measurements. — Adult from Granada : hind foot 115 mm. ; 

 ear from crown 120. Adult from Seville (type of Lilfordi) : 

 hind foot 116 ; ear from crown 120. Adult male from Silos, 

 Province of Burgos (no. 7384: G. S. M.) : head and body i'r20; 

 tail-vertebrae 87; hind foot 115; ear from crown 120*. 

 Skull of adult male from Seville (type of Lilfordi) and of 

 adult male from Silos, Province of Burgos (no. 7.)81: G. S. M.), 

 those of latter in parentheses : occipito-nasal length 88*0 (88) ; 

 condylu-basal length 77-G (78) ; zygomatic breadth 42-8 (42); 

 intcrorbital breadth 19 (18-8) ; postorbital breadth 12-4 (13-4) ; 

 brealth of brain-case 31*8 (29-6); nasal (diagonal) 37-4 (39-G); 

 greatest breadth of both nasals together 20 (18'8) ; diastema 



Le/ms Lilfordi applied to tlio animal by Mr. do Wintou has boon shown 

 by Ililzheiiuer (Zool. Anzeiger, xxx. p. 512, August 14, 11H)4) ti) bo unte- 

 datt'tl by the Lepus yranattnsis of Kosenhauer (' Die Tliiero Audalusious,' 

 p. :\, l«;i6). 



* In llie ilosli Ihr hind foot aud ear of this specimen measured 118 aud 

 14U nmi. respectively. 



