544 Mr. O. Thomas on new 
above dark, evenly grizzled buffy and black, the combined 
tone darker than in any of the allied species, rather paler on 
flanks. Of the longer hairs of the back, the basal fourth is 
light grey, darkening to brown on the second fourth; the 
third fourth is ochraceous buff, the end being shining black. 
The woolly underfur is greyish white basally, brown ter- 
minally. Face more ochraceous than back, owing to the 
black tips to the hairs being less prominent; sides of face 
rather paler and again darker below the eye, but no prominent 
light or dark orbital or cheek-markings are present. Lars 
remarkably short, shorter than in any known hare (except 
Romerolagus and Nesolagus) ; the anterior halves of their 
outer surface grizzled rufous just at their bases, but otherwise 
nearly wholly black; posterior halves of outer and whole of 
inner surfaces pale rufous. Nape-patch rufous, rather duller 
than Ridgway’s ‘cinnamon rufous.” Chin dull whitish, 
the hairs slaty basally. Chest grizzled grey buffy and 
blackish. Belly dull whitish or whitish buff, not sharply 
defined laterally. Fore limbs dull rufous, whitish like the 
belly on their inner side above. Long hairs of palm smoky 
brown. Hind limb grizzled like back on outer side of thigh 
and lower leg, more rufous on upper surface of foot; inner 
side whitish or buffy, almost ochraceous buffy along the edge 
of the body-colour ; long hairs of soles smoky brown. Tail 
reduced to a mere stump, barely half an inch in length, its 
upper side black, its lower buffy. 
Skull on the whole most like that of S. Gabbi. Frontal 
region low and flat. Interorbital space slightly concave. 
Postorbital processes long and broad, close to the brain-case 
and pressed against it terminally, but not anchylosed with it. 
Upper surface of brain-case unusually rough and coarsely 
pitted. Sides of muzzle fairly complete, about as in S. an- 
dinus. Palatal foramina large and widely open, compara- 
tively narrow posteriorly, broadest just behind their middle. 
Bullee exceedingly small, far smaller than in any allied species, 
so low that a line from the top of one to that of the other 
hardly clears the basioccipital. 
Enamel of incisors thin, not penetrating into the tooth 
mesially, but evenly following the line of its anterior surface. 
Front surface of anterior upper and lower premolars more or 
less coarsely fluted. 
Dimensions of the type (measured by the collector in the 
flesh) :— 
Head and body 388 millim.; tail (c.) 12; hind foot, 
S. ls. 7, C. U. Cos calea. 
Skull: greatest length 72 ; basilar length to back of ¢.' 57; 
