744 APPENDIX. 
Measurements. Total length, 442; tail vertebre, 63; hind foot, 
97; ear from notch (dried skin), 63. Skull: occipito-nasal length, 76; 
Hensel, 57; interorbital width, 18; parietal width, 20; length of nasals, 
35; width of nasals at base, 16; greatest diameter of bulle, 10. 
floridanus chiapensis (Lepus), Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 
XVII; UGA, p./100: 
CHIAPAS COTTONTAIL. 
Type locality. San Cristobal, State of Chiapas, Mexico. 
Geogr. Distr. Interior of State of Chiapas and Guatemala from 
not over 2,500 feet above sea level up to the summits of the highlands, 
at over 10,000 feet. 
Genl. Char. Similar to L. floridanus aztecus, but larger and slightly 
darker, with legs darker rufous. Skull larger; rostrum broader and 
more depressed at tip. 
Color. Waunter pelage. Top of head and back dark grizzled ochra- 
ceous buff washed with black; sides and rump grayer; nape rusty 
rufous; front and sides of fore legs cinnamon rufous; back and sides of 
hind legs reddish chestnut ; back of fore legs, front of hind legs, and tops 
of hind feet deep reddish buff; under side of body deep yellowish buff; 
the ventral surface sometimes white; sides of head spotted with buffy 
white; tail above dark reddish brown, blackish at tip; ears externally 
blackish brown, inner border paler. 
Measurements. Total length, 468; tail vertebra, 55; hind foot, 97; 
ear from notch (dried skin), 60. Skull: occipito-nasal length, 80; 
Hensel, 61; interorbital width, 18; parietal width, 26; length of nasals, 
37; width of nasals, 17; depth of rostrum at front base of molars, 15; 
width of rostrum above same point, 19; greatest diameter of bulle, ro. 
430a. pacificus (Lepus), Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1904, 
p- 104. 
ACAPULCO COTTONTAIL. 
Type locality. Acapulco, State of Guerrero, Mexico. 
Geogr. Distr. Pacific coast region of State of Guerrero and ad- 
jacent section of State of Oaxaca, Mexico. 
Genl. Char. Similar to L. verecrucis, but paler and more buffy. 
Skull larger, heavier, especially the rostrum. 
Color. Winter pelage. Upper parts, and sides of head and body 
dingy creamy buff grizzled with black, darkest on back; front of fore 
legs and feet dingy buff; sides of legs rusty buff; line on front of hind 
leg and on top of foot white; neck on sides and beneath deep buff; 
rest of under parts white, with buffy line on inguinal region; tail above 
rusty clay color; ears grizzled grayish brown on base darkening to 
narrow black tips. 
